Colonial deal and oil factor in Kenya-Somalia border row
It looks like the Kenya and Somalia border issue is throwing us back to an issue historians tend to think
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7 killed as thousands demand civilian rule in Sudan
Huge crowds marched on Sudan’s defense ministry on Sunday demanding the ruling military hand over power to civilians, and the
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Libyan fighters seize U.S. and Chinese missiles from Haftar’s forces
Forces allied to Libya’s internationally recognized government based in Tripoli captured sophisticated U.S. and Chinese rockets as well as drones
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Glencore’s Congo tragedy highlights security conundrum for miners
The deaths of 43 illegal miners at a Glencore facility in Congo last week highlighted a growing challenge for mining
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Italian police arrest migrant-rescue ship captain after docking
Italian police arrested on Saturday the German captain of a migrant-rescue ship at the center of a standoff with the
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Cameroon opposition leader released after abduction
The leader of one of Cameroon’s main opposition parties was released by his captors on Saturday after being abducted by
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Ethiopia airs voice of alleged coup leader killed in crackdown
Ethiopia has released a recording of the state militia commander it says led a failed coup attempt last week in
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Sudan security forces ‘carry out raid’ ahead of mass protest
Sudan’s main opposition group says security forces raided its office and blocked a press conference on the eve of mass
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Rescue ship’s captain accuses European states of abandoning migrants
The captain of rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 said on Thursday European states have no interest in finding a political solution
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Nigerian man dies after hunger strike in Japan detention center
A Nigerian man died in a Japanese immigration detention center this week, an official said on Thursday, bringing to an
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Ethiopia’s ethnic militias in the spotlight after failed coup
A foiled coup in the Ethiopian state of Amhara that left five senior officials dead, including the army’s chief of
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Senegal President’s brother resigns after allegations of energy fraud
The brother of Senegal’s President Macky Sall has resigned from his government post after allegations of fraud relating to natural
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China says Africa projects should be sustainable, denounces criticism
Chinese development projects in Africa must be sustainable, the government’s top diplomat told senior African ministers on Tuesday, as he
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Meet the ‘animals’ competing for the Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations is under way in Egypt, with 24 countries – all with different monikers – clashing
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Mauritania opposition challenges ruling party victory
Mauritania’s ruling party candidate has won the first democratic transition of power since independence in 1960. Mohamed Ahmed Oudl Ghazouani,
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Ethiopian, African Union mediation needs to be unified – Sudan military council
Sudan’s ruling military council said on Sunday that Ethiopia and the African Union needed to unify their efforts to mediate
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Ethiopia’s army chief, three others killed in failed regional coup
Ethiopia’s army chief of staff and the head of the northern state of Amhara were killed in two separate but
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Ramaphosa: We’re still living with the ‘devastating’ impact of Natives Land Act
President Cyril Ramaphosa, whose administration will most likely be defined by how his government deals with the land question, opened
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Ethiopian coup mastermind on the run as gov’t says it is conducting manhunt
The masterminds of Ethiopia’s Saturday coup attempt are on the ran as the government step up manhunt on many suspects
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Mauritania’s Ghazouani wins majority in presidential vote: CENI
Government candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani wins 51.9 percent with nearly all votes counted, provisional results show. Mauritania’s government has declared
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Armed robbers steal 500 loaves of bread in Zimbabwe
A gang of armed robbers stole 500 loaves of bread during a delivery at a bakery in Zimbabwe earlier this
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Butchers : Janjaweed and Mathiang Anyoor
The massacre in cold blood that took place in front of the Sudanese Military Headquarters in Khartoum stunned the Sudanese
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Militants killed while attacking Kenya police base
Three suspected al-Shabab militants have been killed after they attacked a police camp in Kenya’s eastern County of Garissa, close
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Letter To President Kiir: Ongoing corruption at the pre-transitional committee
According to the Revitalised Peace agreement on the resolution of Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, the National Pre-transitional
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Field Masrshal Haftar Says Tripoli Operation Will Not Stop
Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar vowed on Thursday that the operation he launched to rid Tripoli of terrorist
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Nigerian Girl, 18, Found Dead In Ghana-must-go Bag
An 18-year old girl identified as Favour Ogheneyenrowho kidnapped by suspected ritualist has been found dead in a Ghana-must-go bag
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South Africa judiciary is about to be captured
The EFF leader has accused politicians including Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan of having clandestine meetings with SA’s judges.
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African countries: Nigeria,Ghana,Ethiopia and Kenya paying 30 times more for drugs
A new report argues that cheaper medicines are vital for quality healthcare Countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia and Kenya could
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Amnesty International urges fair Egyptian inquiry into Mursi’s death
Amnesty International urged Egyptian authorities on Monday to investigate the death of former Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, who died suddenly
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Former Egyptian president Mursi buried in Cairo, son says
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi has been buried alongside other senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, his son,
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Boko Haram Triple suicide attack kills at least 30 in Nigeria
At least 30 people have been killed in a triple suicide attack in northeast Nigerian state of Borno, state emergency
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Chad opposition leader arrested in France on crime against humanity charges
France has arrested a Chadian rebel leader along with two other people for alleged crimes against humanity, the Paris prosecutor’s
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