Africa
Tinubu demands immediate release of South Sudan’s vice-president, restates Nigeria’s peace process commitment
President Bola Tinubu has declared Nigeria’s renewed support for the South Sudan peace process, advocating for the swift implementation of...
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South African police arrest woman over killing of Nigerian e-hailing driver
The police in South Africa have announced the arrest of a female suspect in connection with the murder of Isaac Satlat,...
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RSF drone strike kills 2, wounds 4 in Sudan’s Kordofan, say medics
NAIROBI A drone strike by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed two civilians and wounded four in South Kordofan...
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African Union welcomes ceasefire mechanism agreement between DR Congo, AFC/M23
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia The African Union (AU) Commission on Thursday welcomed the signing of terms of reference for a ceasefire...
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DR Congo agrees to Angola-proposed ceasefire with M23 armed group
KIGALI, Rwanda The Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday accepted Angola's proposal for a ceasefire between the government and...
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Tigray People’s Liberation Front presses African leaders to act as Ethiopia truce falters
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Ethiopia’s Tigray People’s Liberation Front on Thursday urged the African Union to intervene to preserve a fragile...
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Nigerian-born U.S. Marine Chukwuemeka Oforah falls off ship, dies
A U.S. Marine, Chukwuemeka E. Oforah, has died after falling off the USS Iwo Jima ship into the sea. He...
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US to deploy additional 200 troops to Nigeria under expanded counterterrorism cooperation
LAGOS, Nigeria The US will deploy an additional 200 troops to Nigeria to assist army forces in counterterrorism operations, a...
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Saudi foreign minister meets Ethiopian premier to discuss ties, regional issues
ISTANBUL Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on Wednesday to discuss strengthening...
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Water security to top agenda at African Union summit
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia African leaders gathering in Addis Ababa this weekend are placing water security at the heart of the...
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