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Helen Zille Is Running for Mayor of Johannesburg and Needling the ANC

As South Africans head to the polls on Wednesday, Helen Zille, 75, is betting voters care less about race and more about public services in her bid to become mayor of Johannesburg. ​As South Africans head to the polls on Wednesday, Helen Zille, 75, is betting voters care less about race and more about public […]

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Cameroon : Franco-Cypriot consortium leads bid for Yaoundé Hilton refurbishment

The technical proposal put forward by the consortium led by French firm Kardham Architecture has won over Cameroon Hotels Corp, which is 66% state-owned. The parties must now negotiate the financial terms. ​The technical proposal put forward by the consortium led by French firm Kardham Architecture has won over Cameroon Hotels Corp, which is 66%

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Ethiopia : Addis works to contain diplomatic pressure on Tigray

As Greece hands over the monthly presidency of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to Latvia, the military escalation in the north of Ethiopia has quickly been overshadowed by other concerns. The secretary-general’s special envoy for the Horn of Africa, […] ​As Greece hands over the monthly presidency of the United Nations (UN) Security Council

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