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Namibian police have reportedly denied helping South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as he fights corruption allegations triggered by former intelligence chief Arthur Fraser who alleged Namibian criminals stole $4,8 million in cash from Ramaphosa’s game ranch two years ago which was covered up by the Southern African nations leader because he came by the cash illegally; Tensions between neighboring Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo remain high amid attempts by M23 rebels to take more territory in the Central African nation, who the Congolese allege are receiving backing from Kigali, an allegation vehemently denied by Paul Kagame’s government.

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Namibian police have reportedly denied helping South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as he fights corruption allegations triggered by former intelligence chief Arthur Fraser who alleged Namibian criminals stole $4,8 million in cash from Ramaphosa’s game ranch two years ago which was covered up by the Southern African nations leader because he came by the cash illegally; Tensions between neighboring Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo remain high amid attempts by M23 rebels to take more territory in the Central African nation, who the Congolese allege are receiving backing from Kigali, an allegation vehemently denied by Paul Kagame’s government.

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The International Monetary Fund raises red flags over debt accumulated by African governments throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and questions the continents’ ability to recover amid food and fuel shortages triggered by the Ukraine crisis. VOA speaks to IMF director to Africa, Abebe Selassie; Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has been pushed into agreeing to “troika” talks following the cutting of foreign aid to the northeast African nation which experts say accounts for 40 percent of state revenues.

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The International Monetary Fund raises red flags over debt accumulated by African governments throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and questions the continents’ ability to recover amid food and fuel shortages triggered by the Ukraine crisis. VOA speaks to IMF director to Africa, Abebe Selassie; Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has been pushed into agreeing to “troika” talks following the cutting of foreign aid to the northeast African nation which experts say accounts for 40 percent of state revenues.

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United Nations officials warn that hunger is looming in Sudan where approximately a third of the northeast African nations’ population is already facing acute food insecurity, which coupled with conflict and climate change is pushing millions of people deeper into hunger and poverty; Mali’s military government says Islamist militants in the central Mopti region have massacred 132 civilians, an occurring which officials say is one of the deadliest attacks of the decade-long militant insurgency.

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United Nations officials warn that hunger is looming in Sudan where approximately a third of the northeast African nations’ population is already facing acute food insecurity, which coupled with conflict and climate change is pushing millions of people deeper into hunger and poverty; Mali’s military government says Islamist militants in the central Mopti region have massacred 132 civilians, an occurring which officials say is one of the deadliest attacks of the decade-long militant insurgency.

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A ceremony is held to mark the symbolic hand over of the remains of DRC’s first Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba to the late leaders’ children by Belgian authorities; Analysts argue Ukraine is unlikely to receive support from Africa in its bid to defeat neighboring Russia amid Moscow’s on-going “special military operation” and Kyiv’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskiyy addressing the African Union Monday.

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A ceremony is held to mark the symbolic hand over of the remains of DRC’s first Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba to the late leaders’ children by Belgian authorities; Analysts argue Ukraine is unlikely to receive support from Africa in its bid to defeat neighboring Russia amid Moscow’s on-going “special military operation” and Kyiv’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskiyy addressing the African Union Monday.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has condemned the violent attack on Ahmara people which left over 200 dead in the eastern Oromia region allegedly by the rebel Oromo Liberation Army which denies responsibility; Nigerian officials in Kaduna state report another church killing which happened on Sunday in the West African nation resulting in the death of three people and several other abducted.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has condemned the violent attack on Ahmara people which left over 200 dead in the eastern Oromia region allegedly by the rebel Oromo Liberation Army which denies responsibility; Nigerian officials in Kaduna state report another church killing which happened on Sunday in the West African nation resulting in the death of three people and several other abducted.