Togo’s Faure Gnassingbé ‘wins re-election’ amid fraud protest
Craig TaylorPreliminary results from the electoral commission show Faure Gnassingbé received 72% of the vote. BBC News – Africa
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South Sudan rivals Salva Kiir and Riek Machar strike unity deal
The deal is intended to end six years of conflict which has killed some 400,000 people. BBC News – Africa
Lesotho PM Thomas Thabane denies fleeing as murder charges loom
Police accuse Thomas Thabane and the first lady of murdering his previous wife in 2017. BBC News – Africa
Protests in Kenya after hero motorcycle taxi rider shot dead
The 24-year-old had rushed a seriously ill toddler for treatment after being saved from drowning. BBC News – Africa
Jeff Bezos Donates $10 Billion To Climate Change
jordonc ✅Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has announced that he would be dedicating $10 billion to fight climate change through a new fund called the Bezos Earth Fund. View this post on Instagram Today, I’m thrilled to announce I am launching the Bezos Earth Fund. Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. I want…
University of Ghana lecturers suspended after ‘sex-for-grades’ exposé
Undercover filming showed the Ghanaian academics breaching university policies on sexual harassment. BBC News – Africa