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Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir says he will step down in 2020
Apr 07, 2016 02:40Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir says he will step down by 2020 and has no plans to run for another term in office.
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Death toll from yellow fever in Angola rises to 225: Minister
Apr 06, 2016 03:10The death toll from a yellow fever pandemic in Angola has risen to 225, the southern African country’s heath minster says, warning of a possible surge in casualties.
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Trial begins for first UN peacekeepers involved in sex abuse scandal
Apr 05, 2016 04:10A first group of soldiers facing sex abuse allegations in a scandal involving UN and French forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) has faced charges at a trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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French, UN troops accused of horrendous abuse in CAR
Mar 31, 2016 05:04French troops and UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) are facing “extremely troubling” allegations of abusing the local population.
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16 killed as army, rebels clash in eastern DRC
Mar 30, 2016 02:11More than a dozen people have lost their lives in three days of clashes between the army and rebels in the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Jordanians, Britons in Africa to tackle al-Shabab 'in world war against terror'
Mar 28, 2016 02:45Jordanian and British Special Forces are secretly working together thousands of miles away in Africa, allegedly to fight al-Shabab terrorists in Somalia, a report claims.
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Algeria copter crashes in reconnaissance mission, 12 die
Mar 28, 2016 02:38At least 12 Algerians have been killed in a copter crash during a reconnaissance mission in the Sahara.
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At least 12 dead in Ivory Coast attack
Mar 13, 2016 15:36Heavily armed gunmen have staged an attack on a hotel in the Ivory Coast beach resort of Grand-Bassam, which is popular with Westerners, with some reports saying that 12 people have been killed during the assault.
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Nigeria’s building collapse death toll hits 30
Mar 10, 2016 04:28The death toll from the collapse of a five-story building in the Nigerian state of Lagos has reached 30, officials say.
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10 militants suspected of having links to al-Shabab killed in Somalia
Mar 10, 2016 04:24Ten militants suspected of having links to the al-Shabab terrorist group have been killed in a military raid in Somalia, US and Somali officials say.