Africa
China dispatches 2nd medical team to DR Congo as Ebola fatalities rise
KIGALI China Friday dispatched second medical expert team to Democratic Republic of Congo as the death toll from the Ebola...
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UN documents killing of 45 civilians in capital of Sudan’s North Kordofan state, warns of ‘catastrophe’
NAIROBI The UN said Friday that it had documented the killing of at least 45 civilians in El Obeid, the...
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Sudanese army battles to retake strategic city near Ethiopian border, military sources say
NAIROBI Sudanese army forces battled the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the allied Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) on...
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US withdraws troops from Nigeria, but retains intelligence cooperation
LAGOS, Nigeria The US has withdrawn most of the military personnel it deployed to Nigeria earlier this year for a...
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Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Rome Statute exit threatens justice for war crimes victims: Amnesty International
Amnesty International says the withdrawal by the military regimes of Burkina Faso, Mali and the Niger Republic from the Rome...
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Gavi approves $180 million for Africa’s vaccine manufacturing
The board of Gavi, a public-private vaccine alliance with the vision to aid vaccination of children around the world, has...
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Ghanaian Kwabena Kissi who robbed UK bank jailed four years
A UK court has sentenced Kwabena Kissi to three years and four months in prison for stealing £117,000 from a...
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Burkina Faso army claims it killed over 400 armed men who attacked military positions
BAMAKO, Mali Burkina Faso’s armed forces on Wednesday claimed they repelled coordinated attacks by armed groups on several military positions...
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DR Congo records over 400 Ebola fatalities as new cases rise
KIGALI, Rwanda The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen above 400 after...
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Polling begins in Algeria’s 2nd parliamentary elections since 2019 protests
ALGIERS, Algeria Polling stations opened across Algeria on Thursday for the country's second parliamentary elections since the 2019 protest movement...
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