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Congo and Rwanda will sign peace deal on June 27, a major step in ending fighting in eastern…
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo and Rwanda will sign a peace agreement in Washington on June 27, a joint press release…
Death toll from an attack by gunmen in north-central Nigeria reaches 150, survivors say
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The death toll from an attack by gunmen over the weekend in north-central Nigeria has climbed…
Kenyan police officer in charge of cell where blogger died arrested after protests
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan authorities on Friday arrested a senior police officer responsible for the cell where…
Police tear gas activists protesting the death in police custody of a Kenyan blogger
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police tear gassed activists twice as they marched to the main police station in the…
Teacher in Nigeria loses dozens of relatives and pupils in devastating floods
MOKWA, Nigeria (AP) — On May 29, Mallam Hassan Umar stood waist-deep and barefoot in muddy water, his eyes on the…
Death toll reaches at least 200 in Nigerian town submerged in floods as rescue…
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of…
‘How did you get here?’ A large elephant seal is found lumbering along…
A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in South Africa on Tuesday. It…
Some Africans have long seen a big belly as a sign of wealth. It’s killing them
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In many African cultures, a big belly has long been seen as a sign of wealth. But this…
A look at South Sudan, where the US is accused of quietly sending migrants
The United States is being asked to explain why it appears to be deporting migrants from as far away as Vietnam and…
