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US to expel South Africa ambassador as relations deteriorate
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday that South Africa...
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Archaeologists use song to herald findings in Guinea-Bissau dig
Kansala, Guinea-Bissau — For centuries, the history of the West Afr...
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Africa faces diabetes crisis, study finds
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Researchers warn that type 2 diabetes ...
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Botswana hunting revenues almost double amid UK opposition
Gaborone, Botswana — Botswana has made $4 mill...
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Children being brutalized in Sudan's civil war, say UNICEF and MSF
UNITED NATIONS — The head of the U.N. children’s program, UNICEF,...
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Cyclone Jude batters Malawi, Mozambique; no deaths reported
BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Tropical Cyclone Jude slammed into parts of sout...
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Zimbabwe journalist still in custody after case adjourned
A High Court judge in Zimbabwe on Wednesday adjourned the case of a jo...
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IS in Sahel expands terror threat beyond strongholds
On Feb. 24, the Moroccan counterterror agency broke up a terrorist cel...
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ECOWAS regional bloc activates counterterror force
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Security analysts are praising ECOWAS, the Economi...
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DRC, M23 rebels to begin direct peace talks, Angola says
LUANDA, ANGOLA — Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic...
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Somali forces kill 50 militants in airstrikes after ending hotel siege
WASHINGTON — Security forces in Somalia say they killed all six att...
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Malawi lions get birth control in effort to save their prey
In Malawi's Majete Wildlife Reserve, conservation experts are testing ...
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Gunmen attack hotel in Somalia, killing at least 5
WASHINGTON — Gunmen stormed a hotel in the Somali city of Beledweyn...
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Uganda says special forces deploy in South Sudan capital amid tensions
NAIROBI, KENYA — Uganda's military chief said Tuesday his country h...
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VOA Mandarin: DRC wants mineral deal with US, potential check on China's dominance
U.S. President Donald Trump, in a speech last week, vowed to take “h...
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