Africa
Why African Nations Are Mostly Silent on China’s Rights Record
Johannesburg, South Africa - Most African states have stayed silent as Western nations and rights groups condemn China over a...
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Somalis Flee to IDP Camps, Neighboring Countries as Drought Worsens
Nairobi - The United Nations refugee agency is appealing for greater donor support to help the millions in the Horn...
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Islamic Bank, AfDB, others invest $618 million in Nigeria’s I-DICE
“Today, Nigeria has five of the seven unicorns in Africa and raised almost $1.4 billion of the total of $4...
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Africa emits less than 1% of global carbon: Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says African nations account for less than one per cent of cumulative global carbon emissions. Mr...
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Ivory Coast’s president calls for release of 46 troops detained in Mali in UN speech
President Alassane Ouattara maintains that soldiers were ‘unjustly’ arrested KIGALI, Rwanda Ivory Coast’s president called Wednesday for the “immediate” release...
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Confirmed, suspected Ebola Sudan cases at 8 in Uganda amid lack of vaccine
Johnson & Johnson vaccine may be effective but is yet to be tested against Ebola Sudan, says WHO KAMPALA, Uganda...
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Ethiopia says nearly 3,600 people killed by Tigray rebels in Amhara, Afar
UN panel of human rights experts accuses both warring parties of abuses ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Ethiopia said on Tuesday that...
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War breaks out along Ethiopia-Eritrea border according to Source
Military source says latest flare up is fiercest, most widespread since fighting resumed in late August ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia The...
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Amnesty hails scrapping of death penalty in Equatorial Guinea
Global rights organization encourages African retentionist states to abolish death penalty KIGALI, Rwanda International rights organization Amnesty International on Tuesday...
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Calls mount in South Africa for UK to return gem from Queen’s scepter
South Africans are demanding return of Great Star of Africa, which is kept with other jewels in Tower of London...
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