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38 killed, 53k displaced in Madagascar cyclone
Mar 11, 2017 06:18Nearly 40 people have lost their lives and 180 others sustained injuries since a powerful cyclone battered the Island Nation of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean mid-last week.
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Hundreds of African refugees cross fenced border into Spain
Feb 20, 2017 14:21Hundreds of refugees have managed to cross the border from Morocco into Spanish territory after scaling a six-meter-high barbed-wired fence, the Red Cross says.
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West African troops in Gambia to secure transfer of power to new president
Jan 22, 2017 16:07Hours after the Gambia's former President Yahya Jammeh left the country after 22 years in power, West African troops approached the capital to secure the arrival of President Adama Barrow from Senegal.
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Eight individuals as rich as world’s poorest half: Oxfam
Jan 16, 2017 09:01The UK-based international charity, Oxfam, has warned of soaring economic inequality worldwide, saying that just eight men possess as much wealth as the poorest half of the world’ population, with Microsoft chairman Bill Gates topping the list.
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Ivory Coast clinches deal with mutinous soldiers
Jan 14, 2017 03:26A deal has been reached between the Ivory Coast’s government and the mutinous troops, days after a group of dissident army soldiers took over army bases in cities across the West African country, demanding bonus payments.
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Nana Akufo-Addo sworn in as Ghana's new president
Jan 08, 2017 06:05Ghana’s new president, Nana Akufo-Addo, has been sworn in after defeating incumbent John Dramani Mahama in last month’s peaceful elections.
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Former soldiers seize Ivory Coast city
Jan 06, 2017 11:26Former soldiers in the Ivory Coast have taken control of the city of Bouake, causing a shutdown in the West African country’s second-largest metropolitan city.
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Mozambique rebel leader extends ceasefire
Jan 04, 2017 02:57Mozambique's Renamo opposition party has extended a ceasefire by two months to allow talks with President Filipe Nyusi's government, raising the prospects for future peace in the African country.
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France hints at plan for ‘long’ military stay in Chad
Dec 30, 2016 04:47Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says French troopers stationed in Chad should “prepare for a long war” against regional militants, in a remark that reveals France’s plans for prolonged military presence in its former African colony.
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ECOWAS will deploy troops to Gambia if Jammeh does not step down
Dec 23, 2016 15:20The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it will deploy troops to the Gambia if longtime President Yahya Jammeh does not leave office at the end of his mandate in January.