US terror alert in S.Africa ‘unfortunate’: Ramaphosa
Pretoria, South Africa | AFP | South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said a warning by the US embassy…
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Africa
Thai doctor recounts Mali kidnap ordeal
Bangkok, Thailand | AFP | A Thai plastic surgeon on Thursday described drinking pond water to survive during three weeks…
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Burkina recruits 50,000 civilians to help battle jihadists
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) -- Burkina Faso this week launched a drive to recruit 50,000 civilian defense volunteers to help…
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HRW calls for sanctions on Ethiopia to protect civilians
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Human Rights Watch called Wednesday for targeted sanctions and an arms embargo against Ethiopia…
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Show of force in Mozambique’s north, but jihadist threat remains
by Camille LAFFONT Agence France-Presse QUIONGA, Mozambique (AFP) -- A column of brand-new armored vehicles is parked outside what remains…
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Calls for more funding as pre-COP27 climate talks open in DR Congo
by Annie Thomas Agence France-Presse KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Warning "no-one will escape" a worsening crisis, DR Congo led…
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DR Congo declares end to latest Ebola outbreak
Brazzaville, Congo (AFP) The Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday declared an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that…
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Power cuts to plunge South Africa into darkness
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Africa's most industrialised economy South Africa is again facing sweeping power cuts, caused by…
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Ghana declares end to Marburg virus outbreak: WHO
ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) - Ghana has declared the end of a Marburg virus disease outbreak that was confirmed nearly two…
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Prices soaring everywhere: from beans in Brazil to pork in China
Paris, France (AFP) by Coline DACLIN Consumers and businesses around the world are facing steeper prices for everything from Mexico's…
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