UN set to impose arms embargo on South Sudan
by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN Security Council will vote Friday on…
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Africa
Blast at Cairo chemical site injures 12: army
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- A strong explosion at a chemical tank near Cairo airport in the east of the Egyptian…
6 years ago
Zimbabwe launches space agency
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP)--Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa Tuesday launched a space agency, hailing it as a "milestone" as he campaigns ahead…
6 years ago
UN urges Libya not to detain rescued migrants
TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) - The head of the United Nations' migration agency called Thursday on Libyan authorities not to detain…
6 years ago
E.Guinea President calls ‘amnesty’ for political prisoners
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) -- Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema on Wednesday announced a "total amnesty" for all political prisoners…
6 years ago
AU summit overshadowed by ‘security failings’ in Sahel after attacks
by Hademine Ould Sadi © Agence France-Presse NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron joined African leaders gathered in…
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Three babies dead, 100 missing in shipwreck off Libya: survivors
AL- HMIDIYA (AFP) -- The bodies of three babies were recovered and around 100 people were missing after a migrant…
6 years ago
Libyan strongman Haftar announces ‘liberation’ of Derna
BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP)--Libya's Khalifa Haftar announced Thursday the "liberation" of Derna, the only city in the eastern region beyond his…
6 years ago
DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak coming to an end: minister
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) - An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo is just…
6 years ago
Nigerian fuel truck ‘wildfire’ kills 9
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) - A fuel truck exploded in Nigeria's commercial megacity Lagos on Thursday killing nine people in a…
6 years ago
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