Separatists kill two soldiers, official in Cameroon
Two soldiers and a civil servant were killed separate attacks in Southwest Cameroon, officials said Saturday, the latest violence in ...
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Gunmen kidnap 136 kids from Islamic seminary
Gunmen seized 136 children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria over the weekend, the state government said, the latest ...
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ICTSI hikes stake in Congo terminal
A wholly-owned subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services Inc. in Africa acquired an additional 10-percent stake in the operator of ...
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Study: Invasive species costing Africa $3.66 tn a year
Invasive species introduced by human activity are costing African agriculture some $3.66 trillion every year -- around 1.5 times the ...
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Flash floods kill 14, displace 8,000 in Angolan capital
Flash floods triggered by torrential rains in Angola have killed at least 14 people and displaced around 8,000 in the ...
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Call her ‘Thandiwe’
British actress Thandie Newton says she is reverting to the original Zimbabwean spelling of her name, Thandiwe, after decades in Hollywood. Newton, ...
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Africa struggling with second wave of Covid-19
Health systems in Africa hobbled by shortages of oxygen and other resources are struggling with Covid’s “second wave,” pushing the ...
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WHO warns malaria fight flat-lining
Progress in eliminating malaria has stalled in recent years, the World Health Organization said Monday, with more than 400,000 people ...
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Cameroon police use tear gas to break up protest
Police on Tuesday used tear gas and water cannon to break up a protest by hundreds of people in Cameroon's ...
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US: Due process for ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero
America’s top diplomat for Africa has urged a fair trial for “Hotel Rwanda” hero Paul Rusesabagina, as concern mounts over ...
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