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A South Sudan community is denied aid as government and opposition blame each other

Displaced people in a South Sudan village have been denied lifesaving aid by the government, according to eyewitnesses and aid groups

A South Sudan community is denied aid as government and opposition blame each other
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Gunmen attack orphanage in northern Nigeria and abduct 23 pupils

Gunmen have raided an orphanage in north-central Nigeria, abducting 23 pupils

Gunmen attack orphanage in northern Nigeria and abduct 23 pupils
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Islamic State militants kill at least 29 in an attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria

Officials say militants with the Islamic State group attacked a village overnight in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 29 people

Islamic State militants kill at least 29 in an attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria
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South Sudan says 14 killed in plane crash near Juba

A plane crashed southwest of South Sudan's capital Juba on Monday, killing all 14 people on board, the country's civil aviation authority said.

South Sudan says 14 killed in plane crash near Juba
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Mali at risk of splintering after jihadi and separatist attacks

In simultaneous attacks launched on Saturday, an alliance of al Qaeda-linked militants and separatist rebels killed

Mali at risk of splintering after jihadi and separatist attacks
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Marathon record-breaker says he underwent strict testing regime before smashing 2-hour barrier

Sabastian Sawe hopes the stringent testing regime he underwent before becoming the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in marathon running will prove to the world he is competing clean

Marathon record-breaker says he underwent strict testing regime before smashing 2-hour barrier
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Clashes over water access kill at least 42 people in Chad

Clashes between two families over water access have killed at least 42 people in eastern Chad, according to the government

Clashes over water access kill at least 42 people in Chad
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Congo creates a paramilitary mining guard backed by US and UAE funding

Congo has announced the creation of a paramilitary guard to secure its mining operations, backed by U.S. and Emirati investments

Congo creates a paramilitary mining guard backed by US and UAE funding
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The insurgent groups battling Mali's military-led government

Mali's government is facing new questions about how long it can hold on to power two days after insurgents launched attacks across the country, hitting the main army base outside

The insurgent groups battling Mali's military-led government
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Malian defense chief is killed as jihadis and rebels seize towns and military bases

Malian Minister of Defense Gen. Sadio Camara has been killed in an attack as jihadi and rebel forces seized towns and military bases across the West African country

Malian defense chief is killed as jihadis and rebels seize towns and military bases
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Mali defence minister killed in major weekend assault

Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in an attack on his residence, the government said on Sunday, a high-profile fatality during coordinated assaults staged the

Mali defence minister killed in major weekend assault
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Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara killed in attack on Saturday, state TV reports

Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in an attack carried out by insurgents on Saturday, a government spokesperson said on Sunday on state television, confirming

Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara killed in attack on Saturday, state TV reports
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Mali army bases hit in large-scale attacks claimed by al Qaeda-linked militants

An al Qaeda affiliate and Tuareg rebels claimed ​responsibility ​on Saturday ​for coordinated attacks across Mali, in one of the boldest operations insurgents have mounted

Mali army bases hit in large-scale attacks claimed by al Qaeda-linked militants
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Islamic militants and separatists claim sweeping attacks across Mali

Islamic militants and separatists say they attacked several locations in Mali’s capital, Bamako, and other cities in one of the largest coordinated attacks in the West African country in recent years

Islamic militants and separatists claim sweeping attacks across Mali
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Tunisia suspends one of Africa’s oldest rights groups as crackdown widens

Authorities in Tunisia have ordered a one-month suspension of the Tunisian League for Human Rights

Tunisia suspends one of Africa’s oldest rights groups as crackdown widens
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Tunisia suspends Nobel Peace Prize-winning LTDH rights group

Tunisian authorities on Friday ordered a one-month suspension of activities by the Human Rights League (LTDH), according to a statement from the group, which was among the

Tunisia suspends Nobel Peace Prize-winning LTDH rights group
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South Africa promises crackdown on xenophobic attacks after Ghana protests

South African authorities promised on Friday to crack down on anyone carrying out xenophobic attacks on Ghanaians and other foreign nationals, a day after Ghana

South Africa promises crackdown on xenophobic attacks after Ghana protests
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Eswatini celebrates King Mswati III's 40 years as critics decry royal spending

Marching bands blew horns, women ululated and men cheered on Friday to celebrate King Mswati III's 40 years on Eswatini's throne,

Eswatini celebrates King Mswati III's 40 years as critics decry royal spending
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Plane skids off runway in Kenya, passengers unharmed

A passenger plane overran the runway and careered into roadside bushes at a remote airstrip in northeastern Kenya on Friday, but all 36 people on board escaped without

Plane skids off runway in Kenya, passengers unharmed
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Pope condemns killing of protesters in Iran, reaffirms stance against war

Pope Leo on Thursday firmly condemned the killing of protesters in Iran, after U.S.

Pope condemns killing of protesters in Iran, reaffirms stance against war
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Pope urges US and Iran to return to peace talks and condemns capital punishment

Pope Leo XIV is urging the United States and Iran to return to talks to end the war

Pope urges US and Iran to return to peace talks and condemns capital punishment
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Tanzania inquiry says over 500 killed in last year's election violence

At least 518 people were killed in violence that broke out during Tanzania's elections last October, a government-appointed commission of inquiry said on

Tanzania inquiry says over 500 killed in last year's election violence
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Mauritius tells UK it will wait until end-July for Chagos deal

Mauritius said it would wait up to the end of July for Britain to finalise a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands after London put the agreement on hold following

Mauritius tells UK it will wait until end-July for Chagos deal
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Tanzania postelection inquiry shows 518 people died in last year’s violence

A commission in Tanzania formed to investigate postelection violence says that at least 518 people died after the October vote

Tanzania postelection inquiry shows 518 people died in last year’s violence