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Madagascar coup leader Randrianirina sworn in as president
Madagascar's coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president on Friday days after taking control of the island nation in the wake of youth-led protests that forced out his predecessor
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‘We are orphans’: Kenyans bid farewell to ex-PM Odinga in his political heartland
Tens of thousands in Raila Odinga’s political heartland, Kisumu, gathered as his body lay in state after a state funeral in Nairobi following his death in India
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Flights halted at Kenyan airport as thousands turn out to receive Odinga’s body
Operations were briefly suspended at Kenya's main airport after thousands of mourners turned out to receive the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga
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Raila Odinga: Kenyan opposition figure dies at 80
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, family sources have told the BBC
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Madagascar’s president flees country after Gen Z protests
Madagascar’s president has fled the African nation, the second time that young protesters have toppled a government in weeks of worldwide Gen Z unrest
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Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees freed as Trump hails ‘historic dawn’ in Middle East
Israelis and Palestinians have celebrated as a major hostage and prisoner exchange on Monday marked a significant step towards ending two years of war in Gaza
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China sentences 11 members of mafia family to death
A Chinese court has sentenced to death 11 members of a notorious family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, according to Chinese state media