Africa
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Senegal Unveils 25-year Economic Development Plan
AfriqueCAN Senegal’s government unveiled a 25-year development plan on Monday that it said would lay the foundations for economic sovereignty…
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UN Chief Urges States to Drop Border Controls
AfriqueCAN The head of the U.N. refugee agency warned on Monday that displacement crises in Lebanon and Sudan could worsen,…
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ICC Renews Probe Into ‘Crimes’ in DR Congo
AfriqueCAN The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor said Monday he is renewing an investigation in Congo and focusing on allegations…
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12 killed as Bus Carrying Students Crash in Egypt
AfriqueCAN A bus carrying university students crashed and overturned on a highway in northeastern Egypt, killing 12 people and injuring…
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Nearly 1,000 Migrants cross Channel into UK
AfriqueCAN A record 973 migrants crossed the Channel on small boats on the same day in which four died while…
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France Plans Stricter Immigration Policy
AfriqueCAN French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Tuesday said that France needed a stricter immigration and integration policy as he…
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South Africa Considers Naming Street After Woman Who Hijacked a Plane
AfriqueCAN Officials in South Africa’s biggest city of Johannesburg have proposed renaming a major street after a Palestinian woman who…
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Marburg Virus Outbreak Kills Six in Rwanda
AfriqueCAN Six people have died from an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the health minister has announced. Sabin Nsanzimana…
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Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir Moved to Better Hospital
AfriqueCAN Sudan’s former autocratic President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled for 30 years before he was toppled in a popular uprising…
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Biden Reaches Out to Africa at UN General Assembly
AfriqueCAN President Joe Biden is turning to Africa in the sunset of his presidency. In the space of one day,…
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