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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.
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On last leg of Africa tour, Zarif meets Niger officials
Oct 27, 2017 07:58Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran has held meetings with senior officials in Niger’s capital, ending a three-leg tour of Africa, which earlier took him to South Africa and Uganda.
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FM Zarif begins key tour of Africa
Oct 22, 2017 05:14Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has left the country on a three-leg tour of African nations, his first since the inauguration of the Islamic Republic’s 12th administration earlier in the year.
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Madagascar plague deaths hit 94, 1,100 suspected cases: WHO
Oct 20, 2017 12:57The death toll from a plague outbreak in Madagascar has risen to 94, with the number of suspected cases jumping to more than 1,100, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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US alarmed by China’s increasing global military role
Oct 07, 2017 08:56China’s inauguration of its first military base abroad in Djibouti has raised concerns among US intelligence officials that Beijing’s growing military presence around the world could spark a conflict of interests among the two sides, a report says.
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EU plans to accept 50,000 refugees from Africa, Mideast
Sep 27, 2017 14:22The EU unveiled plans Wednesday to take at least 50,000 refugees directly from Africa, the Middle East and Turkey to discourage refugee boats from making the risky Mediterranean crossing.