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Nigerian police hunt for 200 abducted children, rule out paying ransom to armed groups
Jun 01, 2021 16:35Police in Nigeria have launched a search operation to locate about 200 school children who were abducted by armed bandits on Sunday, but have ruled out paying a ransom to secure their freedom.
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Without apology, Germany admits 'genocide' in Namibia
May 28, 2021 13:28Germany has formally recognized crimes committed by its colonial troops at the beginning of the 20th century against Namibian people as genocide.
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Congo orders partial evacuation of eruption-hit Goma
May 28, 2021 08:30Congolese authorities on Thursday ordered the partial evacuation of Goma, a city that has been rocked by hundreds of earthquakes and seen large cracks appear in the earth in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption on its doorstep at the weekend.
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Fearing new bout of fighting, civilians flee homes in Somali capital
Apr 27, 2021 16:27Civilians caught in the middle of fighting between government forces and armed opposition militia in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu have started to flee their homes, as disagreements over President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s extension of his own term takes on increasingly violent forms.
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Violent protests erupt in Chad after military names interim PM
Apr 27, 2021 13:39Violent protests have erupted in Chad against the country's military, which has taken control and appointed a transitional prime minister following the death of President Idriss Deby.
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With rich states hoarding, WHO urges African nations to use expired vaccines
Apr 23, 2021 10:29The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised African countries to retain Covid-19 vaccines that have reached the end of their expiry date and wait for further instructions.
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Somalia’s president signs law extending own term for 2 years
Apr 14, 2021 10:47Somalia’s president has signed a contentious law passed by the lower house of the parliament that extends his term for two more years.
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Voting starts in Chad with veteran leader Deby set to secure sixth term
Apr 11, 2021 11:12Voting has started in Chad as people head to polls to take part in the presidential elections, in which Idriss Deby is widely expected to extend his three-decade rule.
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Coronavirus cases worldwide up 14% in past week: WHO
Mar 31, 2021 07:32More than 3.8 million novel coronavirus cases were registered worldwide in the past week, which is 14% more than during the previous seven-day period, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a weekly bulletin released in Geneva on Wednesday.
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Ethiopian PM says Eritrea agreed to withdraw troops from border region
Mar 26, 2021 16:21Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says Eritrea has agreed to pull out its troops from border regions in Ethiopia, days after he admitted that the foreign forces were present in the country’s northern region of Tigray.