Africa
Nile Basin nations pledge good-faith talks on shared water challenges
JUBA, South Sudan Governments from member states of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) gathered in the South Sudan capital of...
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Nigerian forces neutralize 25 ISWAP terrorists in operations in northeast
ABUJA, Nigeria Nigerian forces neutralized at least 25 members of the ISIS-affiliated terrorist group ISWAP in operations in northeastern Borno...
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African Union, Somalia condemn deadly attack in Nigeria’s Zamfara state
NAIROBI The African Union and Somalia on Monday strongly condemned a deadly attack in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state that killed...
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Chad closes border with Sudan citing cross-border incursions by warring parties
ACCRA Chad has closed its border with Sudan until further notice, the Information Ministry said Monday, citing repeated cross-border incursions...
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Floods in eastern Congo leave more than 2,500 households homeless
KIGALI, Rwanda More than 2,500 households have been left homeless after two rivers burst their banks and flooded several villages...
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A district court in Minnesota has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release Michael Opeoluwa Egbele, an illegal Nigerian immigrant who entered the U.S. in 2003 and was arrested for a drug offence in 2012.
Senior U.S. District Judge John M. Gerrard on Wednesday gave immigration authorities until February 20 to free Mr Egbele and...
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Ex-President Robert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder in South Africa
South African police on Monday said Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, will face charges...
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EU official presses DR Congo rebels to open humanitarian corridors
KIGALI, Rwanda The EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib urged Congolese rebels to open humanitarian corridors Friday for aid...
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Sudan decries Uganda’s reception of RSF commander as ‘blatant disregard of crimes of genocide’
NAIROBI Sudan on Sunday called Uganda's reception of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, “a blatant...
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Spain to explore structured political consultations with Nigeria
Spain’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Félix Artieda, has proposed establishing structured political consultations between Nigeria and Spain at the ministers of...
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