Africa
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Guinea-Bissau votes in presidential runoff to end turmoil
Dec 29, 2019 20:19Voters in Guinea-Bissau cast their ballots in a presidential runoff Sunday with the hope of ending months of political turmoil in the coup-prone West African state.
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Libyan Government of National Accord criticizes UNSC silence on Khalifa Haftar crimes
Dec 29, 2019 06:28The Libyan Government of National Accord has criticized the UN's silence over the crimes of the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA) under the command of Khalifa Haftar in the country.
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Hospital sources: 43 pieces of shrapnel still lodged in Sheikh Zakzaki's body
Dec 28, 2019 10:44The Nigerian government has not allowed Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky to receive proper medical attention and treatment for his condition, but according to informed hospital sources, there are still 43 pieces of shrapnel in Sheikh Zakzaky's body.
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Nigerian gov't urged to respect Islam, free ailing Muslim leader
Dec 27, 2019 00:00Qom (IP) - Participants of a meeting to commemorate martyrs of the 2015 massacre of Muslims in Nigeria called for the freedom of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaki, the secretary-general of the country's peaceful Islamic Movement who is in poor health conditions.
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Iran, Ivory coast to cement ties
Dec 26, 2019 22:25Iran's ambassador to Ivory Coast met the vice-president of the southwest African country and discussed bilateral ties.
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35 civilians killed in northern Burkina Faso attack
Dec 25, 2019 07:47At least 35 civilians, mostly women, and seven soldiers were killed in one of the deadliest assaults in the last five years by armed fighters in northern Burkina Faso.
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Sudan prosecutor general opens probe against al-Bashir
Dec 23, 2019 02:01Sudan prosecutor general announced that it has opened an investigation into crimes committed in the Darfur region by ex-president Omar al-Bashir and 50 members of his former regime.
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Turkish crew detained off Libyan coast
Dec 22, 2019 07:41The Libyan National Army (LNA) forces seized a ship with a Turkish crew off the Libyan coast, the LNA’s press service said on Sunday.
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New Algeria president rejected by protesters
Dec 21, 2019 07:14Tens of thousands of Algerians protested on Friday, rejecting the election of newly sworn-in President Abdelmadjid Tebboune as their mass movement debates a response to his offer of talks.
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Algeria swears in new president as protests continue
Dec 19, 2019 14:52Algeria swore in Abdelmadjid Tebboune as the new president on Thursday while the country's protest movement debates its response to his offer of dialogue to end a months-long political crisis.
