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Violence kills 18 in South Sudan: MSF
Feb 19, 2016 06:31Fighting in South Sudan has claimed the lives of at least 18 civilians, including two Doctors Without Borders (MSF) employees, the medical aid group says.
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Nigerian protesters call for release of Sheikh Zakzaky
Feb 16, 2016 05:40Thousands of Nigerians have taken to the streets to demand the release of imprisoned Shia cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky.
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Zimbabwe impounds US plane with corpse, cash on board
Feb 16, 2016 05:34Zimbabwean civil aviation authorities have seized a US-owned cargo plane carrying cash to South Africa’s Central Bank after they discovered a dead body on board.
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Roadside bomb leaves two Egyptian soldiers dead in Sinai
Feb 14, 2016 06:59At least two Egyptian soldiers have lost their lives and another has sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in the country’s violence-plagued Sinai Peninsula.
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CAR citizens vote in presidential run-off, legislative polls
Feb 14, 2016 06:41People in the Central African Republic (CAR) have started casting ballots in the second round of presidential elections as well as legislative polls in the hope of putting an end to years of violence in the impoverished country.
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MiG-23 fighter jet shot down over Libya's Benghazi
Feb 13, 2016 06:29A MiG-23 fighter jet of Libya's internationally recognized government has been shot down while carrying out airstrikes against militant positions in the coastal city of Benghazi.
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Leftists blast out of South African president's address
Feb 12, 2016 07:08South Africa’s leftist opposition lawmakers have walked out of President Jacob Zuma’s annual state of the nation address after piling abuse on him over his performance as head of state.
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Nigerian workers march against rise in electricity prices
Feb 09, 2016 05:04Thousands of Nigerian workers have taken to the streets in the country’s capital to express their anger at a 45-percent increase in electricity prices.
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Envoy: Iran to grow rice, wheat in Africa
Feb 07, 2016 06:38Iran is reportedly looking to lease land in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania for large-scale food production to serve local and export markets.
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Tunisia completes anti-terror fence along border with Libya
Feb 07, 2016 05:56The Tunisian defense minister has announced the completion of a barrier wall along the border with Libya, months after deadly terror attacks on the country's tourist sites by Libya-based ISIL terrorists.