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Nigeria president blames aide for plagiarising Obama
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Zimbabwe will print its own version of the U.S. dollar
Zimbabwe is about to start using its own version of the U.S. dollar.
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South Africa bans anti-gay Arizona pastor from entering the country
Steven Anderson of the Faithful Word Baptist Church prohibited from entering country after 60,000 people signed online petition objecting to his ‘hate speech’
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Baby born on Mediterranean rescue ship
A Nigerian woman has given birth to a boy on board a rescue ship in the Mediterranean after being plucked from an overcrowded rubber dinghy.
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Gabon opposition leader files vote fraud complaint with court
Gabonese opposition leader Jean Ping on Thursday filed a vote fraud complaint to the country's highest court following days of deadly clashes over the country’s disputed presidential elections.
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![Gabon's Constitutional Court declared Bongo winner of the election [Gerauds Wilfried Obangome/Reuters]](/uploads/news/2023_08/4171a23dc30f466ba37b62e37d7684a9_18.jpeg)
Chad's president set to mediate in disputed Gabon election
Idriss Déby, who is accused of rigging elections in his own country, set to head delegation trying to resolve Gabon crisis
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Mali defence minister fired after jihadists temporarily seize town
© Kenzo Triboullard, AFP | File photo of Malian soldiers on patrol.
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Japan, China to hold summit meeting on Monday amid island row
The meeting will follow the conclusion of the two-day G20 summit that started on Sunday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.
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Gabon interior minister declares Ali Bongo election victory
Opposition led by Jean Ping rejects electoral commission results and demands recount in province with reported 99.93% turnout
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![Gabon's President Ali Bongo narrowly wins re-election in bitter presidential campaign as opposition supporters reject result. [Reuters]](/uploads/news/2016_08/23911c3645a143869bf5d8b9bf4ceb31_18.jpeg)
Thousands of migrants rescued off Libya
About 6,500 migrants have been rescued off Libya, the Italian coastguard says, in one of the biggest operations of its kind to date.
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Gabon poll: Ali Bongo rival Jean Ping claims victory
Gabon's main opposition candidate has claimed victory over President Ali Bongo in Saturday's poll, alleging electoral fraud.
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S. Sudan opposition leader in Khartoum for medical treatment
South Sudan opposition leader, Riek Machar, is in Khartoum for medical treatment, a Sudanese minister told the state news agency SUNA on Tuesday, after he left the country to escape government forces.
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Everything We Know About Boko Haram’s Abubakar Shekau
The jihadist group Boko Haram, whose name translates roughly to “Western education is forbidden,” was founded in 2002 by Mohammed Yusuf.
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Nigeria 'kills Boko Haram commanders'
Nigeria's army says it has killed several commanders of the Islamist group Boko Haram in an air strike and seriously wounded its disputed leader.
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Zimbabwe police break up anti-Mugabe protest
Several people have been beaten by police and at least one of the protesters sustained deep cuts on the head.
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![A protest leader said Wednesday's demonstration was just a build-up to a "national shutdown" on August 31 [AP]](/uploads/news/2016_08/3946578de4f2428a8a53edefc67a72d9_18.jpg)
Libyan forces say advancing toward recapture of Sirte from Islamic State
The Misrata-led forces had faced four vehicle-borne bombs, two of which they had destroyed on the ground before they could reach their targets, Issa said.
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Chibok girls: Boko Haram video purports to show captives
The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has released a video purporting to show some of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls.
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South Africa regains Africa's 'biggest economy' title from Nigeria
South Africa has regained the title of Africa's largest economy, two years after Nigeria rebased its economy to claim the spot, according to IMF data.
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U.S.-backed Libyan militias take over Islamic State headquarters in Sirte
The militants seized control of the city, the hometown of Libya's former dictatorMuammar Gadhafi, in 2015.
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Ethiopia protests: 'Nearly 100 killed' in Oromia and Amhara
Nearly 100 people were killed in the weekend's protests in Ethiopia as demonstrators clashed with security forces in different parts of the country, Amnesty International says.
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