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Nigeria Chibok girls: At least 80 freed by Boko Haram
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South Africa's Jacob Zuma abandons rally after being booed
South Africa's scandal-hit President Jacob Zuma has abandoned a May Day rally after he was booed by workers demanding his resignation.
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French forces kill militants in Mali forest
France says its forces in West Africa have killed or captured more than 20 militants in a forest near Mali's border with Burkina Faso.
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Senegal court upholds war crimes ruling against Habré
A special court in Senegal on Thursday upheld former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré's life sentence for war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture, but acquitted him of rape.
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French Voters in Africa Back Macron, Reject Le Pen
Six of the seven countries are former French colonies; Rwanda was colonized by Belgium and was mainly French-speaking before the current Rwandan Patriotic Front took power following the 1994 genocide.
Trump should revoke the visas of corrupt Nigerian rulers
Allen Grane and I have recently written a Council Special Report urging the Trump administration to make support of anti-corruption efforts by the Nigerian and South African governments a priority.
Nigerian security thwarts Boko Haram plan to target US, UK embassies
The statement said five suspects who had been based in Benue State and the Federal Capital Territory were arrested.
Dozens killed in twin bomb attacks at churches in Egypt: reports
EGYPT’S Health Ministry says an explosion at a church in the coastal city of Alexandria has killed 11 people, and wounded at least 35 others.
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.
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
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.
Militia Fighters Decapitate 40 Police Officers In Congo
More than 400 people have been killed in the insurgency.
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.
Ghana: Accident at popular Kintampo waterfalls kills 20 students
National fire service spokesman Prince Billy Anaglate reportedly said that 18 students were confirmed dead
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
