Africa
Pope’s Congo Visit Seeks to Heal ‘Still Bleeding’ Wounds, Envoy Says
KINSHASA - Pope Francis's visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo will remind the world not to ignore decades-long conflicts...
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Canada Says Cameroon Warring Parties Agree to Enter Peace Process
YAOUNDE - The government of Cameroon and some separatist factions in the English-speaking regions of the country have agreed to...
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Tanzania’s main opposition party holds 1st rally since ban lifted
On Jan. 3, President Samia Suluhu Hassan lifted ban on political rallies imposed by her predecessor John Magufuli in 2016...
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Cameroon Activists Push Gender Parity for Senate Elections
Maroua, Cameroon - Activists in Cameroon are urging more women candidates to enter races for Senate seats before a January...
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Who invented jollof rice? Senegal beats Ghana and Nigeria to the title
The Conversation The authorship - and therefore origins - of jollof rice (called ceebu jën in Senegal according to the...
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Army Frees Abducted Women, Babies in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Soldiers rescued a group of 62 women and four babies abducted by suspected jihadis last week...
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Al-Shabaab kills senior commando in attack on army camp in central Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia A senior trained Somali national army commando was killed Friday and several wounded when al-Shabaab terrorists launched an...
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At least 50 women abducted in Burkina Faso are found: Media
DOUALA, Cameroon About 50 women recently abducted in northern Burkina Faso by suspected terrorists have been found, local sources reported...
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South Africa to hold naval drill with Russia, China
South Africa is a member of BRICS, a bloc of emerging economies that includes Russia, Brazil, India, and China JOHANNESBURG ...
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145 people feared dead after Congo boat accident
55 survivors rescued after boat capsizes on Lulonga River, says official KIGALI, Rwanda Approximately 145 people are missing after a...
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