African News
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Dozens Missing Off Tunisian Coast
At least 34 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa – including children and babies – are missing off the Tunisian coast after…
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Ethiopia Appoints Senior TPLF Head as Tigray President
The Ethiopian government said Thursday it has appointed a top official in the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) as head…
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US Urges Uganda to Reconsider New Anti-LGBT Law
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said anti-LGBT draft legislation passed by Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday undermines fundamental human…
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Tunisia IMF Deal ‘Critical’ US says
The US has said that it is vital that Tunisia reaches a deal with the IMF, the AFP news agency…
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Ghana Jails 5 Separatists
A court in Ghana’s capital Accra on Tuesday sentenced five members of the banned separatist Western Togoland Restoration Front (WTRF)…
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Uganda Passes Bill to Jail Gay People
Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law that criminalises identifying as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target Ugandans who…
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Senegal Leader Says it’s Legal to Seek Third Term
Senegal’s president has rejected claims that it would be unconstitutional for him to seek a controversial third mandate, again refusing…
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Eritrea, Ethiopia Reject War Crime Accusations From US
Eritrea has joined Ethiopia in accusing the United States of unfairly apportioning blame for crimes committed during two years of…
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43,000 Estimated Dead in Somalia Drought Last Year
A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died amid Somalia’s longest drought on record last year and half of…
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