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Gunmen from Nigeria kill 5 Cameroonian soldiers, MP says
It is the latest in a series of attempts to seize territory in the area. Aka Martin Tyoga, MP for…
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 strikes Ethiopia
The quake’s epicenter was located 88 miles (142 km) east of the capital, Addis Ababa, and was at a shallow…
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Blaze destroys Ghana's largest clothes market(+VIDEO)
The fire, which erupted late on Wednesday, consumed vast sections of the largest used clothes market in the West African…
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Ivory Coast says French troops to leave country after decades
In an end-of-year address to the nation on Tuesday, President Alassane Ouattara said the 43rd BIMA marine infantry battalion at…
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At least 71 killed in Ethiopia road accident
A truck packed with passengers plunged into a river in Sidama state, some 300km (186 miles) south of Ethiopia’s capital…
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Morocco migrant boat wreck on Dec 19 left 70 missing
Around 80 migrants were on board the vessel heading for Spain, with “25 young Malians unfortunately identified among the victims,”…
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US ramping up biological warfare presence in Africa
“The documents at our disposal confirm that the US biological warfare presence on the African continent is growing at a…
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At least 35 children killed in crowd crush in Nigeria
Police said eight people had been arrested “for their various involvements” in the incident. Among those detained was the main…
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At least 25 killed after boat capsizes in Congo
The vessel was believed to have more than 100 passengers on board after leaving from the town of Inongo, northeast…
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Cyclone kills over 34 people in Mozambique
The cyclone first hit the country on Sunday in the Cabo Delgado province, where 28 people were killed, the center…
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