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Dec 17, 20242 min read
Women held as sex slaves in Sudan's South Kordofan, Human Rights Watch says
CAIRO - Women from Sudan's South Kordofan state have been repeatedly raped and some held as sex slaves by fighters from the warring Rapid...


Dec 17, 20242 min read
Cameroon's Biya warns of disaster for Central Africa financial stability
YAOUNDE - Cameroon's President Paul Biya warned on Monday of "disastrous consequences" for the countries of the Economic and Monetary...


Dec 10, 20242 min read
Exclusive-Meta contractor dismissed threats to moderators by Ethiopia rebels: court documents
A Meta logo is pictured at a trade fair in Hannover Messe, in Hanover, Germany, April 22, 2024. Annegret Hilse/File Photo NAIROBI - A...


Dec 9, 20242 min read
Ghana's former President Mahama wins election
ACCRA - Ghana's former President John Dramani Mahama has staged a political comeback by winning the West African nation's presidential...


Dec 3, 20243 min read
Biden to mark US and Angola's shared slave trade history
LUANDA - Joe Biden will use his visit to Angola on Tuesday, the first by a U.S. president to the sub-Saharan African country, to mark the...


Dec 2, 20242 min read
Guinea stadium crush kills 56 people after disputed refereeing decision
CONAKRY - A controversial refereeing decision sparked violence and a crush at a soccer match in southeast Guinea, killing 56 people,...


Dec 2, 20243 min read
Facts -Soccer-Major stadium disasters over recent decades
Here is a look at major disasters in soccer stadiums over recent decades after 56 people were killed during a stadium crush in Guinea...


Nov 29, 20242 min read
Mali town at heart of July battle hit by disease and drone strikes
TINZAOUATEN, Mali - Residents of Mali's northern town of Tinzaouaten, caught in the crossfire of a fierce July battle between Tuareg...


Nov 29, 20242 min read
Fifteen dead, more than 100 missing in east Uganda landslide
KAMPALA - Fifteen people have died and at least 100 more are missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rains buried dozens of homes...


Nov 22, 20242 min read
Heavy gunfire erupts in South Sudan capital of Juba
NAIROBI - Heavy gunfire erupted in South Sudan's capital Juba on Thursday evening after security forces moved to arrest the former head...


Nov 22, 20242 min read
Senegalese president's party secures large parliamentary majority
DAKAR - Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's Pastef party has won 130 out of 165 seats in legislative elections, securing a clear...


Nov 21, 20243 min read
Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped in Kenya, his wife says
KAMPALA - A veteran Ugandan opposition politician was kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya at the weekend, transferred to Uganda and...
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