Africa

Tunisia’s Central Bank Keeps key Interest Rate Unchanged at 8%

Tunisia’s central bank has kept the key interest rate unchanged at 8%, it said on Friday, adding it was watching…

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Nearly 400 Ethiopians Have Died of Starvation Recently

Nearly 400 people have died of starvation in Ethiopia’s Tigray and Amhara regions in recent months, the national ombudsman said…

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How Ethiopia’s Quarrel With Somalia Could Destabilise Horn of Africa

Ethiopia’s deal to lease a port in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has infuriated the government in Mogadishu and prompted…

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Egypt Will Not Allow Any threat To Somalia – President Sisi

 Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday after Ethiopia said it would…

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US Military Declares Dead 2 Navy SEALs Lost in Maritime Raid Off Somalia

The 10-day search to rescue two Navy SEALs lost in the Arabian Sea during a mission to board a ship…

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Ethiopians Celebrate “Timket” Festival That Marks Jesus’ Baptism

Thousands of Ethiopian Orthodox followers gathered in the capital Addis Ababa on Friday and Saturday to celebrate Epiphany, also called…

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Kenya Doomsday Cult Leader, 30 Others Face Charges of Murdering 191 Children

Doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 30 of his followers were presented in a Kenyan court in the coastal town…

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Cholera Outbreak Kills 400 in Zambia

Zambia is reeling from a major cholera outbreak that has killed more than 400 people and infected more than 10,000,…

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