World & Africa

Unlike recent trends in West Africa, Liberia had a pretty clean election

By News 24 Liberia went to the polls on Tuesday, in what is now largely hailed as a peaceful, free,
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Water runs out at UN shelters in Gaza; medics fear for patients as Israeli ground

By Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS: Water has run out at U.N. shelters across Gaza as thousands packed into the courtyard
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UN will repatriate 9 South African peacekeepers in DR Congo accused of sexual assault

By Associated Press The United Nations said it will repatriate nine peacekeepers from a South African contingent in eastern Congo
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Liberian President George Weah seeks a second term in a rematch with his main challenger

By Associated Press MONROVIA: Liberian President George Weah is seeking a second term in office Tuesday, hoping that his efforts
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DRC orders regional peacekeepers to leave by December

By Associated Press GOMA: DR Congo’s government spokesperson has said that the East African regional force would have to leave
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Angola police crack down on anti-government protests

By AFP More than 100 people, including women and the elderly, have been detained by police following protests in the
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UK Supreme Court weighs if it’s lawful for Britain to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda

By Associated Press LONDON: The British government’s contentious policy to stem the flow of migrants faces one of its toughest
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Israel intensifies Gaza strikes and battles to repel Hamas, with over 1,100 dead in fighting

By Associated Press JERUSALEM: Israel intensified its bombardments of the Gaza Strip on Monday after declaring war and vowing to
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Kenya’s foreign minister reassigned days after touchy comment on country’s police mission in Haiti

By Associated Press NAIROBI: Kenya’s foreign affairs minister was moved to the tourism post Wednesday as part of a Cabinet
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South Sudan’s leader discusses closer ties in energy, trade with Russian President Putin

By Associated Press JUBA: Visiting South Sudan President Salva Kiir agreed in a meeting with Russia’s president to expand their
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