Trying to give Kabila the red card
Craig TaylorThere is heavy security in DR Congo, as the president’s term in office is due to expire. BBC News – Africa
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Zimbabwe’s Zanu-PF confirms Mugabe as 2018 election candidate
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Nigeria church which collapsed killing dozens ‘had structural faults’
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Congo halts football over violence fears
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Gambia security forces ‘seize election commission HQ’
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Gambia election row: Yahya Jammeh ‘should step down now’
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