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Clashes Erupt In C. Africa A Day After Peace Deal
Intense fighting in the Central African Republic killed at least 40 people Tuesday and injured dozens more, dashing...
At Least 40 Killed In C.Africa Day After Ceasefire Agreed
At least 40 people were killed in clashes on Tuesday in the Central African Republic, aid and security sources said,...
UN Chief ‘concerned’ Over Renewed Central African Unrest
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres voiced concern Friday over the "widespread instability" and attacks on UN troops...
Meningitis Caused Almost 180 Deaths In Niger Since January
At least 179 people, almost half of them children, have died of meningitis since January in Niger, where some 3,000...
4,600 People Flee Their Homes In DR Congo Daily
An average of 4,600 people flee their homes every day in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN said Monday, warning...
A Strategic Prize
Syria's Tabqa, which US-backed forces entered Monday, is doubly strategic: it lies on the road to the Islamic State...
Sixty Aid Workers Forced To Flee S.Sudan Fighting
A surge of fighting in eastern South Sudan has forced 60 aid workers to flee, the UN humanitarian agency said Saturday,...
Diarrhoea Kills More Than 500 In Somalia Since January
Cholera and acute diarrhoea have killed more than 500 people and left tens of thousands of others sick in drought-hit...
Fighting Puts Syria IS-Held Dam Out of Service
Fighting at a dam held by the Islamic State jihadist group in northern Syria put it out of service Sunday, risking...
Iraq Forces Push Into Old Mosul As Thousands Trapped
Iraqi forces battled Islamic State group fighters on Monday to push into Mosul's Old City where thousands of civilians...
Syria Conflict: Aid Convoy Attack Was Air Strike
Analysis of satellite imagery taken after a deadly attack on an aid convoy in northern Syria last month shows that it...