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US pulls some troops from Libya as warring faction marches on Tripoli

The United States has temporarily withdrawn some of its forces from Libya due to “security conditions on the ground”, a top military official has...

Rwanda marks 25 years since event that triggered genocide

Twenty-five years ago, Rwanda descended into an orgy of violence in which some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were massacred by the majority Hutu...

Algerian protesters who helped oust president to seek departure of other leaders

Algerian protesters who succeeded in pushing out long-serving President Abdelaziz Bouteflika now want other key officials to leave too. Demonstrators are planning new nationwide protests...

Ethiopian Airlines crew followed all procedures from Boeing – crash report

The flight crew on the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed last month performed all procedures from Boeing but could not control the jet, according...

Egyptian tourist province to ban single-use plastics

An Egyptian province on the Red Sea is to impose a ban on disposable plastics, prohibiting everything from single-use straws to plastic bags in...

Cholera outbreak fuels death toll in cyclone-hit Mozambique city

Mozambique’s cyclone-hit city of Beira has confirmed its first death from cholera, as the number of cases of the disease has jumped to 517. To...

Death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Idai rises to 446

Authorities say the death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Idai is now 446. Environment minister Celso Correia said that nearly 110,000 people are now in...

Ethiopians hold mass funeral ceremony for plane crash victims

Thousands of Ethiopians have attended a mass funeral ceremony in the country’s capital, a week after a plane crash killed 157 people. Some victims’ relatives...

Grieving families given soil from Ethiopian crash site

Grieving family members of victims of the Ethiopian air disaster are being given sacks of earth to bury in place of the remains of...

Pilot of stricken Ethiopian plane ‘called in emergency soon after take-off’

The pilot of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed requested permission “in a panicky voice” to return to the airport shortly after take-off, the...

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