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US Africa command ends operation in Daesh bastion in Libya
Dec 21, 2016 02:00The US military has formally announced the end of operations in the Libyan city of Sirte following the recent capturing of the coastal city from the clutches of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group (ISIL).
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UN, African Union urge Gambian rule to respect vote results
Dec 11, 2016 03:39The United Nations and the African Union have urged the Gambian president to pave the way for a peaceful transfer of power to his successor a day after he rejected results from recent presidential elections in the country.
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Bomb explosions kill at least 10 in northeast Nigeria
Dec 09, 2016 11:41At least 10 people have been killed in two bomb blasts that ripped through a bustling market in Nigeria's northeastern town of Madagali, a survivor says.
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UN names 41 peacekeepers in sex abuse in Central African Republic
Dec 06, 2016 09:41The UN has named and referred for punishment 41 of its peacekeepers accused of a slew of “abhorrent” sexual abuse of refugees in the Central African Republic (CAR).
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Clashes in central DR Congo leave 23 dead: Official
Dec 05, 2016 16:58Tribal clashes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have claimed the lives of nearly two dozen people over the past three days, a government official says.
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About 16 dead, thousands displaced in CAR clashes: UN
Nov 24, 2016 11:17At least 16 people have lost their lives and thousands of civilians have been displaced in the Central African Republic (CAR) during recent clashes between rival armed groups in the country, the United Nations (UN) says.
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Morocco quits Africa-Arab summit in Equatorial Guinea
Nov 23, 2016 11:03Morocco has quit the fourth Africa-Arab World Summit in Equatorial Guinea in protest against the presence of a delegation from the Polisario Front, a group seeking the independence of Western Sahara.
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Catholic church acknowledges role in Rwanda genocide
Nov 21, 2016 06:06The Catholic Church in Rwanda has finally stepped forward with a long-awaited apology for its role in the mass slaughter of ethnic Tutsis in the East African nation.
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Scores killed in Mozambique fuel truck blast
Nov 18, 2016 10:53Scores of people have been killed and more than a hundred others injured in an explosion that happened as they tried to siphon oil from an overturned truck in western Mozambique.
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Train derailment kills 55, wound nearly 600 in Cameroon
Oct 22, 2016 06:40At least 55 people, including women and children, have lost their lives and nearly 600 others sustained injuries in an accident during which an overloaded passenger train derailed in southern Cameroon, authorities say.