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Pope Leo has debuted a new, forceful speaking style on his four-nation Africa tour this week, issuing sharp denunciations of war and ​inequality that have sparked repeated attacks on the pontiff from U.S. President Donald Trump.  The change in rhetoric reflects Leo’s growing concern with the direction ‌of global leadership, experts said, after he maintained a relatively low profile for a pope during …

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Julius Malema, a polarizing figure in South African politics, ​faces an uncertain political future after being sentenced to five years prison on Thursday following his conviction for firing an assault rifle ‌in public during a 2018 rally.  Malema, founder and leader of the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters party, built his platform around advocating for the rights of South Africans …

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Prominent Beninese activist Kemi Seba has been arrested in South Africa for alleged conspiracy to commit a crime, police said Thursday, as he faces extradition to Benin where he is wanted for “inciting rebellion” following last year’s failed coup there.   Seba, whose birth name is Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi, was arrested alongside his son during a sting operation in Pretoria, South Africa’s capital, …

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed veteran politician Roelf Meyer as the country’s ambassador to the United States in a move widely seen as an effort to ease diplomatic tensions between the two nations.  Meyer was minister of defense from 1991 to 1992 under the white minority government of former President F.W. De Klerk’s National Party. He later …

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Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former oil minister, told jurors on Monday she did not abuse her position ​to seek or take bribes, as she stands trial on ‌corruption charges in London.  Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s minister for petroleum resources between 2010 and 2015 under then-President Goodluck Jonathan, has pleaded not guilty to five counts of accepting ​bribes and a charge of conspiracy to commit …

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Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh was reelected for a sixth term after official results showed him winning 97.81% of the vote in Friday’s election.   Guelleh, 78, has ruled the small Horn of Africa nation of about 1 million for more than two decades. Last year, the country’s lawmakers scrapped presidential age limits.  Election officials said the vote was peaceful. At …

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A charity co-founded by Prince Harry in Africa to honor his late mother, Princess Diana, has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year.  Sentebale, which supports young people living with HIV in Botswana and Lesotho, filed suit last month in London’s High Court, according to court records viewed Friday. Online filings …

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