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Africa today at a glance

Wednesday May 23 2018
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Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Mugabe's House date

Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe to appear before parliament committee looking into diamond corruption. His attendance is unconfirmed.

Angolan activist honoured

Angolan journalist and human rights activist Rafael Marques de Morais named the 2018 International Press Institute (IPI) 70th World Press Freedom Hero.

CPJ lauds Lesotho verdict

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomes Lesotho's Constitutional Court ruling that criminal defamation is unconstitutional.

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Egyptian journalist jailed

Prominent Egyptian journalist and expert on jihadist movements in the Sinai peninsula Ismail Alexandrani sentenced to 10 years in prison by a military court in Cairo.

Nigeria Catholics' demo

Members of the Catholic Mission in Nigeria hold nationwide prayers and peaceful protests over the killing of two priests and 17 worshippers by suspected herders on April 24.

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