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1 dead, at least 6 injured in post-election unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros
Read full article: 1 dead, at least 6 injured in post-election unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of ComorosA health official says one person has been killed and at least six injured after a second day of violent unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros.
The African Union is joining the G20, a powerful acknowledgement of a continent of 1 billion people
Read full article: The African Union is joining the G20, a powerful acknowledgement of a continent of 1 billion peopleThe decision by the Group of 20 of the world’s leading economies to admit the African Union as a permanent member is a powerful acknowledgement of Africa as its more than 50 countries seek a more important role on the global stage.
Zelenskyy urges African leaders to press Putin on release of political prisoners
Read full article: Zelenskyy urges African leaders to press Putin on release of political prisonersUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed to a group of African leaders to ask his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to free political prisoners from Crimea and beyond — saying it could be an important part of their trip to Russia on Saturday.
Ex-president of Comoros convicted of selling passports
Read full article: Ex-president of Comoros convicted of selling passportsLocal media reports say a court in the Indian Ocean island of Comoros sentenced former President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi on Monday to life in prison for illegally selling off Comoros passports.
5 die in stampede to view body of Tanzania's Magufuli
Read full article: 5 die in stampede to view body of Tanzania's MagufuliMembers of the military carry the body of former president John Magufuli to lie in state at Uhuru stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Saturday, March 20, 2021. Tens of thousands of Tanzanians came out to view Magufuli's body at Uhuru Stadium in the country's largest city, Dar es Salaam, over the weekend. Suzan Mtua, 30, died with four school-age children from the same family when there was a stampede of people wanting to view the body Sunday, Heri Mtua, a family spokesman, said. “The children had demanded they also attend the funeral of President Magufuli,” he said. President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who was Magufuli's vice president and succeeded him, was joined by nine African heads of state on Monday for Magufuli's state funeral.