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  Algerians take to streets, press for quick change

  Agence France-Presse . Alger | Updated at 12:00am on March 13, 2019

  Thousands of protesters returned to Algeria’s streets Tuesday after jubilation over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s vow not to seek re-election gave way to fears of a...

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  Boko Haram attack kills dozens

  Agence France-Presse . Niamey | Updated at 12:00am on March 11, 2019

  Seven soldiers and 38 extremists died in an assault by the jihadist group Boko Haram in southeastern Niger, the defence ministry said on Saturday, the...

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  157 killed as Ethiopian plane crashes

  Reuters . Nairobi | Updated at 03:07pm on March 10, 2019

  An Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet bound for Nairobi crashed minutes after take-off on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board and raising questions about the...

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  Mogadishu hotel attack kills 30

  Reuters . Mogadishu | Updated at 12:00am on March 02, 2019

  Heavy gunfire rang out across central Mogadishu on Friday as Somali special forces battled to dislodge insurgents holed up next to a hotel they bombed...

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  25 killed, 50 hurt in Cairo train station fire

  Reuters . Cairo | Updated at 04:00pm on February 27, 2019

  Twenty people were killed and 40 wounded when a fire broke out at the main train station in Egypt’s capital Cairo on Wednesday, state TV...

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  Buhari wins Nigeria re-election

  Agence France-Presse . Abuja | Updated at 12:12pm on February 27, 2019

  Muhammadu Buhari was on Wednesday re-elected Nigeria’s president, after a delayed poll that angered voters and raised political temperatures, leading to claims of rigging and...

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  Arson attack hits South Africa mosque

  Agence France-Presse . Johannesburg | Updated at 12:39am on February 26, 2019

  A mosque in Durban was set ablaze on Monday, in the latest assault on an Islamic building in South Africa, a Muslim leader said....

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  Logistical problems force Nigeria election delay

  Agence France-Presse . Abuja | Updated at 11:10am on February 16, 2019

  Nigeria’s electoral watchdog on Saturday postponed presidential and parliamentary elections for one week, just hours before polls were due to open. The two main political...

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  23 dead in Zimbabwe mine flood

  Agence France-Presse . Zimbabwe | Updated at 12:00am on February 15, 2019

  At least 23 illegal gold miners were feared dead in Zimbabwe on Thursday after water flooded two disused shafts in a mining town 145 kilometres...

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  15 killed in Nigeria election stampede

  Agence France-Presse .Port Harcourt | Updated at 03:42pm on February 14, 2019

  Fifteen people were killed in a stampede at an election campaign rally in southern Nigeria held by president Muhammadu Buhari, health officials said on Wednesday,...