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Explainer-Why are Ethiopia and Eritrea on the brink of a possible war?
Longtime foes Ethiopia and Eritrea could be headed towards war, officials in northern Ethiopia and regional experts have warned. A...
Mar 18
Congo jails three Chinese citizens in illegal mining crackdown
BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo - A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were...
Jan 17
Mozambique president sworn in as post-election protest deaths rise
MAPUTO -Daniel Chapo of Mozambique's long-ruling Frelimo party was sworn in as president on Wednesday at a sparsely attended ceremony, as...
Jan 17
South Africa pulls 36 corpses from illegal mine, arrests 82 survivors
STILFONTEIN, South Africa - South African rescuers have pulled out 36 dead bodies and 82 survivors from a gold mine deep underground in...
Jan 17
Benin festival seeks to dispel voodoo stereotypes
OUIDAH, Benin - Modeste Zinsou, manager of Benin's Python Temple, gently drapes a live snake around a visitor's neck at the country's...
Jan 17
Footage shows trapped miners, dead bodies underground after South Africa raid
JOHANNESBURG -At least 400 illegal miners remained trapped underground in South Africa two months after a police raid, a group working on...
Jan 17
Celebrations in Sudan's Wad Madani as army takes over strategic city
WAD MADANI, Sudan -Civilians and soldiers celebrated in Wad Madani, the capital of Sudan's El Gezira state, after it was recaptured by...
Jan 17
At least 71 killed in Ethiopia road accident
ADDIS ABABA - At least 71 people died in Ethiopia when a truck packed with passengers plunged into a river, according to the spokesperson...
Jan 2
Exclusive-Sudan drops out of hunger-monitor system on eve of famine report
The Sudanese government has suspended its participation in the global hunger-monitoring system on the eve of a report that’s expected to...
Dec 24, 2024
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