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Congo rebels kill 13, abduct a dozen children in community at center of deadly Ebola outbreak
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Congo rebels kill 13, abduct a dozen children in community at center of deadly Ebola outbreak.
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‘Dark day’ as Congolese rebels kill 2 health agents fighting deadly Ebola outbreak, health minister says
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — ‘Dark day’ as Congolese rebels kill 2 health agents fighting deadly Ebola outbreak, health minister says.
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Latest communal violence in central Nigeria kills 55
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nigeria’s government says 55 people have been killed in the latest eruption of communal violence in north-central Kaduna state. A spokesman says President Muhammadu Buhari condemns the fighting that led to Thursday’s…
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Rights groups warn Ethiopia against return to repression
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Rights groups are calling on Ethiopia’s reformist new leader to stop using repressive tactics once favored by the previous leadership, in their most outspoken criticism since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed…
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South Africa highway crash kills at least 27, including kids
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s government says at least 27 people, including small children, have been killed in a multi-vehicle accident in Limpopo province. The statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office says a minibus, truck…
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Africa’s youngest billionaire free 9 days after abduction
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — The man described as Africa’s youngest billionaire said Saturday he is free more than a week after his abduction from a luxury hotel in Tanzania’s commercial capital, while police…
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Red Cross assists in key prisoner release in South Sudan
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has assisted in the release of 24 people detained in relation to South Sudan’s civil war, calling it the first release the organization…
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Rwanda names 50 percent female Cabinet, following Ethiopia
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Two days after Ethiopia announced one of the world’s few “gender-balanced” Cabinets with 50 percent women, Rwanda has done the same. The East African nation late Thursday announced that women now…
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South African city set to seize land in national ‘test case’
EKURHULENI, South Africa (AP) — As South Africa’s passionate debate over land redistribution grows, one city outside Johannesburg is preparing what the mayor calls a “test case” for the nation — the seizure of hundreds…
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Man to face death penalty in birthday party stabbing rampage
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A man suspected of going on a stabbing rampage at a children’s party, killing a little girl celebrating her third birthday and wounding eight others, will face the death penalty, prosecutors…
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Report: South Sudan armed opposition seized girls as ‘wives’
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Sudan’s armed opposition abducted women and girls as young as 12 and lined them up so commanders could choose “wives,” and those not selected were left to be raped repeatedly by…
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New Zimbabwe documentary on massacres takes aim at president
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A new documentary on massacres by Zimbabwe’s military has led to harsh exchanges as the 1980s killings challenge a new president who preaches unity but refuses to apologize for his alleged…
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Uganda, at ‘big risk’ for Ebola, says Congo is managing well
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda is at “big risk” of the spread of a deadly Ebola virus outbreak from neighboring Congo, a senior health official said Thursday, even as he said the situation is “being…
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Ethiopia PM says soldiers’ protest attempt to derail reforms
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s reformist prime minister says a meeting with disgruntled soldiers last week was an attempt to derail dramatic reforms and “there were some sides who regretted I was not killed.”…
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 15 Chicago Tribune on how Sears could have avoided bankruptcy: The most impressive statement to make about Sears as it seeks bankruptcy court…
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