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Kenya charges opposition figure amid protests over arrests

BRUSSELS / Reuters Kenyan authorities charged an opposition figure over his attendance at a mock inauguration ceremony, as protests erupted over the arrest of anti-government leaders. Police charged Miguna Miguna with being present at the administering of an oath of office to National Super Alliance leader Raila Odinga on January 30 “purporting to bind” Odinga to a treasonous offense, according ...

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As Venezuelans flee, refugee camp springs up at border

Bloomberg Colombia has created a shelter along its eastern border to care for Venezuelans escaping their nation’s autocratic government and ravaged economy, and Brazil may follow suit. Refugee camps, a sad staple of life in Africa and the Middle East, are rare in South America. But the migration is of a volume unseen in the region since armed conflicts gripped ...

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Day of reckoning for S Africa’s Zuma as ANC top brass meets

Bloomberg Time appears to be running out for South African President Jacob Zuma. Six weeks after his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, replaced him as leader of the ruling African National Congress, the party’s top brass is due to meet in Cape Town to decide whether to force him from office. The crunch meeting of the National Executive Committee comes a day ...

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