African News
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Botswana Grants Canadian Firm License to Mine Manganese
AfriqueCAN Botswana has awarded a 15-year license to a Canadian firm, Giyani Metals, to mine manganese, a metal used in…
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Mali, Others to Launch New Biometric Passports
AfriqueCAN Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will soon launch new biometric passports, Mali’s military leader Colonel Assimi Goita said Sunday,…
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Guinea Gives Land to Victims of Forced Evictions
AfriqueCAN Guinea has handed over a plot of land to thousands forcibly evicted by previous governments, with some of the…
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US Supports Two Permanent UN Security Council Seats for Africa
AfriqueCAN The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to…
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Report: IS-Somalia Becomes Financial Hub
AfriqueCAN The International Crisis Group says Islamic State in Somalia has become an important financial influence for terrorism, and a…
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Zimbabwe Proposes Culling Elephants
AfriqueCAN Zimbabwe’s government said Thursday it is considering a proposal to cull its elephant population to address food shortages and…
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Flooding Kills Over 20 in Morocco And Algeria
AfriqueCAN Torrential downpours hit North Africa’s normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend, causing flooding that killed nearly two…
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Germany Tightens Controls at All Borders in Immigration Crackdown
AfriqueCAN Germany’s government announced plans to impose tighter controls at all of the country’s land borders in what it called…
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HRW Calls For Stronger Sudan Arms Embargo
AfriqueCAN The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to renew existing sanctions that prevent the…
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GUINEA-BISSAU: Police Seize Over 2 Tons of Cocaine
AfriqueCAN Police in Guinea-Bissau have seized 2.63 tons of cocaine found on an airplane that arrived from Venezuela in the…
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