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South Africa arrests 87 before planned antigovernment protest

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Security forces say 87 people were arrested before a planned protest by South Africa’s third-largest party against the country’s economic woes. Thousands of people have marched through the streets of South Africa’s cities, demanding President Cyril Ramaphosa’s resignation. Security forces guarded malls and roads to prevent violence and looting. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa has more from Pretoria, South Africa. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #SouthAfrica #protest

Sub-Saharan Africans repatriated following Tunisia’s crackdown

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More African nations are flying their citizens out of Tunisia following a government crackdown on undocumented immigrants. Activists say many people from sub-Saharan Africa have been attacked since President Kais Saied accused them of changing the country’s demographics. Human rights groups have condemned his comments as “racist”. The African Union says it is shocked by the statement. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from Dakar, Senegal. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Tunisia #Racism #BlackLivesMatter #Africa #African #Racist #KaisSaied #Tunis

One-quarter of central African rainforest could be gone by 2050

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Rainforests in central Africa are rapidly disappearing due to logging and mining. It is one of the issues on the agenda at the One Forest Summit, under way in Gabon. The timber from these rainforests, now used to make furniture for people in wealthier countries, was once part of what has been called the planet’s “other lung” and a precious natural barrier to climate change. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from Pande in Cameroon’s Congo River Basin, where he met the Indigenous Pygmy people who call the forest home. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our […]

African Union summit: Talks focus on conflict in DR Congo

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African leaders were in Ethiopia’s capital for the final day of the African Union summit. Talks focused on trade, humanitarian issues, and violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Sahel region. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Africa #AfricanUnionsummit #DRCongo #Ethiopia

Who could be Nigeria’s next president? | Start Here

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Nigeria votes for a new president on February 25th. And this election is looking very different from previous ones. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains why it’s being seen as such a crucial vote. Check out our other Start Here episodes https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ And let us know in the comments if there’s a topic you find confusing and would like Start Here to cover ⤵️

Pope Francis decries resource exploitation in Africa on DRC visit

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Pope Francis has condemned what he called ‘economic colonialism’ in Africa on a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church is on a four-day trip to Africa. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #PopeFrancis #Africa #DRCongo #DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo

Tanzania opposition leader Lissu returns from exile

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Tanzanian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Tundu Lissu returned home after more than two years in exile in Europe to a cheering crowd on Wednesday, after the government lifted a ban on political rallies. A former lawmaker and a fierce critic of the government, Lissu initially left the country to seek treatment abroad after he was shot 16 times, mostly in his lower abdomen, in his car by unknown gunmen in the administrative capital Dodoma in 2017. He had been arrested eight times in the year leading up to the attack. Lissu was welcomed by a large gathering of his supporters at the Julius Nyerere International Airport, after flying […]

Burkina Faso crisis: Gov’t demands departure of French troops

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Burkina Faso’s military government have told French troops stationed in the country to leave within a month, according to state media. Critics accuse the former colonial power of failing to improve security. The UN says thousands of people have been killed and nearly three million displaced since 2015, by violence linked to armed groups. Al Jazeera’s Barbara Angopa reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #BurkinaFaso #FrenchTroopsInBurkinaFaso #AlJazeeraEnglish

Burkina Faso demands departure of French troops: Report

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Burkina Faso’s military government has ordered French troops stationed in the West African country to leave within a month. The decision, announced by the official Agence d’Information du Burkina (AIB) on Saturday, is the latest sign of deteriorating relations between France and its former colony since a second military coup in September of last year. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #aljazeeraenglish #BreakingNews #AlJazeeraLive #Russia #UkraineWar #VladimirPutin #aljazeeraenglish #afghanistan #newsfeed #news #aljazera #latestnews #latestwhatsappstatus #burkinafaso #france #troops #soliders #africa

East Africa drought threatens millions with starvation: Aid group

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The Horn of Africa and East Africa are experiencing the longest droughts in 40 years. Millions of people are at risk of starvation. Together with high prices, the conditions are limiting farmers’ efforts to grow crops, raise livestock and buy food. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from Turkana in northwest Kenya. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Africa #EastAfrica #Drought #Starvation #Farmers #Aid