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Coalition formed in South Sudan following agreement to end civil war

South Sudan opened a new chapter in its fragile emergence from civil war on Saturday as rival leaders formed a coalition government that many...

20 killed in stampede at Niger refugee camp

At least 20 people have died in a stampede in Niger as they were being given food and goods at a refugee camp, a...

UN warns of ‘major shock’ as Africa locust outbreak spreads

Uganda is scrambling to respond to the arrival of the biggest locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in decades. An emergency government...

Sudan hosts talks to resolve dispute over Ethiopia’s River Nile dam

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan started US-monitored talks in the Sudanese capital to try hammer out a draft deal to resolve their dispute over a...

Canada will provide money to families of those in plane shot down by Iran

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his government will provide financial support to the families of the 57 citizens and 29 permanent residents...

East Africa hit by most serious locust outbreak in 25 years

The most serious outbreak of desert locusts in 25 years is spreading across East Africa and posing an unprecedented threat to food security in...

Egyptian government seeks to do away with popular tuk-tuks

Egypt’s government is taking its most ambitious stand yet against motorised rickshaws known as tuk-tuks, which have ruled the streets of Cairo’s slums for...

Death toll rises to 65 in Kenya flooding

Heavy rains in Kenya unleashed a deluge that killed five people overnight in the Rift Valley, raising the death toll from weekend flooding to...

Egypt unveils animal mummies of lion cubs, crocodiles and birds

Animal mummies recently discovered in Egypt include two lion cubs as well as several crocodiles, birds and cats. Items from the new find were displayed...

All on board die’ in DR Congo plane crash amid fears of deaths on ground

A plane carrying at least 17 passengers has crashed on take-off in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Goma, killing those on...

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