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Africa News Tonight: ANC loses suit against Zuma’s MK party, Cameroon opposition launches voter campaign, IMF urges fiscal resilience - April 22, 2024

04/22/24 • 24 min

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Former South African President Jacob Zuma and his new Umkhonto Wesizwe party have survived an attempt to stop the use of the party’s name and its logo. Cameroon’s opposition and civil society have launched a mass campaign to combat voter apathy. The International Monetary Fund has made an urgent appeal to countries to build fiscal resilience so they can withstand an unforeseen crisis such as a pandemic, war or skyrocketing inflation.

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Kenya began three days of mourning today after its defense chief and nine other military personnel were killed in a helicopter crash yesterday, the latest accident to hit the nation's military. The group WaterAid says a lack of clean water in health facilities across seven African countries is causing enormous rates of infections, which lead to tens of thousands of avoidable deaths. Africa’s top basketball event – the BAL – returns to the court with Nile conference play.

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