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Now that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?

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Now that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?

Tunisian presidential candidate Lotfi Mraihi barred from contesting elections for life

Tunisian presidential candidate Lotfi Mraihi barred from contesting elections for life

Nigeria more than doubles the minimum wage for government workers after strikes and negotiations

Nigeria more than doubles the minimum wage for government workers after strikes and negotiations

Kenya slammed by new protests despite president’s pledge to scuttle controversial tax bill

Kenya slammed by new protests despite president’s pledge to scuttle controversial tax bill

Anti-tax protesters storm Kenya’s parliament, drawing police fire as president vows to quash unrest

Anti-tax protesters storm Kenya’s parliament, drawing police fire as president vows to quash unrest

The Hunt: The US military is leaving Niger — a country racked by terrorism

The Hunt: The US military is leaving Niger — a country racked by terrorism

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Senegal swears in Africa’s youngest elected leader as president in a dramatic prison-to-palace rise

Senegal swears in Africa’s youngest elected leader as president in a dramatic prison-to-palace rise

Over 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s northwest are rescued after weeks in captivity

Over 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s northwest are rescued after weeks in captivity

Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius freed after serving nearly 9 years in prison for killing girlfriend

Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius freed after serving nearly 9 years in prison for killing girlfriend

Curfew in Sierra Leone after gunmen attacked the main military barracks and detention centers

Curfew in Sierra Leone after gunmen attacked the main military barracks and detention centers

South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole, will be released from prison on Jan. 5

South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole, will be released from prison on Jan. 5

King Charles III meets with religious leaders to promote peace on the final day of his Kenya visit

King Charles III meets with religious leaders to promote peace on the final day of his Kenya visit

$1.3 million worth of ketamine destined for DC seized at Dulles airport

$1.3 million worth of ketamine destined for DC seized at Dulles airport

DC teen climbs Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money to fight sister’s rare disease

DC teen climbs Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money to fight sister’s rare disease

Searchers race to recover bodies in Libyan city where 5,100 died in flooding after 2 dams collapsed

Searchers race to recover bodies in Libyan city where 5,100 died in flooding after 2 dams collapsed

Northern Va. man from Morocco plans to build temporary villages to help earthquake survivors

Northern Va. man from Morocco plans to build temporary villages to help earthquake survivors

How to help those affected by the earthquake in Morocco

How to help those affected by the earthquake in Morocco

Mutineers in Gabon appoint a military leader after detaining the president, alleging corruption

Mutineers in Gabon appoint a military leader after detaining the president, alleging corruption

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote, officials say

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote, officials say

The African Union suspends Niger until ‘the effective restoration of constitutional order’

The African Union suspends Niger until ‘the effective restoration of constitutional order’

The Hunt: The coup in Niger is hampering counterterrorism efforts in West Africa

The Hunt: The coup in Niger is hampering counterterrorism efforts in West Africa

Niger’s coup leaders say they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for ‘high treason’

Niger’s coup leaders say they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for ‘high treason’

Tensions rise as West African nations prepare to send troops to restore democracy in Niger

Tensions rise as West African nations prepare to send troops to restore democracy in Niger

The Hunt: Was the coup in Niger manufactured by Russian operatives?

The Hunt: Was the coup in Niger manufactured by Russian operatives?

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