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Mugabe Could Have Ended Up Like Gaddafi – Ex-Spokesman
George Charamba, former spokesperson for Robert Mugabe says there was fear that Mugabe’s last days will be like that of ex – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, a Zimbabwe news portal, Daily News reported over the weekend.
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South Africa Protests To U.S. Embassy Over Trump “Shithole” Remark
South Africa has protested to the U.S. embassy in Pretoria about reported remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump that some immigrants from Africa and Haiti come from “shithole” countries.
South Africa’s foreign ministry called the…
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Tanzania Leader Rules Out Extending Presidential Terms
Tanzanian President John Magufuli will not seek to extend presidential terms in the East African country, his party said.
Some members of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) have been calling on Magufuli, 58, to extend presidential terms…
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Saudi Prince Alwaleed In Settlement Talks With Government
Saudi Arabia’s billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, detained for over two months in an anti-corruption crackdown, is negotiating a possible settlement with authorities but so far has not agreed on terms, a senior Saudi official said.…
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South Africa’s ANC Leader Ramaphosa Urges Unity as Zuma Booed
Cyril Ramaphosa, the new leader of South Africa's ruling ANC, has said the party must address the "dysfunction" in its ranks and unite at all levels.
Mr Ramaphosa told a large rally in the south-eastern city East London that the party had…
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Thousands Protest Against Austrian Government’s Shift To The Right
Protesters took to the streets of Vienna on Saturday and called for members of the Austria’s new right wing government to be boycotted by the rest of Europe.
Around 20,000 people according to police estimates gathered to protest against…
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Anti-Trump Demonstrators March in Swiss Capital
Anti-globalisation demonstrators took to the streets of the Swiss capital on Saturday to protest against a planned visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to the World Economic Forum this month.
Trump announced last week that he would…
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South African Protesters Ransack H&M Stores Over ‘Racist’ Ad
Protesters angered by a “racist” H&M advertisement ransacked several of the Swedish fashion group’s South African stores on Saturday.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) protesters targeted six H&M stores in the Gauteng province,…
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Fugitive Former Leader Cannot Rule Catalonia From Abroad Says Madrid
The Spanish government dismissed outright on Friday the possibility of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont ruling the region from self-imposed exile in Brussels, and said Madrid would contest any attempt to do so in the courts.…
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‘Thanks, But No Thanks’ – Norwegians Reject Trump’s Immigration Offer
Many Norwegians rejected on Friday a suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump that they would be more welcome to move to the United States than immigrants from “shithole countries” such as Haiti or African nations.
The Nordic country,…
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