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Tanzania court rules opposition leader has case to answer in treason trial
"The court rules that the prosecution established a case which the accused needs to answer," said judge Dunstan Ndunguru.
By AFP
2026-08-21 12:50:14
Security forces raided the laboratory late Thursday and seized drugs and equipment worth around 600 million rand ($37 million), they said in a statement.
By AFP
2026-08-21 12:41:43
A drone strike on the Tigrayan capital Mekelle wounded at least 13 people, including five children, a hospital official confirmed.
By AFP
2026-08-20 15:43:10
"The ground completely collapsed and buried people," he told AFP.
By AFP
2026-08-19 18:07:48
Campaigning kicked off in Nigeria Wednesday, five months ahead of elections set to be dominated by crushing inflation and President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms.
By AFP
2026-08-19 15:31:21
There were already four merchant vessels held hostage in Somali waters and the pirates used the Sward to hijack two Iranian fishing boats last month that were released after ransoms were paid.
By AFP
2026-08-18 20:27:46
"We were sleeping, we heard some noises, some people in our neighbourhood were screaming."
By AFP
2026-08-18 20:22:59
International observers said the poll was marred by opposition claims of intimidation.
By AFP
2026-08-18 19:18:20
Attackers wielding guns and machetes killed at least two dozen people in central Nigeria's Plateau state, survivors told AFP on Tuesday.
By AFP
2026-08-18 18:05:30
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema won re-election with 60 percent of votes cast last week, the electoral commission announced Tuesday.
By AFP
2026-08-18 11:04:41
Hakainde Hichilema, who secured a second term as Zambia's president, built a business empire before first winning the presidency in 2021.
By AFP
2026-08-18 10:59:16
The death toll after an overloaded government ferry capsized on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba has risen to 84 after more bodies were retrieved on Sunday, the police said.
By AFP
2026-08-16 23:38:26
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2026-08-23 00:00:00
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