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Congo frees 600 inmates at main prison in a bid to ease overcrowding
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Guinea’s most wanted fugitive, a former senior military officer convicted of crimes against humanity, was extradited from neighboring Liberia, the Guinean minister of justice said Thursday.
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Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals
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A Tunisian presidential candidate sentenced to 20 months vows to campaign from prison
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A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
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Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa
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A U.N.-chartered plane was damaged in an Islamist attack in Mali
A plane that was used for humanitarian work by the World Food Program was damaged during an Islamist attack in the capital of Mali, according to the South African aviation company that owns the plane.
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Relentless fighting is devastating Sudan and escalating in Darfur’s capital, UN says
Relentless violence is devastating Sudan, and large-scale fighting has escalated in and around El Fasher.
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Nigeria warns of possible flooding as Cameroon releases water from dam
Nigeria has warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in neighboring Cameroon.
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Ghana’s main opposition party stages nationwide protests over alleged voter roll irregularities
Ghana’s biggest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress, has held nationwide protests. It demanded an audit of the voter roll for the upcoming December general election.
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The lawyer for 3 Americans facing a death sentence over Congo coup attempt files appeal
Three Americans sentenced to death in Congo for a coup attempt have filed an appeal. That’s according to their lawyer on Tuesday who spoke to The Associated Press.
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20 people die in a militia attack in restive northeastern Congo
Local authorities say a militia attack has killed over a dozen villagers in northeastern Congo, the latest in a series of violent assaults targeting civilians.
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Algeria’s president sworn in for a second term after lopsided election
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been sworn in for a second term after being elected in a landslide vote marred by apathy and questions around the vote count.
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Zimbabwe and Namibia will kill scores of elephants to feed people facing drought
Zimbabwe and Namibia plan to slaughter hundreds of wild elephants and other animals to feed hunger-stricken residents amid severe drought conditions in the southern African countries.
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Mali troops put down a deadly militant attack in the capital
Army troops have subdued Islamic militants who attacked a military training camp and the airport in Mali’s capital, but some soldiers were killed.
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281 inmates escape after floods brought down prison’s walls in northeast Nigeria
Nigerian authorities say 281 inmates escaped after devastating floods brought down a prison’s walls in the country’s northeast.
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Nigerian army rescues 13 hostages from extremist group
Nigeria’s army says that troops have rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped by an extremist group in the northwestern state of Kaduna.
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Roadside explosions in Somali capital Mogadishu kill 5, official says
Roadside explosions in the Somali capital have killed five people and wounded eight others. An explosive device had been planted on a spot in a street where many young people had gathered to take photos on Saturday afternoon.
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Comoros president is ‘slightly injured’ in knife attack. The suspect is found dead in police cell
Authorities say the president of the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros has been “slightly injured” in a knife attack while attending the funeral of a religious leader.
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Ugandan Olympic athlete who died after her partner set her on fire gets a military funeral
Thousands of mourners in Uganda have been paying their respects to Rebecca Cheptegei. The Olympic athlete was honored Saturday with a military funeral.
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South Sudan postpones December elections by 2 years citing incomplete preparations
The government in South Sudan has postponed elections scheduled for December for two years citing the need to complete processes such as a census, the drafting of a permanent constitution and registration of political parties.
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Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
A military court in Congo has convicted 37 people, including three Americans, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt and sentenced them to death.
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Tunisian authorities escalate pre-election crackdown and arrest Islamists en masse
Dozens of members of Tunisia’s largest opposition party have been arrested this week ahead of the formal start this weekend of the campaign season for the country’s presidential election.
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WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting against the disease in Africa.
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Pravin Gordhan, a South African government minister who was activist against apartheid, dies at 75
Pravin Gordhan, who was a South African government minister for many years after beginning his political career opposing apartheid, has died.
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US backs 2 permanent seats for African nations on the UN Security Council
The United States says it will support the addition of two new permanent seats on the powerful U.N. Security Council for African nations. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
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Senegal’s president dissolves parliament to call a snap legislative election
Senegal’s president has dissolved the opposition-dominated parliament, paving the way for a snap legislative election after he took office on an anti-establishment platform.
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Conflict in South Africa’s coalition government is ‘not catastrophic,’ says major party leader
The leader of South Africa’s second biggest party says there will be conflict in the new coalition government, and it should not be viewed as “catastrophic.”
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Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week as Africa CDC calls the toll unacceptable
The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in a week, a toll the agency’s director-general described as “not acceptable.”
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UN warns some 25 million Sudanese risk famine without more donations
The World Food Program’s director is appealing for more money and access to feed 25 million people at risk of famine in Sudan.
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After migrant boat tragedy, Senegal’s president vows sanctions against people smugglers
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal promised severe sanctions against people smugglers during his visit on Wednesday to the town of Mbour, the departure point of a boat that capsized on Sunday, killing at least 37 people.
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Sudan accuses UAE of arming rivals and prolonging war, UAE accuses Sudan of refusing to talk peace
The Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates of providing weapons to its rival paramilitary force and prolonging the 17-month war.
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Flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and over a million displaced
Authorities say severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and affected more than a million others.
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Algeria election results are being questioned by the opposition candidates and the president himself
Algerians expected an uneventful election that would bestow President Abdelmadjid Tebboune a second term.
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Critics say a South African education bill on language in schools threatens new unity government
South Africa’s second largest political party says an education bill that would give the government more control over white minority language schools is a threat to the country’s new government of national unity.
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