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The United States has imposed sanctions on Ivan Aleksandrovich Maslov, the leader of the Mali-based Wagner group, alleging the group’s involvement in facilitating the transfer of armaments and
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A one-week ceasefire in Sudan, aimed at facilitating the much-needed delivery of humanitarian aid, has begun on a tumultuous note. Witnesses in the capital city of Khartoum reported
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Unrest in Sudan appears to be escalating, with heavy weaponry reportedly used in attacks on civilians and vital healthcare infrastructure in Darfur, escalating a crisis that was triggered by two
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Fighting has continued for a second day in Sudan, despite a four-hour UN-proposed humanitarian truce. After three of its employees were killed in Darfur clashes, the UN’s World
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Local government officials reported the discovery of 46 bodiesAt least 46 people have been killed following an attack by gunmen on a rural village in northern Nigeria. Wednesday’s assault, the latest
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A South African plane was forced to perform an emergency landing following the discovery of a 5-foot-long, venomous cobra in the cockpit. Rudolph Erasmus was piloting a private aircraft with
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Former South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was denied parole for the 2008 murder of his fiancée Reeva Steenkamp. In February 2013, Pistorius shot Steenkamp, a model and law
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More than 100 people have been killed in Mozambique and Malawi by storms which ravaged southern Africa for the second time in a month over the weekend, also injuring dozens,
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February 27, 2023
France will cut its military presence in Africa and transform its bases into partnerships with African soldiers, Emmanuel Macron announced this week in advance of a major trip
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February 25, 2023
Polls have closed in Nigeria after tens of millions cast ballots in a tightly-fought race for the presidency and parliament of Africa’s most populous nation and largest economy. Civil society
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