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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...

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Iraqi Snipers Target Mosul Jihadists Using Human Shields

Iraq has deployed snipers to target jihadists using civilians as human shields in Mosul, as it investigates air strikes...

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Police Officers Decapitated In DR Congo

Militia fighters in DR Congo have decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush in the central province of Kasai,...

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Rebel Court Sentences Yemen President To Death

A rebel court in Yemen's insurgent-held capital has sentenced President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi to death for high...

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Militia Fighters Decapitate 40 Police Officers In DR Congo

Militia fighters in DR Congo have decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush in the central province of Kasai,...

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NATO Troops Race Winter To Give Afghan Forces A Morale Boost

The target is behind a slope, the advance is unprotected: crawl, fire! Italian instructors in western Afghanistan have...

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US Admits Mosul Air Raids Where Civilians Were Killed

Coalition says it struck area in west Mosul where officials say scores of civilians were killed by aerial bombardment....

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UN Syria Envoy Urges Foreign Powers To Help Restore Ceasefire

The United Nations' Syria envoy sent an urgent appeal Saturday to Russia, Iran and Turkey seeking help to restore a...

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Flower Exports To Yield Millions of Cedis

Chief Executive Officer of Stratcomm Africa, Esther Cobbah, organisers of the Garden and Flower Show says Ghana could...

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Benin Eyes Return of Colonial Treasures From France

Benin is asking for the return of treasures that were taken during French colonial rule from the end of the 19th...

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CAF Elections: Hayatou’s Defeat

The election of Ahmad Ahmad as new CAF President boosts Gianni Infantino’s power. The key question remains: Was there...

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Coalition Air Strikes Kill 16 Rebels In Yemen

Sixteen rebels have been killed and 24 wounded in 24 hours of air raids by a Saudi-led coalition targeting the...

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Mosul Exodus As Air Strikes Kill ‘dozens’

Air strikes have killed dozens of civilians in west Mosul in recent days, officials said Saturday, as the number of...

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‘Civil Society Organisations Must Demand Accountability’- CHRAJ Director

Civil society and non-governmental-organisations have been encouraged to demand accountability from various...

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Over 200,000 Displaced By West Mosul Battle

More than 200,000 people have fled fighting in west Mosul since the operation to retake the area from jihadists was...

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Mosul Residents Flee Ahead of Air Strikes

Thousands of people are fleeing the Iraqi city of Mosul, held by the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, in fear of...

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Zimbabwe Floods Leave Villagers Stranded

More than 250 people have been killed so far in this rainy season as floods have left remote communities isolated....

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Dialysis Supplies Dwindle For Besieged Syrians

The wail sliced through the stuffy underground medical centre in a besieged town near the Syrian capital. Dania, 14,...

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Myanmar Rebuffs UN Probe of Crimes Against Rohingya

Myanmar on Saturday rejected the UN rights council's decision to investigate allegations that security officers have...