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Extremist attack in Somalia’s capital kills at least 9
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Extremist attack in Somalia’s capital kills at least 9

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A large explosion in Somalia’s capital killed at least nine people and injured eight others, a…
Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawals for ceasefire talks
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Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawals for ceasefire talks

ADDIS ABABA, July 4 (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Tigray region wants a full withdrawal of troops from Eritrea and the neighboring…
West Africa’s Eco currency plan remains a pipe dream
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West Africa’s Eco currency plan remains a pipe dream

Since its conception in 2003, leaders of the fifteen-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have postponed the launch of…
Trapped in Ethiopia’s Tigray, people ‘falling like leaves’
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Trapped in Ethiopia’s Tigray, people ‘falling like leaves’

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The plea arrived from a remote area that had so far produced only rumors and residents…
Virus infections surging in Africa’s vulnerable rural areas
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Virus infections surging in Africa’s vulnerable rural areas

ZVIMBA, Zimbabwe (AP) — For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been…
Tigray’s former rulers back in Mekelle, Ethiopian government declares ceasefire
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Tigray’s former rulers back in Mekelle, Ethiopian government declares ceasefire

June 28 (Reuters) – The former rulers of Ethiopia’s Tigray region said on Monday they were back in control of…
As virus surges in Uganda, hospitals accused of profiteering
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As virus surges in Uganda, hospitals accused of profiteering

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — As he struggled to breathe earlier this month, Dr. Nathan Tumubone was tormented by thoughts of…
Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre, say UN and government
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Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre, say UN and government

OUAGADOUGOU, June 24 (Reuters) – A massacre in northeast Burkina Faso in which more than 130 people were killed this…
Medical official: air strike kills at least 43 in Ethiopia’s Tigray
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Medical official: air strike kills at least 43 in Ethiopia’s Tigray

ADDIS ABABA June 23 (Reuters) – An air strike killed at least 43 people in the town of Togoga in…
UN expert says Eritrea has ‘effective control’ in parts of Tigray
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UN expert says Eritrea has ‘effective control’ in parts of Tigray

GENEVA, June 22 (Reuters) – Eritrea now has “effective control” of parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a U.N. human rights…
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