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Ghana’s largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), opened its nationwide polls here on Saturday to select one of seven candidates seeking to lead the party into general elections next year. The election being held in all 275 constituencies across the country has been postponed twice due to legal and technical challenges. Although ex-president John…
Riot police hold back demonstrators as they march in the streets of the Algerian capital, Algiers, to denounce President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term, Friday, Feb. 23, 2019. The 81-year-old Bouteflika announced this month that he plans to seek a new term in April…
Sri Lanka’s cricket team celebrates winning their two five-day cricket tests against South Africa at St. George’s Park in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sheehan) Given no chance at the start, a patched-up and out-of-form Sri Lanka team stunned everyone to clinch its first…
The Ethiopian government has begun demolishing thousands of houses they say are illegal in the Oromia region in the outskirts of the capital, Addis Ababa. The government said it intends to tear down 12,000 houses that were built illegally on government land, taking advantage of widespread unrest in the region over the past three years. But residents allege that they…
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari gestures to supporters after casting his vote in his hometown of Daura, in northern Nigeria Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. Nigerians are going to the polls for a presidential election Saturday, one week after a surprise delay for Africa’s largest democracy. (AP Photo/Ben…
