Even staple food demonstrates Nigeria’s economic vulnerability
IBADAN, Nigeria (AFP) -- Cassava, the starch rusty-coloured root that is a staple in Nigeria, is a paradigm of the…
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Africa
101 die in Nigeria from Lassa fever outbreak
A growing Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 101 people, as West Africa battles to contain a flare-up of…
9 years ago
Grave robbers plunder hundreds of tombs in Sierra Leone
(Freetown, Sierra Leone | AFP) -- New security measures were in place Sunday at cemeteries in the Sierra Leone capital Freetown…
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WHO warns of possible spread of Zika virus to Africa, Asia
REUTERS -- The mosquito-borne Zika virus linked to an outbreak of birth defects in Latin America could spread to Asia…
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At least 65 people killed in attack in Nigeria’s Maiduguri
(Reuters) -- At least 65 people were killed during an attack by Islamist militant group Boko Haram near Nigeria's…
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Amnesty says satellite images show five possible Burundi mass graves
Satellite images show five possible mass graves on the outskirts of Burundi's capital at sites consistent with testimony by witnesses…
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Islamist gunmen kill 17 in Somalia beach restaurant attack
At least 17 people were killed when Islamist gunmen struck a popular beachside restaurant in the Somali capital of Mogadishu…
9 years ago
Tunisian police clash with unemployment protesters in Kasserine
Jobless protesters clashed with police on Wednesday (January 20) in the central Tunisian city of Kasserine as anger over rising…
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Tunisia police, protesters clash in several towns over jobs
Tunisian police firing tear gas clashed with hundreds of protesters in at least four separate towns on Tuesday (January 19)…
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Dozens feared exposed as Sierra Leone confirms new Ebola death
(Reuters) A woman who died of Ebola this week in Sierra Leone potentially exposed dozens of other people to the…
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