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  • Zambia scraps key food subsidy

    LUSAKA, Zambia, May 17 - A decision by Zambia's president to slash a key food subsidy threatens to hit the poor, stoke inflation and spark a popular revolt against his government. Earlier this week Michael Sata tore up his own populist political playbook, stamped on it... Read more

  • New ‘president’ of south Somali region faces rival leader

    MOGADISHU, May 16 - A warlord in southern Somalia's Jubaland has declared himself "president" of the region, clan leaders said Thursday, shortly after the election of another militia commander to the post. With tensions already high, the move raised the risk of clashes... Read more

  • DR Congo clashes kill at least 21

    DR Congo, May 16 - Violent clashes between rebels and government troops in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have left at least 21 people dead, a military official said Thursday. At least 17 militia fighters and four soldiers were killed in the fighting which... Read more

  • Ex-Islamist Somali warlord elected ‘president’ of key region

    NAIROBI, May 15 - Former Islamist warlord Ahmed Madobe has been elected "president" of Somalia's volatile southern Jubaland region following weeks of tense negotiations between rival factions, officials said on Wednesday. The vote in the southern port city of Kismayu was... Read more

  • Sweden jails DRC couple for exorcism on daughter

    STOCKHOLM, May 15 - A Swedish appeals court on Tuesday jailed a couple from the Democratic Republic of Congo for having performed exorcisms on their daughter whom they considered to be a witch. The couple were both found guilty of aggravated assault. The father, 39, was... Read more

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