Africa
Sudanese army says it shot down drone near Ethiopian border
NAIROBI The Sudanese army said Thursday that it had shot down an “enemy strategic drone” that crossed into the country...
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Africa to face six million health workers shortage by 2035, WHO warns
The World Health Organisation says Africa faces a projected shortage of more than six million health professionals by 2035. WHO...
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More than 50 children die in diphtheria outbreak in northwestern Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria More than 50 children have died from a diphtheria outbreak in Rano Local Government Area of Nigeria’s northwestern...
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Ghana rejects MTN’s GHS20 million offer to victims of xenophobic attack in South Africa
The Ghanaian ministry of Foreign Affairs says it declined an offer of GHS20 million MTN Ghana planned for victims of...
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Dozens killed in attacks by RSF-aligned group in Sudan’s South Kordofan: Local medical group
SUDAN Twenty-seven people, including four children, were killed in attacks by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), an ally of...
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Sudanese army chief vows to defeat RSF, dismisses no-fly zone rumors
SUDAN Sudanese army chief and Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Monday vowed to defeat the paramilitary Rapid Support...
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U.S. proposes four-point plan at UN Security Council to halt Sudan war
The U.S. government has proposed four key resolutions to end the war in Sudan and temper raging tensions between the...
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Interpol nabs 58 in crackdown on Black Axe, other organised crime groups in West Africa
The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) on Tuesday announced the arrest of 58, identification of 263 suspects in crackdown on...
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U.S. hails Dangote Refinery as Nigeria’s petroleum exports surge seven times
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been identified as the key driver behind a seven-fold increase in Nigeria’s seaborne petroleum product...
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Adeboye dedicates land for RCCG continental prayer house in Uganda
The general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adeboye and his wife, Foluke Adeboye, have dedicated...
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