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Senegal’s Sangomar oil project has produced about 18 million barrels so far this year, document says
Oil production at Senegal's Sangomar offshore field operated by Australia's Woodside Energy Group reached 17.9 million barrels for the year...
Read moreDetailsNigeria says two nationals killed in anti-migrant violence in South Africa
Nigeria said on Sunday that two of its nationals were killed in South Africa last month amid xenophobic violence targeting...
Read moreDetailsSomalia peacekeeping mission at risk as US blocks UN support, sources say
The United States has said it will prevent the United Nations from supporting an African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia...
Read moreDetailsInsurgents stage coordinated attacks on army positions across Mali
Insurgents staged attacks on army positions across Mali on Saturday, including in a northern town where government and Russian fighters...
Read moreDetailsUS to give Tanzania $1.3 billion under five-year health pact
The United States has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tanzania to invest more than $1.3 billion in its health...
Read moreDetailsKenyan activists launch new court case against luxury lodges in Maasai Mara reserve
Kenyan activists have launched a court case to try to block luxury lodges from being built in the Maasai Mara...
Read moreDetailsTrial for Bundibugyo Ebola treatment starts in DRC, WHO says
A treatment trial for the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo enrolled its first patient on Thursday,...
Read moreDetailsNiger arrests at least 16 for same-sex sexual acts, judicial source says
The West African country of Niger has arrested at least 16 people after introducing prison sentences and fines for same-sex...
Read moreDetailsOver 900 arrested during South African anti-migrant protests
South African police arrested more than 900 people during nationwide anti-migrant protests on Tuesday that were mostly peaceful but at...
Read moreDetailsBurkina Faso: what will change after the diplomatic rupture with France?
Burkina Faso announced on 26 June that it would cut its diplomatic ties with France. International relations expert Hamadé Soro...
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