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Africa today at a glance

Thursday April 26 2018
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Tanzania out to stop rally

Tanzania government deploys heavily armed police officers across the country in a bid to block anti-government protests called by a US-based social media activist.

Massacre in Nigeria

At least 39 people reported killed in less than 48 hours in Nigeria’s embattled north central Benue State. Victims include two Catholic priests.

Zimbabwe nurses' suit

Zimbabwe's High Court hears an application by the nurses association seeking an order to declare the termination of their employment contracts as null and void after authorities last week rapidly sacked thousands of them for striking over pay.

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Restive Madagascar

Madagascar remains tense as the opposition pushes for electoral reforms and the resignation of the government.

Banda expected home

Former president of Malawi Joyce Banda expected to return home this week after nearly four years of self-imposed exile in the wake of the biggest financial scandal in the country's history.

Surgeons meet in Cameroon

The 27th international congress on endoscopic surgery that opened on Tuesday in the Cameroon capital, Yaoundé continues. The five-day meeting brings together gynaecological surgeons from all over the continents.

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