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Libya wants all foreign mercenaries out ‘immediately’
Mar 26, 2021 16:17Libya's new interim government has demanded the "immediate" withdrawal of all foreign mercenaries amid efforts to end a decade of violence in the North African country.
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Eritrean troops massacred 100 civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray: Report
Mar 25, 2021 05:00Eritrean troops have reportedly killed over 100 civilians in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray in what may amount to crimes against humanity.
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Belated acknowledgment: Ethiopia confirms Eritrean soldiers' role in Tigray conflict
Mar 24, 2021 10:49Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has confirmed for the first time that troops from Eritrea entered Tigray during the recent conflict in the northern Ethiopian region.
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Ethiopia does not want war with Sudan amid Tigray conflict: PM
Mar 24, 2021 05:11Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says his country does not want to go to war with Sudan at a time of internal conflict in its northern Tigray region, which has also brought Ethiopia and Sudan to the brink of fighting over a contested border region.
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Niger government says 137 killed in Sunday attacks
Mar 23, 2021 07:14Sunday's attacks by gunmen in villages in Niger's Tahoua region left 137 people dead, the government said Monday, in a massacre that has underscored the huge security challenges facing new President Mohamed Bazoum.
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Iran eyes to nearly double exports to Africa in 3 years
Mar 21, 2021 06:36Iran has earmarked a special fund to strengthen exports to African countries as it seeks to nearly double shipments to the region to $1.1 billion a year by March 2024.
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20 dead, 600 injured in Equatorial Guinea military camp explosions
Mar 08, 2021 09:15At least 20 people were killed and hundreds injured after four accidental explosions ripped through a military camp in Equatorial Guinea and obliterated neighboring residential areas.
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President calls on development of Iran’s ties with Senegal, Ghana
Feb 24, 2021 16:12President Hassan Rouhani expressed Iran’s readiness to broaden political and economic relations with Senegal and Ghana, pointing to the opportunities available for closer cooperation with the two West African nations.
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New study shows Pfizer vaccine not protective against African version of COVID-19
Feb 18, 2021 17:44A new study published in one of the most prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals shows that the Pfizer vaccine is largely ineffective against the dominant local variant of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in South Africa.
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Defense minister asks Madagascar to help Iranian fishermen against pirates
Feb 05, 2021 13:40Defense Minister of Iran Brigadier General Amir Hatami called on the Republic of Madagascar to assist the Iranian fishermen facing pirates off the coasts of the East African country.