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Rush-hour car bomb kills dozens in Somali capital
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Algeria's powerful military chief Ahmed Gaid Salah dies
Algerian strongman military chief Ahmed Gaid Salah, known for telling veteran leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign, has died aged 79, official media say.
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Why Algeria’s Election Probably Won’t Stop Months of Protests
Many Algerians say Thursday's election is just more of the same — and even after 10 months of protests, they're not done yet.
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Ennahda-backed Saied wins Tunisia presidency
If the parliament still cannot agree, there will be a new election.
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Tunisia’s long-time leader Ben Ali, ousted by the Arab Spring, dies at 83
Tunisia’s former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali has died at the age of 83. The first casualty of the Arab Spring, Ben Ali was forced from power by popular revolt in 2011 after 23 years in office and had since been living in exile in Saudi Arabia.
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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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