Africa
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Djibouti boat wreck leaves 139 migrants dead, 84 missing: UN
At least 139 migrants died, including 15 children, and 84 went missing when an overcrowded boat sank while heading from Djibouti to Yemen, a UN agency said Sunday.
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Ethiopian govt forces enter key Tigray town near Eritrea border
Ethiopian federal forces and their allies entered a key northern Tigrayan town near the Eritrean border without a fight, residents told AFP on Monday, after it was abandoned by rebels. Clashes erupted in late September…
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72 killed in airstrike on gold mine on Sudan-Egypt border: rights group
At least 72 workers were killed by airstrikes on a gold mine on the Sudan-Egypt border, a Sudanese rights group said on Sunday, after survivors described scenes of chaos in the mountainous region. The Emergency…
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Eritrea, Ethiopia Trade Barbs as Tigray Rebels Retreat
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of backing rebels in its northern Tigray state, who launched attacks against federal forces last month.
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Clashes lead South Africa to withdraw asylum processing order
The South African government said Friday it had withdrawn an order on the processing of asylum applications that led to clashes between foreign nationals and anti-migrant locals. Violence erupted in Johannesburg’s Soweto and the east…
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UN warns foreign weapons, drones fuelling civilian deaths in Sudan
More than 1,000 killed in drone strikes over five months… Warnings over the responsibility of foreign arms networks for worsening the humanitarian catastrophe The number of civilian casualties in Sudan continues to rise as the…
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Rwanda to Host F1 Grand Prix: Sources Close to Both Sides
Rwanda will host an F1 Grand Prix, sources in the government and close to the sport’s governing body told AFP Thursday, marking the first race in decades on the African continent.
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DR Congo Militias Profit From War Against M23 Guerrillas
The Rwanda-backed M23 controls large areas of the eastern DRC and has been a major player in violence and instability that has long wracked the mineral-rich region, blighting the lives of civilians and hindering development.
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Burkina Faso’s junta backs economic self-sufficiency
Since the military seized power in Burkina Faso four years ago, it has striven for economic self-sufficiency — producing and processing locally, and financing development through the country’s own resources. Backed by an aggressive…
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Africa Launches Own Credit Agency in Bid for Cheaper Borrowing
The Africa Credit Ratings Agency (AfCRA), backed by the African Union after nearly a decade of talks, will judge the creditworthiness of countries, businesses and institutions.
