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Obama Kicks Off Tropical Holiday In Indonesia

Barack Obama kicked off a 10-day family holiday in Indonesia that will take in Bali and Jakarta, the city where he...

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Mali Delays Constitutional Referendum To Cool Tensions

Mali on Wednesday delayed a constitutional referendum due to be held on July 9 in the face of heavy political...

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UN Urges Djibouti and Eritrea To End Border Dispute

The UN Security Council has urged Djibouti and Eritrea to resolve their border dispute peacefully after tensions flared...

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C. Africa Sapped By Decades of Strife and Misrule

The government of the Central African Republic on Monday signed an "immediate ceasefire" deal with rebel groups aimed...

News

Police Seize Arms In Burundi

Burundian police on Saturday night uncovered eight grenades hidden in a small bush at Sororezo in Kanyosha district in...

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Trump Vows Revamp of Obama-Era Cuba Deal

US President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to roll back his predecessor Barack Obama's deal re-opening trade ties with...

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Trump Cuba Policy Reversal Means Few Immediate Changes

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he was "canceling" his predecessor's move to ease sanctions on Cuba,...

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Trump Cuba Policy Reversal Means Few Immediate Changes

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he was "canceling" his predecessor's move to ease sanctions on Cuba,...

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Trump To Host S.Korea’s Moon For White House Talks

President Donald Trump will host his new South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-In at the White House late this month for...

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South Korea Urges Talks On Joint Football World Cup

South Korea's football association Tuesday said it wanted talks with China and Japan about a joint bid to host the 2030...

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Guinea President’s Rant Ignites Student Debate

Footage of Guinea's President Alpha Conde, 79, berating and mocking students has morphed into a national debate about...

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Chad Settles Tax Dispute With Foreign Oil Firms

Chad, one of the countries hardest hit by the drop in oil prices, announced that it would seek to diversify its economy...

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Zimbabwe Bus Crash ‘kills 43’

A bus accident in Zimbabwe has killed 43 people after the driver lost control and rammed into a tree, police said...

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Lithuania Warns Russian Drill May Mask Troop Build-Up

Lithuania's defense minister on Wednesday warned that a Russian military exercise later this year may serve as cover...

International

Bank of China Opens Branch In Angola

The bank of China has launched a new branch in Angola’s capital Luanda. Nearly 300 representatives from Angola’s...

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Speculation Mounts Over Health of Benin’s President

Benin's foreign minister on Wednesday worked to reassure the nation that President Patrice Talon was healthy, despite...

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Indonesians Jailed For Harbouring Uighurs, Cleared of Rocket Plot

Six Indonesian militants were jailed Wednesday for harbouring two Uighurs who entered the country to fight with...

Business

Tourism Traffic Increases On Accra-Sao Tome Route

The number of Ghanaians visiting São Tomé ad Principe, a twin Island on the Atlantic Ocean that lies on the equator,...

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E. Guinea, Poland, Kuwait Among Six Elected To UN Security Council

Equatorial Guinea was for the first time elected to the UN Security Council on Friday during a vote that saw Ivory...