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Car bomb kills five at Somalia hotel: police
Al-Shabaab, a Somalia-based group tied to Al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on a pro-militant website.
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Ghana reports first cases of deadly Marburg virus
A total of 98 people identified as contact cases are currently under quarantine, the GHS statement said, noting that no other cases of Marburg had yet been detected in Ghana.
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Russia and Ukraine to hold Black Sea grain talks in Turkey
Ukraine is one of the world’s biggest exporters of wheat and other grain.
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Ethiopia tasks UN to help rebuild Tigray infrastructure
The “national recovery programme” aims to rebuild infrastructure, improve access to essential services and help victims of gender-based violence, the finance ministry said in a statement.
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Ivory Coast inaitaka Mali kuwaachilia huru wanajeshi wake waliozuiliwa
Ivory Coast inaitaka Mali kuwaachilia huru wanajeshi wake 49 waliozuiliwa katika uwanja wa ndege wa Bamako na kushutumiwa na maafisa kuwa mamluki.
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Mali declares 49 detained Ivorian troops ‘mercenaries’
An Ivorian diplomat previously said some of the soldiers had been sent to join the UN’s peacekeeping mission MINUSMA. The force said it believed they were part of a unit that provided routine logistical support…
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Burundi vows to ‘eradicate’ begging as police sweep streets
Nearly 300 beggars and street children were arrested between Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Federation of Associations for Children in Burundi (FENADEB), an umbrella group representing 70 civil society organisations.
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Ethiopia parliament sets up body to probe mass killings
Parliament’s announcement came as the African Union called for a probe into killings in western Oromia and urged the Ethiopian authorities to ensure that citizens are protected. The lower house said it had adopted a…
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DR Congo and Rwanda agree to ‘de-escalate’ tensions
The leaders are also aiming in the short-term to “create the conditions” for the return to DRC of former M23 fighters living in Rwanda. The announcements came after day-long talks intended to defuse the current…
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Women-only media start-up wants to fight stigma in Somalia
Speaking up about gender violence carries huge risks in Somalia, where rape remains a rampant problem. The country has yet to pass its first sexual offences bill, which has been in the works since 2014.…
