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Nigeria panel says 37 detained miners died from overcrowding and neglect
A group of 37 suspected illegal miners died in detention in Nigeria as a result of severe overcrowding, poor ventilation...
Read moreDetailsAttackers kill 60 people in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Oromiya region, Orthodox church says
At least 60 people were killed in two separate attacks in Ethiopia's conflict-hit Oromiya region in the past week, the...
Read moreDetailsDozens of Somali soldiers killed in battle with al Shabaab, soldiers say
Dozens of Somali soldiers were killed in a major battle with al Shabaab in southern Somalia, two soldiers told Reuters,...
Read moreDetailsAlgeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973
Algeria's parliament approved a resolution on Sunday authorising the deployment of army units to Niger, a parliamentary statement said, in...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia PM warns Eritrea of ‘severe consequences’ if supports enemies
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned Eritrea on Monday that it faces "severe consequences" if it continues to support rebels...
Read moreDetailsReport 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 moreDetailsTerrorists kill 10 soldiers in attack on northeast Nigeria army base
Suspected Boko Haram fighters killed at least 10 soldiers and wounded at least 20 others in a coordinated assault on...
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 moreDetailsCongo’s former president Kabila forms new group to replace M23 insurgency
Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has launched a new political-military coalition to replace the AFC-M23 alliance fighting government forces 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...
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