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Death toll rises to 109 in Guatemala volcano eruption
Jun 08, 2018 10:20The search for survivors from deadly eruptions of Guatemala's Fuego volcano was temporarily suspended on Thursday due to dangerous conditions for rescue workers, as the death toll from the disaster climbed to 109, authorities said.
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200 missing as Guatemala volcano threatens new eruptions
Jun 07, 2018 04:14Explosions boomed from Guatemala's fearsome Fuego volcano Wednesday, unleashing fresh torrents of molten mud and ash down slopes where officials said 75 people had been killed and 200 were still missing.
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Death toll from Guatemala volcanic eruption rises to 69
Jun 05, 2018 04:19Authorities in Guatemala have increased the number of the dead from a volcanic eruption in the Central American country to 69, as family members search for the missing in makeshift morgues and on streets blanketed with ash.
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Dozens killed in Cameroon’s separatist Anglophone region
May 27, 2018 04:01More than two dozen people have been killed in one of Cameroon’s restive Anglophone regions, in what appears to have been an operation by government forces against alleged separatists.
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Over 200 arrested in anti-terror operation in West Africa
May 19, 2018 14:00More than 200 people were arrested last week in a joint anti-terror and security operation in the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin and Togo, the Burkinabe army said.
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14,000 flee Central African Republic after violence: UN
May 19, 2018 02:30Some 14,000 people have fled violence in the Central African Republic and crossed into the Democratic Republic of Congo in less than a week, the United Nations said Friday.
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African refugees keep suffering in southern Yemen: IOM
May 08, 2018 12:12The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says many refugees arriving in Yemen from Africa continue to suffer from rampant abuse in the southern areas controlled by the Arab country’s ousted government.
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Protesters in Madagascar demand president resignation, as anti-govt. rallies continue
Apr 28, 2018 11:49More than 1,000 anti-government activists have rallied in Madagascar's capital for an eighth consecutive day, demanding the resignation of the president.
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Millions plan to leave Africa for US, Europe: Study
Mar 23, 2018 01:37Nearly 1.5 million people have left sub-Saharan Africa for Europe and the United States since 2010, while millions more are making plans to follow in their footsteps, researchers said on Thursday.
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Forty-four African states sign free trade area pact: AU
Mar 22, 2018 00:24Forty-four African countries have signed an agreement establishing a free trade area seen as vital to the continent's economic development, the head of the African Union said Wednesday.