Africa
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South Sudan rebel leader arrives in Ethiopia for talks to end civil war
Jun 20, 2018 15:40South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar has arrived in Ethiopia for a face-to-face meeting with his arch-rival, President Salva Kiir, for the first time in two years in an effort to negotiate an end to a five-year-old civil war.
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Deadly flood hits Ivory Coast
Jun 20, 2018 08:23Hundreds have been forced to leave their homes due to severe flooding in the economic capital, Abidjan.
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Nigeria fans struggle to leave in time for crucial Iceland match
Jun 19, 2018 14:41About 100 Nigerian soccer fans stranded in Kaliningrad following their team’s loss to Croatia in their World Cup opener were finally on the move on Monday after what was described as a visa gaffe.
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Zimbabwe's president seeks to highlight his ‘everyday man’ credentials
Jun 19, 2018 08:52Zimbabweans have largely dismissed the move by president Emmerson Mnangagwa to queue along with ordinary citizens to buy fried chicken over the weekend, with just a little over a month to the election.
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Group of Egyptian lawmakers slam Sisi's fiscal reforms
Jun 18, 2018 16:36A group of Egyptian lawmakers on Sunday criticized recent fiscal reforms enacted by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s government, especially subsidy cuts to fuel and electricity.
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Eight Kenyan police officers killed by roadside bomb in country’s east
Jun 18, 2018 08:09A Kenyan legislator says eight police officers have died in his constituency after the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by a roadside bomb planted by suspected extremists.
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31 killed in suicide attacks in Nigeria
Jun 17, 2018 18:18Two blasts ripped through the town of Damboa in Nigeria’s Borno state targeting people in an attack bearing all the hallmarks of Boko Haram.
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Somalia, Ethiopia to jointly invest in four seaports on the Red Sea
Jun 17, 2018 07:26Somalia and Ethiopia announced they were jointly investing in four seaports to attract foreign investment to their two countries, the latest move in a tussle for access to ports along one of the world’s most strategic waterways.
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Ugandan Muslim worshippers perform Eid-Al Fitr prayers
Jun 16, 2018 15:19Hundreds of thousands of Ugandan Muslims joined millions across the world to say their Eid-Al Fitr prayers . They marked the end of their month-long fast with various different celebrations.A month of fasting between sunrise and sunset takes place for either 29 or 30 days during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Eid al-Fitr, which translates from Arabic as “festival of breaking the fast”, usually begins with mass prayers and reciting the Salat al-Eid.
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Cameroon rejects Amnesty report on Anglophone crisis
Jun 16, 2018 08:48Cameroon government said in a statement on Friday, they will reject Amnesty international report with the greatest firmness.
