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The United States tells Rwanda and Congo they must ‘walk back from the brink of war’
The United States is telling Rwanda and Congo they “must walk back from the brink of war,” the sharpest warning yet of a looming conflict between the African neighbors.
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The suspects in a Kenyan doomsday cult are ordered to be hospitalized after a hunger strike
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South Africa sets May 29 elections that could be the most pivotal since apartheid ended
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Zimbabwe starts an emergency polio vaccination drive after detecting cases caused by a rare mutation
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Pressure mounts on South Africa’s ruling party as unemployment rises again ahead of election
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Rebels linked to the Islamic State group kill at least two dozen civilians in eastern Congo
Authorities and a civil society group say extremist rebels in eastern Congo have killed at least two dozen civilians in separate attacks this week.
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Nigeria’s defense chief accuses nations withholding arms sales over abuses of ‘double standards’
Nigeria’s defense chief has expressed frustration with what he called the “double standards” of some countries that won’t sell his military weapons because of human rights concerns.
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Guinea’s military dissolves the government without explanation, saying a new one will be appointed
Guinea’s military rulers say they have dissolved the government and will appoint a new one. In a video address Monday night, Gen.
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A ship carrying 19,000 cattle caused a big stink in the South African city of Cape Town
Authorities in Cape Town launched an investigation after a foul stench swept over the South African city.
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Rwanda rejects US calls for withdrawal of missiles and troops from eastern Congo
Authorities in Rwanda have rejected U.S. calls for the withdrawal of troops and missile systems from eastern Congo, saying they are defending Rwandan territory as Congo carries out a “dramatic military build-up” near the border.
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Off to Never Never Land: ‘Peter Pan’ flies again in a new tour after some much needed changes
A new, inclusive stage production of “Peter Pan” flies out on a U.S. tour this month, telling the classic tale of a boy who refuses to grow up.
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Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi joins group of imprisoned hunger strikers
Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has begun a hunger strike in prison, joining other government critics striking to protest what they see as unjust incarceration.
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A migrant who piloted a dingy that sank in the English Channel is found guilty of manslaughter
An asylum-seeker who piloted an inflatable dingy that ripped apart while crossing the English Channel to the U.K., killing four passengers, has been found guilty of manslaughter.
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Morocco intercepts a boat with 141 people as African migrants increasingly attempt to reach Spain
The Moroccan navy has intercepted 141 people attempting to traverse the Atlantic Ocean as migration from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands spikes.
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US condemns Rwanda’s support of armed M23 rebels in eastern Congo and calls for troop withdrawal
The U.S. has condemned Rwanda’s support of the armed M23 group in eastern Congo, whose rebellion has caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, and called on the rebel group to “cease hostilities.”
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Protestors keep pressure on Senegal’s president to hold elections as soon as possible
Protestors took the streets in Senegal’s capital Saturday to keep the pressure on President Mack Sall to hold elections quickly.
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South Africa’s main opposition party lays out plans to unseat the African National Congress
Thousands of South Africans have gathered in the capital to show support for the country’s biggest opposition party as it prepares for a much-anticipated national election.
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Somalia’s president accuses Ethiopia of trying to annex territory with Somaliland sea deal
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused Ethiopia of trying to annex part of his country’s territory by signing a sea access deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland.
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Nigeria’s currency has fallen to a record low as inflation surges. How did things get so bad?
Nigerians are facing one of the West African nation’s worst economic crises in years. It was triggered by surging inflation, the result of monetary policies that have pushed the currency to an all-time low against the dollar.
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Mexico saw a huge increase in migrants from Africa and Venezuela in 2023, authorities say
Mexican authorities say they saw a huge increase in the number of migrants from Africa and Venezuela entering the country in 2023.
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Senegal’s president says election will be as soon as possible, after court overturns delay
Senegal’s government says it will hold a presidential election as soon as possible given that the country’s top election authority has overturned a decree by President Macky Sall to postpone the vote.
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Biden plans to welcome Kenyan president to White House for state visit in May
President Joe Biden plans to welcome Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House in May, hosting a state visit after reneging on his promise to visit Africa last year.
