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Kenyatta Takes Swipe At Presidential Rival

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has dismissed the opposition National Super Alliance's (NSA) line-up for the 8 August...

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Ex-Chadian Leader’s Life Sentence Upheld

An appeals court in Senegal has upheld the life sentence given to Chad's former leader HIssene Habre for crimes against...

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Cash Offered After Drones Disrupt Flights In China

Chinese drone maker DJI is offering up to one million yuan (£112,000) for information about drones that disrupted...

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Raila Odinga Chosen To Challenge President In Kenya Vote

Kenya’s veteran politician Raila Odinga has been confirmed as the main opposition coalition’s presidential...

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Hackers Used Microsoft Word Bug ‘for Months’

A bug in Microsoft Word was exploited by hackers for months before it was eventually fixed, according to security...

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Liberia Tests Mystery Disease Swabs

Health ministry spokesperson Sorbor George said that efforts to resuscitate those who died unfortunately failed, the...

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Zambia President ‘not Involved In Opposition Leader Woes’

Mr Hichilema has been in custody for more than a fortnight Zambia's presidential spokesman Amos Chanda has denied...

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Ebola Ruled Out In Liberia As Cause of Mystery Deaths

The nine deaths happened in a short space of time in Sinoe county. The Liberian authorities have ruled out Ebola as the...

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Riots Paralyse Guinea Bauxite Town

Riots have paralysed a major mining town in Guinea, with protesters destroying property, vehicles and equipment. People...

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Russian Beats Roberta Vinci On Return From Doping Ban

Maria Sharapova won on her return to action after a 15-month doping ban as she beat Roberta Vinci in the first round of...

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Fear Grips Liberians As Mystery Disease Claims 9 Lives

A mysterious disease has killed nine people in Liberia, leading the health authorities to issue guidelines to citizens...

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North Korea Faces Tighter Sanctions Under Trump Strategy

The US is to tighten sanctions on North Korea and step up diplomatic moves aimed at pressuring the country to end its...

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Turkey Suspends More Than 9,000 Police Officers Over ‘Gulen Links’

Turkey's police force has suspended more than 9,000 officers over alleged links to the US-based Islamic preacher...

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Venezuela To Withdraw From OAS As Deadly Protests Continue

Venezuela says it will withdraw from Organization of American States (OAS), accusing the Washington-based grouping of...

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Buhari Misses 2nd Cabinet Meeting In A Row

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has missed his second cabinet meeting in a row, the Premium Times newspaper...

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Missing Taiwanese Trekker Found Alive After 47 Days

A 21-year-old trekker from Taiwan has been rescued alive in the Himalayas, 47 days after he and his girlfriend went...

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US Ready To ‘bring Kim Jong-Un To His Senses’

The US military’s top commander in the Pacific has said an advanced missile defence system in South Korea aims bring...

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Macron Heckled By Pro-Le Pen Workers

French presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron has been heckled by factory workers in Amiens after a visit by his...

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Uber To Introduce Flying Cars By 2020

The international transport company Uber says it plans to launch a fleet of flying cars by 2020, the BBC has reported....