The Africa Report

There is a curfew in Anglophone Cameroon on eve of 'independence' anniversary ahead of the presidential election this week. Laurent Gbagbo, the former President of the Ivory Coast, will start his bid for freedom at the ICC today.

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Nigerian unions launch general strike crippling country

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An armed attack halts Ebola outreach work in communities in the DRC. South Sudan President Salva Kirr asks opposition parties to nominate delegates for the pre-transitional committee that will oversee governance issues

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 A time for mourning for Tanzania as the capsized ferry as death toll reaches more than 200. Nigerian pirates kidnap several crew members from Swiss cargo ship

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DRC opposition fails to unite behind one candidate, as 21 candidates are cleared to run for Joseph Kabila’s seat as President. In Liberia, George Weah’s government bans several people, including the son of former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, from leaving the country following a major cash scandal.

Flooding is causing major havoc in West Africa, as several people die in floods across ten states in Nigeria. A senior Lesotho Minister quits, becoming the fifth Cabinet official to leave the kingdom’s government.