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Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger
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Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A tragic airline crash with far-reaching consequences, cataclysmic cyclones that may be a harbinger of the future,…
Ankle injury keeps Salah out of Egypt’s two upcoming matches
Egypt

Ankle injury keeps Salah out of Egypt’s two upcoming matches

Egyptian football superstar Mohamed Salah won’t be able to make it to Egypt’s anticipated matches against Kenya and Comoros, according…
TB drug price slashed in global push to thwart killer disease
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TB drug price slashed in global push to thwart killer disease

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi slashed the price of a key anti-tuberculosis drug on Thursday, boosting the battle against the world’s…
Kenyans rush to swap banknotes as cash ban looms
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Kenyans rush to swap banknotes as cash ban looms

Last week a man walked into a Nairobi car yard and paid for a luxury Mercedes with a mountain of…
Aid groups warn against Kenya’s UN bid to sanction Al-Shabaab
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Aid groups warn against Kenya’s UN bid to sanction Al-Shabaab

Kenya is urging the UN to list Al-Shabaab under the same sanctions as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, but foreign…
Scientists a step closer to saving northern white rhino from extinction
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Scientists a step closer to saving northern white rhino from extinction

Veterinarians have successfully harvested eggs from the last two surviving northern white rhinos, taking them one step closer to bringing…
Gentle giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’
World

Gentle giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’

For most of his life as a Samburu warrior, Lesaiton Lengoloni thought nothing of hunting giraffes, the graceful giants so…
Hidden mysteries lie in wait inside Kenya’s fossil treasury
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Hidden mysteries lie in wait inside Kenya’s fossil treasury

The only hint that something extraordinary lay inside the plain wooden drawer in an unassuming office behind Nairobi National Museum…
Economic “game changer”? African leaders launch free-trade zone
Features/Interviews

Economic “game changer”? African leaders launch free-trade zone

* African leaders meet to discuss key details of free-trade bloc * Potential for Africa’s US$3.4 trillion economy is massive…
LGBT refugees allege harassment in Kenya, a rare safe haven
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LGBT refugees allege harassment in Kenya, a rare safe haven

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi national Nina Muregwa says she feels threatened again. After escaping death threats back home over…
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