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Shelling Blocks UN Aid Chief Visit To Yemen’s Taez

UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien on Tuesday cancelled a visit to Yemen's third city Taez when shelling and a rebel...

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Somali President Declares ‘national Disaster’ Over Drought

Somali's newly elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Tuesday declared a "national disaster" due to severe...

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South Africans Being Hypocritical – Analyst

A security analyst, Nana Owusu Sekyere, has described the attacks on other African nationals in South Africa as...

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What Is A Famine?

From ancient Rome to modern times, mankind has suffered devastating periods of hunger caused by drought, war or...

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Philippine Jihadists Behead German Hostage In Video

Islamic militants in the Philippines have posted a video showing the beheading of a German hostage. Juergen Kantner was...

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Tanzania Backs Out of Plan To Publish ‘list of Gays’

Tanzania on Monday backed out of its plan to publish a list of names of gay people accused of selling sex online,...

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Philippe Jihadists Behead German

Islamic militants in the Philippines have posted a video showing the beheading of a German hostage. Jurgen Kantner was...

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Somalia Market Fire Raged For Five Hours

Traders in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, are counting their losses following a huge fire that destroyed parts of the...

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Philippine Abu Sayyaf Jihadists Behead German Hostage In Video

Islamic militants in the Philippines have posted a video showing the beheading of a German hostage. Jurgen Kantner was...

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German Hostage Beheaded By Philippine Islamists

Islamic militants in the Philippines have beheaded the German hostage they were holding for ransom, the SITE...

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Museveni Like Mugabe Supports Trump’s Nationalism Agenda

Ugandan President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has back the nationalism agenda of US President Donald Trump. Museveni,...

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Fear Hangs Over Busy Uganda-DR Congo Border Post

The jagged, ice-capped Rwenzori Mountains stab at the sky above Mpondwe, a bustling border town in western Uganda....

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S.African Police Fire Rubber Bullets At Anti-Immigrant March

South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to break up clashes between local protesters and migrants...

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Crowds Gather For S.Africa Anti-Immigration March

At least 300 people gathered for an anti-immigration march in the South African capital Pretoria on Friday, as...

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Amnesty Report Says Kenya Tops Africa In Extrajudicial Killings

Kenya has been ranked top in Africa in cases of police shootings and killing of civilians according to a report by...

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New Somali Prime Minister Named

Hassan Ali Kheyre, a former aid worker and oil executive, was named prime minister of Somalia on Thursday by the...

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Somali President Calls On Al Shabaab To Surrender

Somalia’s new president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, during his inaugurated on Wednesday in the capital, Magadishu...

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UN Needs $4.4 Bn For Famine Relief In Four Countries

UN aid agencies need $4.4 billion in emergency funding to address famine in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, UN...

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Somali President Says No Quick Fix For Nation’s Woes

Somalia's new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed sought to downplay high expectations of his new administration at his...