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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
Feb. 9 – Feb. 15, 2024
An Ivory coast fan wears a costume in the colours of the national flag ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations soccer final against Nigeria in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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The Islamic State group poses rising threat in Africa despite progress, UN experts say
U.N. counter-terrorism officials say the Islamic State extremist group poses a rising threat amid political instability in West Africa and the Sahel and remains intent on carrying out attacks abroad.
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UN envoy says Libya will slide into `disintegration’ if politicians don’t move toward elections
The U.N. special envoy for Libya has sent a warning to the country’s feuding political actors: If they don’t urgently form a unified government and move toward elections the oil-rich North African nation will slide into “disintegration.”
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Israel is urging the top UN court to reject a new South African request on Gaza provisional orders
Israel is urging the United Nations’ highest court to reject an urgent South African request to consider whether Israel’s military operations targeting the southern Gaza city of Rafah breach provisional orders the court handed down last month in a case alleging genocide.
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Rebels attack a gold mine in eastern Congo, killing at least 12 people
A civil society organization says that at least a dozen people were killed and 16 kidnapped by rebels at a mining site in eastern Congo.
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After record year, Tunisia reports migrant deaths from shipwreck near Libyan waters
Tunisian coast guard retrieved the bodies of nine people who died after their boat sank on Thursday, marking another tragedy as migrants continue to attempt to traverse the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.
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US to build 5 new military bases for Somali army, which faces a rebellion by an extremist group
The U.S. will build up to five military bases for the Somali army in a project that seeks to bolster the Somalia national army’s capabilities amid ongoing threats from an extremist group.
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Ethiopia rejects allegations its forces massacred civilians as the West urges an investigation
Ethiopia is dismissing allegations its soldiers massacred dozens of civilians last month in the restive Amhara region.
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2 South African soldiers killed by a mortar explosion in eastern Congo amid unrest
Two South African soldiers were killed and three injured when a mortar landed in their base in eastern Congo amid increased unrest in the region.
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Dark skies, bad weather could have led to fatal California helicopter crash that killed 6
U.S. safety investigators are looking into what caused last week’s helicopter crash that killed the CEO of one of Nigeria’s largest banks and five others.
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Haiti says it is working on an agreement with Kenya to secure a long-awaited police deployment
Haiti’s government has announced that it is working on an official agreement with Kenyan officials to secure the long-awaited deployment of a police force from the east African country.
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Man wanted in Massachusetts for murder rearrested in Kenya after a week-long escape
A man wanted in Massachusetts to face murder charges has been arrested, a week after he dramatically escaped from police custody.
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A Polish doctor kidnapped in Chad has been released and is unharmed, minister says
Poland’s foreign minister says a Polish doctor kidnapped in Chad has been freed and is unharmed. Private Polish broadcaster Polsat News says the woman was volunteering at a hospital when attackers pretending to be patients abducted her and a Mexican doctor on Monday.
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3 dead in bombing attack on Congo displacement camp as violence in the east escalates
A group of rebels bombed a displacement camp in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province killing three civilians and injuring eight others, a local civil society group says.
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Officials say 2 boats collide on Congo River but give conflicting accounts on deaths
Local officials say two boats have collided on the Congo River in western Congo, but they give conflicting accounts on deaths.
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South Africa asks UN court to urgently examine Israel’s targeting of Rafah in ongoing genocide case
The South African government says it has lodged an “urgent request” with the U.N.’s International Court of Justice to consider whether Israel’s military operations targeting the southern Gaza city of Rafah are a breach of provisional orders the court handed down last month in a case alleging genocid
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A rights group says Senegal’s security forces have killed at least 3 people during protests
Amnesty International says security forces in Senegal have killed at least three people, including a 16-year-old boy, during protests in recent days denouncing the president’s decision to delay elections.
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A new report says the world faces a ‘dangerous decade’ as instability and military spending rise
The world has entered an era of increasing instability as countries around the globe boost military spending in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Hamas attack on Israel and China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.
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