Africa
Explosions leave multiple casualties in Congo during rally of M23/AFC rebels: Report
ANKARA Several people were killed and injured in explosions that occurred Thursday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during...
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Somali, Ethiopian leaders reiterate commitment to promote peace, security in Horn of Africa
MOGADISHU, Somalia Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday hosted Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in the capital Mogadishu, who...
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At least 46 killed as plane crashes into residential area
No fewer than 46 people were killed after a military aircraft crashed in a residential area of Sudan’s capital city...
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Wildfires break out in 2 Kenya forests, threatening key water catchment areas
NAIROBI, Kenya Kenyan authorities on Wednesday confirmed that wildfires have erupted in the Aberdare and Mt. Kenya forests, two of...
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Algeria’s parliament suspends ties with France’s Senate over Western Sahara
ALGIERS The Algerian Council of the Nation, the upper house of parliament, suspended its relations with the French Senate on...
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Conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo affects over 1M schoolchildren: Gov’t
KIGALI, Rwanda The recent escalation of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where M23 rebels have intensified an offensive...
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Injured South African peacekeepers return home from conflict-hit DR Congo
NAIROBI A group of injured soldiers from the South African National Defense Force was repatriated on Tuesday from the Democratic...
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African blocs appoint peace facilitators for eastern Democratic Republic of Congo conflict
KIGALI, Rwanda Former presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of...
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Congolese president urges US to buy raw materials from DR Congo, not Rwanda
NAIROBI Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has urged the US to purchase strategic raw materials directly from the Democratic Republic of...
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Algeria’s interior minister begins 1st official visit to Spain since 2022 diplomatic crisis
ALGIERS, Algeria Algerian Interior Minister Ibrahim Murad began an official visit to Spain on Monday, the first by an Algerian...
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