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Crop-Destroying Armyworm Caterpillars Spread To Uganda

A plague of crop-destroying fall armyworm caterpillars has spread to East Africa where officials confirmed their...

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UN Security Council Again Eyes Sanctions On South Sudan

The UN Security Council voiced alarm about the deepening humanitarian crisis and famine in South Sudan, with the United...

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How Poetry Is Taking On State Censorship In Sudan

In our series of letters from African journalists, Yousra Elbagir looks at how Sudan's young poets are reviving the...

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South Sudan Keeps Buying Weapons Amid Famine

The government of South Sudan is spending its oil revenue on weapons, even as the country descends into a famine...

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South Sudan Buys Weapons Amid Famine

South Sudan's government is spending its oil revenue on weapons as the country descends into a famine largely caused by...

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Sudanese Have Had Enough

By: Rhulani Thembi Siweya The controversial government of President Omar al-bashir of Sudan has pardoned jailed...

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World Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis Since WWII

The United Nations is warning that the world is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the end of World War II,...

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Japan Troops To Withdraw From South Sudan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday a plan to pull the nation's engineering troops from South Sudan in...

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AU Not Doing Enough For Africa – Emile Short

The Africa Union (AU) is not doing enough for Africans, a former boss of the Commission on Human Rights and...

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Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Return To Myanmar Over Island Plan

Thousands of Rohingya who took refuge in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar have returned home because of a...

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‘Deep Regret and Discontent’ Over New US Travel Ban

Sudan expressed "deep regret and discontent" on Tuesday over US President Donald Trump's revised travel ban barring its...

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Senegal and Gambia Announce New Era of Ties

Senegal and The Gambia on Saturday affirmed a "new dynamic" between the two countries since the fall of former Gambian...

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UN Chief To Visit Kenya As Famine Threatens Region

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Kenya on Sunday for talks with leaders on regional issues, his...

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President Barrow’s First Foreign Travel, A 3-Day Visit To Senegal

Gambian President Adama Barrow is expected in Senegal for a three-day official visit. It is Barrow’s first official...

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Ethiopia ‘thwarts Attack On Grand Renaissance Dam’

Once completed, the site will be Africa's largest hydropower dam Ethiopia says it has thwarted a planned attack by an...

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Aid Worries Rise For South Sudan Refugees Inside Sudan

As hundreds of South Sudanese fleeing famine and civil war enter Sudan each day, aid workers warn of a lack of vital...

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Bangladesh Starts Head Count For Rohingya Relocation

Bangladesh authorities have began a census of Rohingya refugees living in the country's southeast as part of a...

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Exhausted S.Sudanese Refugees Flock To Sudan Transit Camp

After enduring years of fighting and food shortages, it was the deaths from hunger of many old women and children that...

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32,000 South Sudanese Already Entered Sudan In 2017

About 32,000 South Sudanese have entered Sudan since the start of the year, with tens of thousands more expected to...