Africa
Italy says 680,000 migrants coming from Libya; UN says numbers wrong
Tommaso Foti said that Italian intelligence reports showed that some 700,000 migrants are in Libya waiting to set out by...
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Blinken Visiting Ethiopia, Niger as US Boosts Africa Push
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Ethiopia and Niger this week as the Biden administration accelerates a...
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4 students killed, 18 injured as truck rams into classroom in Uganda
Police said truck driver lost control ramming into school computer laboratory occupied by students KAMPALA, Uganda At least four students...
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US secretary of state meets Ethiopian officials to repair ties
‘Probably the most important thing is to deepen peace’ in northern Ethiopia, says Antony Blinken ADDIS ABABA US Secretary of...
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Deaths hit 225 from Cyclone Freddy as Malawi’s president appeals for aid
707 people injured, 41 missing, official says BLANTYRE, Malawi The death toll in Malawi rose to 225 on Wednesday from...
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Somalia military court executes 3 terrorists by firing squad
MOGADISHU, Somalia Somalia’s military court executed three al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group senior officers Wednesday by firing squad in the nation’s capital...
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37 African countries vulnerable due to shortage of health workers: WHO
GENEVA Some 37 African countries are vulnerable due to the shortage of health workers, according to the updated World Health...
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Suicide car bomb kills 2 in Somalia: police
Al-Shabaab terrorist group claims responsibility for attack MOGADISHU, Somalia At least two security personnel were killed and several others wounded...
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Number of migrants reaching Italy’s shores so far this year exceeds 20,000
Italy claims latest migrant wave is partly due to strategy applied using Russian security company Wagner in African countries ROME ...
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Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu’s funeral to be held on March 17
Atsu found dead after going missing after twin earthquakes in Türkiye on Feb. 6 ABUJA Ghanaian football player Christian Atsu,...
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