Pope Says Wants to Make Trip to South Sudan with Anglican Leader
27/02/2017Pope Francis said on Sunday he wants to make a trip to South Sudan together with the head of the Anglican Church to bring attention to the suffering of people.
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Somali President Calls on Al Shabaab to Surrender at Inauguration
23/02/2017Somalia’s new president was inaugurated on Wednesday, promising his people that the era of al Shabaab and other Islamist militant groups was over. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, a dual U.S.-Somali citizen,.
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Germany Wants Surveillance Airships for U.N. Mission In Mali
22/02/2017The German military plans to beef up security for a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali by deploying a number of tethered aerostats – small airships with threat-tracking sensors – like.
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Ex-President’s Supporters Arrested as Tensions Flare in Gambia
21/02/2017Gambian police said they arrested 51 people in a former stronghold of ex-president Yahya Jammeh for harassing followers of new leader Adama Barrow, amid lingering tensions following Jammeh’s flight into.
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Burundi Government Will Not Attend Planned Peace Talks
16/02/2017The government of Burundi has said it will not attend peace talks scheduled to resume in Tanzania on Thursday, although the main opposition alliance has confirmed its participation. The talks.
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Nigeria Says Buhari Discusses With Trump Possibility of U.S. Arms Deal
14/02/2017Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari discussed a possible new arms deal with U.S. President Donald Trump by telephone on Monday to help the West African nation fight terrorism, the Nigerian presidency.
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U.N. Air Strikes in Central African Republic Kill Several: Militia
13/02/2017A top militant and three others were killed in Central African Republic when a U.N. helicopter fired on fighters advancing towards the town of Bambari, a rebel group said on.
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Gambia: ECOWAS Troops to Start Returning Home
10/02/2017Thousands of soldiers from West African bloc ECOWAS will start returning home this month from Gambia, from where long-time leader Yahya Jammeh was forced to flee last month, paving the.
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Somali Police Beef-Up Security In Capital Before Presidential Election
08/02/2017Somali authorities blocked main roads in the capital and barred vehicles from driving near the secure airport compound on Tuesday in a security lock down before a presidential election. After.
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Congo Says M23 Fighters Captured Downed Air Crew
01/02/2017The Congolese army on Tuesday said armed fighters belonging to the former M23 rebel group had captured four crew members of a military helicopter which crashed in eastern Democratic Republic.
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