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Rebels in DR Congo take key outpost in the east as peacekeepers withdraw and fighting

By Associated Press GOMA: Armed rebels seized a town in eastern Congo on Thursday after violently clashing with the army,
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UN says Africa faces unprecedented food crisis, with 3 in 4 people unable to afford

By Associated Press ABUJA: At least three-fourths of Africans can’t afford a healthy diet, and a fifth are undernourished due
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The UK says it has paid Rwanda $300 million for blocked asylum deal; no flights

By Associated Press LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was under pressure Friday to explain why Britain has paid Rwanda 240
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Authorities say heavy rains and landslides in Tanzania kill at least 47 and hurt or

By Associated Press ARUSHA: At least 47 people are dead and 85 others injured following heavy flooding and landslides in
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At least 85 civilians killed by a Nigerian army drone attack, in the latest such

By Associated Press ABUJA: At least 85 civilians were killed when an army drone attack erroneously targeted a religious gathering in
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The UK plans to ignore part of its human rights law to revive a Rwanda

By Associated Press LONDON: The U.K. government triggered criticism from opponents and division inside the governing Conservatives on Wednesday with
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Editor 5 December 2023 No Comment

Rescuer raises hope of survivors at a Zambian mine where more than 30 have been

By Associated Press LUSAKA: A member of a rescue team raised hope Monday that there may be survivors at a
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Death toll from a mining tragedy in South Africa rises to 13 after a worker

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: The death toll from a mining tragedy last week in South Africa that involved an elevator has
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Zambia landslides bury miners digging tunnels illegally, killing 7 and leaving more than 20 missing

By Associated Press LUSAKA: Seven miners were confirmed dead and more than 20 others were missing and presumed dead after
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In some neighbourhoods in drought-prone Kenya, clean water is scarce

By Associated Press BONDENI-JUA KALI: As the sun rises in the Bondeni-Jua Kali neighbourhood on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital
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