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South Africa's Ruling Party Demands That Country's President Resign

4:35pm February 13, 2018

by Peter Granitz

The ruling party in South Africa has demanded the country's scandal-tainted president resign immediately "for the sake of the country." President Jacob Zuma, who is facing multiple corruption allegations, has not yet responded to the demand.

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South African President Jacob Zuma's political party announced Tuesday that it was "recalling" him.

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Ruling Party Votes To Recall South African President Jacob Zuma

9:53am February 13, 2018

South Africa's ANC party has voted to "recall" President Jacob Zuma following a drawn-out battle to convince him to step down voluntarily. It's not clear whether he will cede power now.

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ANC Tells President Jacob Zuma It's Time To Step Down

9:43am February 13, 2018

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

President Jacob Zuma has been facing mounting pressure from the African National Congress to leave after nine years in office — which have been overshadowed by widespread accusations of corruption.

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Penny Lawrence at Oxfam House in Oxford, in 2016. Lawrence, who was the U.K. charity's deputy chief executive, stepped down Monday amid a growing scandal over aid workers who paid for sex in Haiti and Chad.

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Oxfam Official Resigns Amid Allegations That Prostitutes Hired In Disaster Zones

8:20am February 13, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Penny Lawrence, the U.K.-based charity's deputy chief executive, said she was "deeply sad" and "ashamed" that the behavior occurred on her watch.

The man was killed near Kruger National Park. Here, a lion and lioness walk along a trail in that park in 2010.

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Suspected Poacher Eaten By Lions In South Africa

2:57pm February 12, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Police say the animals ate much of the man's body and he is yet to be formally identified. They believe he was a poacher because a loaded hunting rifle was found near the remains.

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ANC Committee Expected To Force South African President Zuma Out

6:39am February 12, 2018

by Peter Granitz

Jacob Zuma's controversial tenure as president of South Africa is about to come to an end, as powerful forces in his governing African National Congress party try to shove him out the door.

I Didn't Think There Were Many African Women Scientists. Then I Checked Twitter

8:17am February 11, 2018

by Esther Ngumbi

The author, a woman scientist from Africa, was stumped by a survey asking her to name women scientists from Africa.

Osayomore Joseph. The musician and activist was kidnapped in late 2017 and wrote an album, 30 Days and Nights in the Evil Forest, about his experience.

In The Evil Forest: A Nigerian Activist And Musician Sings Of His Kidnapping

9:43am February 09, 2018

Osayomore Joseph spent his life singing songs in protest of the rampant corruption in his country. After being kidnapped as a roundabout result of it, Osayomore addressed the ordeal his way.

Lawyers for the opposition politician Miguna Miguna wait for a hearing to begin at Kenya's High Court in downtown Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday.

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Inside A Kenyan Courtroom, A Deepening Political Crisis Is On Display

2:26pm February 07, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

Since the opposition leader declared himself president a week ago, the Kenyan government has essentially suspended constitutional order, ignoring rulings from a powerful court.

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Young volunteers shoveled trash out of a gutter. Sanitation workers later collected the garbage.

It's A Miracle: Teenagers Take Out The Trash

5:00pm February 06, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

The trash was piling up in the gutter. A young man in Nigeria wanted to get local kids to help clean it up. His campaign has gone viral.