Africa
West African bloc plans 2,000-troop force to fight terrorism
BAMAKO, Mali West African military chiefs meeting Thursday in Freetown, Sierra Leone, emphasized close coordination between the Economic Community of...
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UN transfers 164 refugees from Libya to Rwanda in emergency evacuation
ADDIS ABABA The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in Rwanda said early on Thursday that the agency transferred 164 refugees and...
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M23 rebels retake 2 villages in eastern DR Congo after heavy clashes: Report
NAIROBI M23 rebels recaptured two villages in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province on Thursday after heavy...
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Thousands live in ‘dire conditions’ in North Darfur town amid RSF attacks, Sudanese medics say
NAIROBI Thousands of displaced civilians from the town of Mustariha in North Darfur are living in “dire conditions” following attacks...
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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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