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Nigeria's army said Boko Haram militants took the hostages from different communities. Kidnappings have become a growing security concern across the West African country.
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The governments of Nigeria and Ghana are offering to fly citizens home from South Africa after a spate of anti-migrant attacks.
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The governments of Nigeria and Ghana are offering to fly citizens home from South Africa after a spate of anti-migrant attacks.
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Mali's military government is offering $3.5 million for information leading to the arrest or killing of Iyad Ag Ghaly. The junta is also offering smaller rewards for other suspects, including Tuareg separatists.
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World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had recently visited the epicenter of the outbreak in the DR Congo. He said the "virus is ahead of us, we need to move faster."
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A Kenyan court has blocked a planned quarantine center for US citizens, as President Ruto urged people to "relax" about the facility. Meanwhile, the WHO has dramatically scaled back the number of suspected cases.
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An international court has rejected a Rwandan claim for millions in damages over a scrapped deal to send asylum seekers to the East African nation.
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's party is running unopposed in several constituencies. Opposition parties have warned that the elections are even less open than previous votes.
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Addressing the public from the epicenter of the DRC Ebola outbreak, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged residents to stay safe during burials of Ebola victims and called on infected people to seek care early.
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Ghana's Parliament passed one of the most repressive anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Africa. The law imposes prison terms on individuals who "promote" LGBTQ+ activities.
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Ghana's parliament passed one of the most repressive anti-LGBTQ laws in Africa. The law imposes prison terms on individuals who promote LGBTQ activities.
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The US proposal to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya has been met with fierce backlash from medical workers in the East African country, where no cases have been confirmed.
The head of the World Health Organization vowed to "overcome this outbreak" as he traveled for the epicenter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo.
The head of the World Health Organization vowed to "overcome this outbreak" as he traveled for the epicenter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo.
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Members of the lower house of the French parliament unanimously voted to abolish a series of royal edicts known as the "Code noir" or Black Code. The bill stops short of some lawmakers' demands like possible reparations.
At least 16 students were killed and 73 injured at a girls' boarding school in central Kenya, authorities said.
At least 16 students were killed and 73 injured at a girls' boarding school in central Kenya, authorities said.
Authorities are trying to account for all the students at Utumishi Girls School in the Gilgil area.
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Uganda has shut its border "with immediate effect," despite warnings by the WHO that the move could backfire and cause the disease to spread.
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Hundreds of Ghanaians are leaving South Africa on special repatriation flights as anti-immigration protests and violence against foreigners escalate in the richer African nation.
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