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Sudan: Government forces fatally shoot protester as coup anniversary looms

Latest death brings the number of demonstrators killed since last year's October military coup to 118. Security forces shot dead a protester in Sudan's capital on Sunday, medics said, two days ahead of the first anniversary of a military coup that derailed the country's transition to civilian rule. The latest death - the first of a protester since 31 August - brings to 118 the number of demonstrators killed over the past year, according to the […]

today24 October 2022

International

2021, the year military coups returned to the stage in Africa

International Surrounded by soldiers and with Guinea’s flag draped around his shoulders, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya appeared on state television hours after leading a coup in September. "Guinea is beautiful,” he told his co-patriots, using a crude analogy to describe what would be his vision for the future of his country. “We no longer need to rape her. We need to make love to her, that’s all.” Doumbouya’s elite Special Forces had earlier […]

today28 December 2021

International News

Emmerson Mnangagwa vows to open Zimbabwe to investors

Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed to introduce new policies to re-engage with the world community and attract foreign investment after decades of isolation under Robert Mugabe. In his first state of the nation address on Wednesday, Mnangagwa said his priorities were to revive the southern African nation's ailing economy and fight corruption. "My government is committed to open Zimbabwe out to investment by building a free and transparent […]

today21 December 2017

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