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Withdrawal of 1,000 Burundian soldiers from Somalia begins
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An official in Burundi says the withdrawal of 1,000 Burundian soldiers from the African Union regional force in Somalia has begun. The military official in Burundi, who insisted on anonymity because…
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UN: Central African Republic peace deal may be turning point
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Central African Republic says the peace agreement signed this month by the government and 14 rebel groups “could be a turning point” in the conflict-torn country despite…
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Kenya court set to rule on whether to scrap anti-gay laws
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Extortion, physical assaults, verbal abuse, denial of state services, forceful evictions, harassment, being disowned by family members. These and many other challenges may begin to fade away for the Kenyan gay…
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Indigo, ash and time mark Nigeria’s centuries-old dye pits
KANO, Nigeria (AP) — A little indigo, a handful of ash and time. The dye pits in Nigeria’s ancient northern city of Kano are said to be the last ones of their kind after five…
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16 killed in attack by suspected herdsmen in Nigeria
WARRI, Nigeria (AP) — An official in the central Nigerian state of Benue says 16 people have been killed in an attack apparently staged by herdsmen. Wednesday’s bloodshed comes three days before Nigeria’s election, in…
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Zimbabwe launches new currency measure
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe, without its own currency for a decade, took steps to address its worsening economic crisis by allowing its surrogate currency, bond notes, and electronic funds to float freely against other…
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South Africa to loan $5 billion to ailing state power firm
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s minister of finance says that the government will loan the troubled state power company, Eskom, 69 billion rand ($4.9 billion) to help it service its debts. Delivering the 2019 budget…
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Ruling party endorses Uganda’s Museveni for 6th term
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The highest decision-making body of Uganda’s ruling party has endorsed longtime president Yoweri Museveni to be its nominee for president in the 2021 elections. The National Resistance Movement Central Executive Committee…
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South Sudan rife with human rights abuses, says UN report
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The “lawless” activities of South Sudan’s national security and military intelligence risk turning the war-torn country into a police state run on fear and corruption, said the United Nations on…
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In Nigeria, film stars deploy to plead for election peace
KANO, Nigeria (AP) — As emergencies go, it has a catchy tune. Faced with a Nigerian election that could spiral into violence, some in the popular film industry known as Kannywood gathered this week to…
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Chinese ivory trafficker gets 15 years in Tanzanian sentence
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A Tanzanian judge has sentenced a Chinese trafficker who was labeled the “ivory queen” to 15 years in jail after she was convicted of smuggling about 700 elephant tusks. The PAMS Foundation,…
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Nigeria’s opposition urges military to stay away from vote
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s top opposition candidate urged the military not to be involved in the upcoming presidential election, saying the army “has no role to play in the conduct” of the poll. Speaking…
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Nigeria’s president tells security forces to be ‘ruthless’
UGHELLI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president says security forces should be “ruthless” ahead of the country’s postponed election and that anyone who tries to disturb the vote “will do so at the expense of his…
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Nigeria’s female candidates seek victory despite harassment
KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Nervous ahead of Nigeria’s delayed election, a group of young women picked up their cellphones and wished each other well. “Honestly I’m so tensed and scared,” one typed. “I feel like…
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Zimbabwe opposition official convicted of false declaration
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean court has convicted prominent opposition politician Tendai Biti for announcing that his party’s leader won disputed elections held in July. Biti was on trial for “unofficial and false declaration…
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