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Dozens killed in twin bomb attacks at churches in Egypt: reports
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French soldier killed in 'clash with terrorists' in Mali
A French soldier has been killed in a "clash with terrorists" in southeast Mali near the border with Burkina Faso, the French presidential office announced on Thursday.
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Four Day-Old Baby Among Migrants Rescued From Mediterranean Sea
The baby was travelling on one of two rubber boats carrying over 200 migrants from North and Central Africa, Sri Lanka and Yemen
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Ivory Coast's ex-first lady Simone Gbagbo acquitted of crimes against humanity
An Ivory Coast jury on Tuesday acquitted former first lady Simone Gbagbo of crimes against humanity during the 2010-11 post-election crisis in a stunning verdict after the prosecution had sought to jail her for life.
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Militia Fighters Decapitate 40 Police Officers In Congo
More than 400 people have been killed in the insurgency.
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Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak freed from detention
Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak left a military hospital on Friday where he had spent much of his six-year detention, his lawyer said.
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Ghana: Accident at popular Kintampo waterfalls kills 20 students
National fire service spokesman Prince Billy Anaglate reportedly said that 18 students were confirmed dead
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King of Morocco names Saad Eddine El Othmani as new prime minister
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has named Saad Eddine El Othmani of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) as the country’s new prime minister and asked him to form a government, a statement carried by MAP state news agency said on Friday.
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Mubarak to be released from prison after acquittal in protester deaths
Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak is to be released this week, his lawyer said on Monday, after an appeals court acquitted him of involvement in the deaths of protesters during the 2011 uprising against him.
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Nigeria President Buhari: I've never been so sick
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said he has never been "so sick" as he has felt in recent weeks.
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South Africa's SASSA crisis: Lumka Oliphant refuses English interview
A row has broken out in South Africa after a government official refused to conduct a radio interview in English.
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South African anti-immigrant protesters clash with migrants
South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to break up clashes between local protesters and migrants in Pretoria on Friday at a march against immigration.
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South African anti-immigrant protesters clash with migrants
South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to break up clashes between local protesters and migrants in Pretoria on Friday at a march against immigration.
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The bodies of 74 migrants have washed ashore in Libya according to Libya’s Red Crescent
SCORES of bodies, presumably of African migrants, washed ashore in Libya, in the western city of Zawiya on the Mediterranean Sea, Libya’s Red Crescent spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Angola's President Dos Santos anoints deputy Lourenco
Angola's long-time President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has confirmed he will step down before August's poll and has announced his likely successor.
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Gambia's new President Adama Barrow arrives home
Gambia's President Adama Barrow has returned to the country to assume power - days after his predecessor Yahya Jammeh left to go into exile.
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Gambia crisis: Senegal troops 'enter' to back new president
Senegalese troops have entered The Gambia to ensure Adama Barrow assumes power as the country's new president, a Senegalese army spokesman has said.
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Gambia crisis: Barrow sworn in in Senegal as Jammeh stays put
Adama Barrow, the man who won The Gambia's disputed election, has been sworn in as president.
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No word from Gambia leader Jammeh as deadline to cede power passes
After more than two decades in power, Gambian President Yahya Jammeh faced the prospect of a military intervention by regional forces, as the man who once pledged to rule the West African nation for a billion years clung to power.
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Gambia's President Jammeh refuses to leave office as deadline passes
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is refusing to step down despite efforts to persuade him to leave office ahead of a deadline set by Senegal.
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