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UN envoy for Libya resigns, amid breakdown of truce
Mar 02, 2020 23:18The UN envoy for Libya announced his resignation as a fragile cease-fire in the North African country continued to break down.
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COVID-19 total death toll passes 3,000, amid more cases reported
Mar 02, 2020 08:15Governments are stepping up efforts to contain infections, as more cases are reported outside China. Washington state in the US reports its second death.
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WHO issues warning over possibility of worldwide outbreak of Coronavirus
Feb 28, 2020 18:08The rapid spread of coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic on Friday 28 February with five countries reporting their first cases, the World Health Organization warning it could spread worldwide
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New Tunisian government wins parliamentary confidence
Feb 27, 2020 18:09The new coalition government in Tunisia was sworn in and started its duty on Thursday under Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh.
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Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak dies at 91
Feb 26, 2020 15:30Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's autocratic ex-President, who ruled for three decades with an iron fist, died on Tuesday morning, 25 February 2020 at age of 91 in Cario. 101/211/216
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Resumption of unrest in Sudan, violence against protesters
Feb 22, 2020 13:11Hundreds of people in Sudan blocked the main roads of Khartoum, the capital, in protest at police crackdown on opposition demonstrations.
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S.Sudan's warring leaders to form long-delayed unity government
Feb 20, 2020 17:20South Sudan President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar agreed on Thursday 20 February to form a unity government, a long-delayed step towards ending six years of war.
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Tunisian PM-designate names new coalition gov't
Feb 20, 2020 05:32Tunisia’s designated Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh on Wednesday named a new coalition government after reaching an agreement with Ennahda moderate Islamist Party, the biggest power in Parliament, ending an ongoing political crisis of four months.
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Libya government suspends peace talks after Tripoli is hit
Feb 19, 2020 01:44Military commander Khalifa Haftar's forces stepped up their attack on the Libyan capital, attacking a strategic port late on Tuesday 18 February.
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Mass graves containing 6,000 bodies discovered in Burundi
Feb 16, 2020 07:37Over 6,000 corpses were recently uncovered in six mass graves in Burundi, it was revealed on Saturday.
