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The United Nations (UN) peacekeepers in Mali should be mandated to confront terrorist groups in the country, the West African
Zimbabwe police detained for complaining on WhatsApp
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Best pictures from the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi last night was crowned the winner of the 2016 Ballon d’Or in a ceremony held at
President Buhari’s ally returns ‘stolen money’
A close ally of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has returned $500,000 he allegedly received from the embattled former national security
Lawsuit demands withdrawal of Mubarak medals, decorations
A lawyer filed a lawsuit before the administrative court of the State Council demanding the withdrawal of medals and decorations
CAR seeks lessons on post genocide recovery from Rwanda
A 21-person delegation from the Central African Republic comprising of top government officials, civil society members, religious leaders, academics and
40 dogs killed in Minya,Egypt as campaigns to exterminate stray animals continue
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Heatwave claims lives in South Africa
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On Benin’s voodoo holiday, followers pray and sacrifice for peace
The national voodoo holiday in the West African country of Benin had a distinctively political accent this year as practitioners
Use of harmful plastic bags to be banned in Tanzania
Tanzanian authorities said on Sunday that they were planning to completely ban the use of environmentally harmful plastic bags. “We