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Kenya seeks EU election observers ahead of 2027 polls

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Uganda ruling party rejects plan for son to succeed president

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Ethiopia, Sudan expel diplomats after attacks claim

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Uganda accused over Rwandan opposition political killing

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Tanzania opposition official charged with treason

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Somalia sets May presidential election

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UN extends Darfur arms embargo by two months

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Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed secures second five-year term

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Egypt expels Ethiopian diplomat in escalating rift

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AU presses South Sudan to organize credible elections

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Heavy security in S. Sudan as election law changed

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South Sudan president signs election law changes ahead of December vote

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Belgium, Rwanda agree to resume diplomatic relations

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US lifts sanctions on Eritrea, with eye on Red Sea

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Thousands turn out for Kenya opposition rally in Nairobi

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Rwanda confirms European visit over migrant deportations

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Comoros criticizes France over aid-for-migration threat

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Tanzania’s vice president resigns in less than a year

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Violence erupts in western Kenya ahead of opposition rally

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Taiwan warns against Uganda travel as passport disputes grow

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Seychelles, Venezuela vow stronger bilateral ties

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Uganda’s Museveni lifts shutdown of top media group

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New deputy director for Seychelles Tourism Board appointed

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World Bank demands anti-corruption reforms in Kenya

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Tanzania’s ban on all political rallies sparks backlash

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Uganda army chief shuts down leading independent media group

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EU considers migrant return hubs in Rwanda, Uzbekistan

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South Sudan announces date for long-delayed national polls

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Somali opposition backs transitional direct elections model

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Ethiopian PM’s party secures win in national election

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Ethiopian PM’s party secures win in national election

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Taiwan protests to Kenya after officials blocked from forum

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Somaliland opens embassy in Jerusalem

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Somaliland president visits Israel

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Mauritius has not received US proposal on Chagos Islands

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Somalia ex-PM says attacked by govt. forces in Mogadishu

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Tanzania president visits Russia as Western ties fray

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