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Tunisia’s long-time leader Ben Ali, ousted by the Arab Spring, dies at 83
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Civilians killed in two deadly attacks in northern Burkina Faso
At least 29 people were killed in Burkina Faso's troubled north on Sunday after a food convoy and a transport truck were attacked, the government said.
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Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's strongman ex-president, dies aged 95
Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean independence icon turned authoritarian leader, has died aged 95.
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Ivory Coast music star DJ Arafat killed in road crash
DJ Arafat, an Ivorian singer with a huge following in francophone Africa, has died after a road accident in Abidjan, the state broadcaster RTI said on Monday.
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Zimbabwe Is on ‘Right Path’ After Decades of Isolation, Mnangagwa Says
Annual inflation is 176%, 18-hour power shortages are regular
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Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi dies at 92
Essebsi had been taken to a military hospital on Wednesday
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Turkey threatens Libyan strongman Haftar as six citizens detained
Turkey says the forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar will become a "legitimate target" if they do not immediately release six Turks.
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Ethiopia Amhara 'coup ringleader killed'
The suspected ringleader of Saturday's failed coup attempt in Ethiopia's Amhara region has been shot dead, police say.
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Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi dies 'in court' – state TV
Egypt's former president, Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted by the military in 2013, dies in court, state TV says
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Car bomb, revenge attack kill several in Somalia
A car bomb exploded near the Somali parliament Saturday, killing eight people, emergency workers said, hours after militia executed nine civilians from a clan with suspected links to the Islamist Al-Shabaab.
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Algeria's former PM Ouyahia jailed in anti-corruption case
Algeria’s Supreme Court on Wednesday placed ex-prime minister Ahmed Ouyahia in custody as part of a raft of anti-graft investigations opened into senior figures linked to the country's former longtime ruler, Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
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Botswana High Court decriminalises gay sex in landmark ruling
In a landmark case, Botswana’s High Court has scraped anti-gay laws which made homosexuality punishable by a jail term, saying “there’s nothing reasonable in discriminating”.
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Four-year-old has dozens of ‘writhing’ worms removed from intestines
Doctors were shocked when they cut open a young boy with severe tummy pains and found something “writhing” inside him. Warning: Graphic.
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Algeria presidential election 'impossible' on July 4, says constitutional council
Algeria cannot hold a presidential election planned for July 4 due to a lack of valid candidates, its constitutional council said on Sunday, prolonging the country's transition after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned two months ago.
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South African lawmakers re-elect Cyril Ramaphosa president
South African lawmakers on Wednesday re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the nation’s president, two weeks after the ruling ANC party returned to power in legislative elections.
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Several killed in attack on Catholic church in Burkina Faso
A Catholic church in north-central Burkina Faso was attacked by armed men on Sunday morning, leaving at least six people, including the priest, dead, Radio France Internationale (RFI) reported.
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French troops free hostages in Burkina Faso
Four foreign hostages have been freed by French forces in the West African country of Burkina Faso, the French government says.
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In South Africa Elections, A.N.C. Can’t Count on Black Middle-Class Voters
In a country where blacks make up 90 percent of the total population of 58 million, the black middle class has reached 5.6 million people, according the Unilever Institute for Strategic Marketing at the University of Cape Town — though other experts estimate the number is lower.
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DR Congo Ebola deaths pass 1,000
The death toll from the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 1,000, the health ministry says.
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Mozambique cyclone: Death toll rises as storm blocks aid
The death toll in cyclone-hit northern Mozambique has risen to 38, officials say, as aid workers struggle to reach the worst-affected areas.
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