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Algeria council accepts Bouteflika’s resignation, new leader imminent

April 3, 2019 Global Author

Algeria’s Constitutional Council on Wednesday accepted the resignation of president Abdul Aziz Bouteflika, less that 24-hours after he accepted to step down following weeks of protests. The embattled 82-year-old had accepted to ditch his move to run for a fifth consecutive term. The protests which kept spreading week in and out forced him to commit to stepping down in February.… Read More

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Comoros: Assoumani’s victory validated by court [The Morning Call]

April 3, 2019 Global Author

Comoros Supreme Court has declared Azali Assoumani victory in last week’s election as official. The court in Moroni, ruled on Tuesday that Assoumani won the March 24 vote with 59 percent. Now, his election had been disputed by the opposition, which claimed the ballot was rigged and post election violence left at least 3 people killed. Read More

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20 year rule ends in Algeria with Bouteflika’s resignation [The Morning Call]

April 3, 2019 Global Author

It is jubilation on the streets of Algeria and the celebration is over a major demand of a popular movement and protests which has now been achieved. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has resigned. His resignation comes in fact a little short of the expiration of his mandate which should normally have seen him leave on April 28. The 82-year-old leader announced… Read More

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Lack of basic water facilities risks millions of lives globally: UN health agency

April 3, 2019 Global Author

In the first assessment of its kind, the WASH (Water sanitation hygiene) in Health Care Facilities report, from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, also finds that one in five health care facilities has no toilet or latrine – a problem that affects at least 1.5 billion people, and likely reflects a lack of facilities in the wider community. “The one thing… Read More

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Ethiopian crash hub: Pilots complied with Boeing’s instructions – WSJ

April 3, 2019 Global Author

The March 10 crash On March 10, the world was hit by the news that a passenger aircraft operated by Africa’s top national carrier had crashed. The reference point for the information was solely the office of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. This article focuses on a rolling coverage of the incident straddling the before, during and aftermath of what… Read More

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Islamic State claims killing of Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso

April 3, 2019 Global AuthortopNews

CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State carried out the kidnapping and killing of a Canadian citizen in Burkina Faso in January, the group’s weekly newspaper Al-Naba said, claiming responsibility in its latest issue without providing evidence. Kirk Woodman’s body was found on Jan.16, two days after his abduction by a dozen gunmen at a mining site operated by Vancouver-based Progress Minerals… Read More

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Poor public service triggers shutdown in South Africa township

April 3, 2019 Global Author

Herman Mashaba, executive mayor of Johannesburg, South Africa’s commercial city for diamonds and gold industries, is under fire on Twitter after a big township under his jurisdiction was shutdown by its residents. At the heart of the protests is what residents say is a lack of service delivery by the authorities. They are angry among others at the lack of… Read More

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Algerian businessman Ali Haddad placed in custody – Ennahar TV

April 3, 2019 Global AuthortopNews

DUBAI (Reuters) – Algerian businessman Ali Haddad, a backer of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika who resigned on Tuesday, is facing corruption charges and has been placed in custody, Ennahar TV reported on Wednesday. Earlier this week, Algerian authorities seized the passports of a dozen businessmen under investigation over corruption allegations. Reporting By Aziz El Yaakoubi; Editing by Andrew Heavens Read More

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Magufuli’s govt risks undermining peace in Tanzania: rights groups

April 3, 2019 Global Author

Civil society groups have warned that a deterioration in basic rights in Tanzania could undermine peace in the country, explaining that they wanted to raise a red flag over the direction president John Magufuli’s government is taking. The coalition, the Civil Society Organisations Directors Forum, made up of 65 influential rights groups from across the East African nation, called on… Read More

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Algerians celebrate Bouteflika’s resignation, protesters reject new govt

April 3, 2019 Global Author

Algerians are in a celebratory mood following Tuesday’s resignation of ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whose bid to seek a fifth term in February sparked mass protests. Hundreds took to the streets of the capital after state media announced the 82-year-old’s departure, capping a wave of protests demanding the removal of an aging elite seen by many as out of touch… Read More