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Voters head to polls as Cameroon’s Paul Biya eyes extended term

Voters in Cameroon went to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election that is widely expected to see 92-year-old Paul ...
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Madagascar: Soldiers join protestors as president denounces 'coup attempt'

The troops are from the same unit that helped Rajoelina take power for the first time sixteen years ago following nationwide ...
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Cameroon votes as President Biya seeks to extend long rule

Analysts have predicted a victory for President Paul Biya. Now 92, he would be 99 by the time his term finishes ...
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Opposition leader wins presidential vote in Seychelles

Opposition leader Patrick Herminie won the presidential election in Seychelles, defeating incumbent leader Wavel Ramkalawan in a runoff vote, according to official results released early Sunday ...
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Botswana: New rule to promote local ownership of mines

Companies are required to sell a 24% stake in new concessions to local investors if the government chooses not to buy. Botswana, the world's top diamond producer by value is keen to increase local own ...
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Gabon president's party wins parliamentary majority

President Brice Oligui Nguema's Democratic Union of Builders (UDB) was on course to win 55 seats in the 145-seat national assembly, results showed ...