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Report says Mali forces, Russian backers kill scores of civilians in drone strikes
Mali's armed forces and their Russian backers utilized some "apparent indiscriminate" drone strikes and other abuses as part of an...
Read moreDetailsSouth African president reinstates suspended police chief
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday he was reinstating the country's police chief, six months after he was...
Read moreDetailsEthiopian troops enter town on border with Eritrea, stoking war fears
Ethiopian government troops have advanced to a town on the border with Eritrea previously controlled by Tigrayan rebels, people in...
Read moreDetailsFlights to Mekelle resume after Ethiopian forces recapture of Tigray capital
Passengers arrived at Ethiopia's Mekelle airport on Sunday for the first time in almost three weeks. Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights...
Read moreDetailsEritrea asks UN to intervene in standoff with Ethiopia
Eritrea asked the UN Security Council on Saturday to take deterrent measures against Ethiopia, according to a letter seen by...
Read moreDetailsGuinea-Bissau to delay elections following last year’s coup
Guinea-Bissau's presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for December 6, will have to be delayed, Prime Minister Ilídio Vieira Té told...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa’s Zuma’s hospitalisation raises questions over MK party election campaign
Jacob Zuma’s hospitalisation has raised questions about his participation in upcoming uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party campaign events ahead of South...
Read moreDetailsRamaphosa, Kiir discuss South Sudan elections, peace process
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held talks with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit in Tshwane on Wednesday, focusing on...
Read moreDetailsMali separatists announce withdrawal from strategic northern town
A separatist movement in northern Mali announced on Tuesday it was carrying out "a controlled withdrawal" from a strategic town...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa summons US ambassador again over ‘undiplomatic conduct’ amid tensions with Washington
South Africa's foreign affairs ministry called in US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III on Tuesday for a third time over...
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