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Kenya in close presidential election amid prayers for peace

Kenya in close presidential election amid prayers for peace
Kenyans voted Tuesday in a presidential election, where a longtime opposition leader who is backed by the outgoing president faces the brash deputy president who styles himself as the outsider and a “hustler.”
Chad, rebels sign deal to launch peace talks
Chad's military government Monday signed a deal with more than 40 opposition groups to launch national peace talks later this month, although the main rebel outfit refused to take part.
Mali junta urges French president to abandon 'neocolonial' attitude
Mali's army-led government urged French President Emmanuel Macron to abandon his "neocolonial and patronizing" attitude as relations break down further between Paris and Bamako.
Tunisia summons U.S. envoy over interference in its internal affairs
Tunisia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it summoned an official from the U.S. Embassy after Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns about Tunisia's democracy.
Nine killed in Somalia suicide bombing
Nine people including a senior local government official were killed on Wednesday in a suicide bombing in southern Somalia claimed by the Al-Shabaab terrorist group, police and witnesses said.
South Africa calls for Israel to be declared an apartheid regime
The South African government expressed concerns that Israel’s continued occupation of “significant portions of the West Bank” and the development of new settlements there “are glaring examples of violations of international law”.
Tunisians back new Constitution but turnout just 25%
Voters in a referendum in Tunisia on Monday overwhelmingly backed a new Constitution giving President Kais Saied nearly total powers but with only a quarter of eligible voters participating, an exit poll said, amid a boycott by opposition parties.
Tunisians vote on new Constitution
Tunisians voted Monday for a controversial new Constitution put forward by President Kais Saied that critics say will formalize his power grab and reverse hard-won democratic gains in the North African nation.
Bus plunges into Kenyan river valley, kills 34 people
Thirty-four people died in central Kenya after their bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a river valley, local media reported on Monday.
Raeisi discusses ties with Tunisia, Qatar
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