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44 killed in air strike on Libya migrant detention centre
Reuters . Tripoli | Updated at 11:45am on July 03, 2019
An air strike hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in a suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli late on Tuesday, killing at least...
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Algeria journalist humiliated after arrest covering demos
Agence-France-Presse . Algeria | Updated at 12:00am on July 03, 2019
A journalist arrested last week as he covered Algeria’s weekly anti-regime demonstration said Monday that he was beaten, insulted and humiliated for eight hours. Mustapha...
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Taiwan president to visit US this month, angering China
Reuters . Taipei | Updated at 12:00am on July 02, 2019
Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen will spend four nights in the United States this month while visiting Caribbean diplomatic allies, her government said on Monday, angering...
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Sudan protesters blame generals for bloodshed at rally
Agence France-Presse . Khartoum | Updated at 12:00am on July 02, 2019
Sudan’s protest leaders blamed ruling generals Monday for deadly new violence as three blood-stained bodies were found a day after the first mass rallies since...
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Protests for civilian rule rock Sudan
Agence France-Presse . Khartoum | Updated at 12:00am on July 01, 2019
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across Sudan Sunday chanting ‘civilian rule, civilian rule’ as police fired tear gas in Khartoum, amid...
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16 dead, several hurt during independence day rally in Madagascar
Agence France-Presse . Antananarivo | Updated at 12:52pm on June 27, 2019
At least 16 people were stampeded to death and dozens were injured at a stadium...
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20,000 migrants rescued from Sahara in three years: IOM
Agence-France-Presse . Niger | Updated at 12:00am on June 27, 2019
Nearly 20,000 migrants have been rescued from the Sahara desert in Niger over the past three years, the International Organisation for Migration said on Tuesday.The...
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10 dead in attack on security forces in Egypt
Reuters . Cairo | Updated at 04:25pm on June 26, 2019
Seven Egyptian police officers and four militants were killed in a clash in the north of the Sinai Peninsula, the interior ministry said on Wednesday....
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Army chief, regional leader killed in Ethiopia
Agence-France-Presse . Addis Ababa | Updated at 01:04pm on June 23, 2019
Ethiopia’s army chief and a top local leader have been shot dead during an attempt to overthrow a regional government in northern Ethiopia, underscoring political...
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Algeria army chief says some parties seeking constitutional vacuum
Reuters . Algiers | Updated at 12:10am on June 19, 2019
Algeria’s army chief of staff Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaed Salah on Tuesday accused some parties of wanting a constitutional vacuum, to prolong the country’s political...