Kenya’s President Ruto announces seven days of national mourning of fallen opposition leader Raila Odinga

Kenya’s President Ruto announces seven days of national mourning of fallen opposition leader Raila Odinga

Odinga first won his parliamentary seat in 1992, which included Kibera. He held the constituency until 2013, his bright orange Hummer mobbed whenever it bounced into the muddy lanes. He lost his first presidential bid in 1997 against Moi. Four years later, Odinga formed a coalition government with him, a move some saw as opportunistic but he said was pragmatic.

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Pressure piles on President Rajoelina to quit as Madagascar’s Gen Z protesters clash with police

Pressure piles on President Rajoelina to quit as Madagascar’s Gen Z protesters clash with police

Madagascar, a large island of around 31 million people off the east coast of Africa with a history of political crises, has seen several leaders forced out in uprisings since it gained independence from France in 1960.

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