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At least 30 African refugees drown after boat capsizes off Yemen: UN
Jan 27, 2018 03:21The United Nations says at least 30 African refugees have drowned when their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen this week with reports that their smugglers opened fire on those on board.
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Trump's derogatory remarks about certain nations spark outrage
Jan 13, 2018 12:33US President Donald Trump’s derogatory remarks about certain nations, which he described as “shithole countries”, have prompted rebuke from around the world and once again raised questions about the billionaire's racist attitude, with one lawmaker saying racism is in his Trump’s DNA.
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African countries condemn Trump’s vulgar comments, urge him to apologize
Jan 13, 2018 12:24All African member states of the United Nations have blasted US President Donald Trump’s “outrageous” and “xenophobic” remarks about immigrants, calling on him to apologize for the vulgar comments.
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President Zuma blames factionalism for failure of South Africa’s ANC
Dec 16, 2017 15:51South African President and leader of the African National Congress (ANC) Jacob Zuma has said that infighting has been a main reason for the fall in the popularity of the ruling party.
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Africa, Europe to bolster Sahel anti-terror force
Dec 13, 2017 12:52France's Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday hosted a group of African and European leaders, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, to drum up support for a new counterterrorism force in the terror-plagued Sahel.
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African Union urges swift relocation of refugees from overcrowded camps in Libya
Nov 30, 2017 16:06African Union leaders have called on their European counterparts to help relocate thousands of refugees currently stranded in camps in violence-plagued Libya.
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African Union outraged after Libya ‘slavery market’ report
Nov 19, 2017 03:56The African Union (AU) has expressed outrage following revelations that black men are being put on sale at a Libyan “slave market.”
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South Africa's president says Africa region to support people of Zimbabwe
Nov 18, 2017 13:06The South African president says the African region will be committed to supporting the people of Zimbabwe amid an army takeover of the government in the country.
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UN agrees to deploy extra peacekeepers to Central African Republic
Nov 16, 2017 03:27The United Nations will send an extra contingent of troops to the Central African Republic amid warnings that lack of international support would leave the country at a real risk of ethnic cleansing.
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Plague epidemic kills 127 lives in Madagascar, more than 1,000 affected: WHO
Nov 02, 2017 16:29A plague epidemic in Madagascar has killed 127 people since August, while the number of pulmonary cases is starting to decline across the country, says the World Health Organization.