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  900 war-used children freed in Nigeria: UN

  Agence France-Presse . Maiduguri, Nigeria | Updated at 12:00am on May 11, 2019

  Nearly 900 children held by a pro-government militia force fighting Boko Haram insurgents in northeastern Nigeria were freed on Friday, the UN said.The 894 children,...

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  ANC poised for South Africa polls victory

  Reuters . Pretoria | Updated at 12:00am on May 11, 2019

  The African National Congress was headed for victory in South Africa’s election on Friday, although the party was on course for its worst performance since...

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  Sudan protesters threaten civil disobedience after army delays

  Agence France-Presse . Khartoum | Updated at 12:00am on May 09, 2019

  Sudanese protest leaders on Wednesday threatened to launch a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience after accusing the country’s military rulers of delaying the transfer of...

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  Millions hungry as drought grips Somalia: charity

  Agence France-Presse . Nairobi | Updated at 12:00am on May 07, 2019

  Drought has left nearly two million Somalis in desperate need of food, a humanitarian agency warned Monday, as poor rainfall pushes communities to the brink...

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  Nigeria deploys satellite tech to track oil smugglers

  Reuters. London | Updated at 06:24pm on May 01, 2019

  From algorithms to track ‘dark’ ships smuggling stolen crude oil to an online licensing system to undercut corruption, one Nigerian government agency hopes it can...

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  Sudan army ready to negotiate with opposition

  Reuters . Khartoum | Updated at 12:00am on May 01, 2019

  Sudan’s military rulers said they were ready to negotiate with the opposition over the political future of the country but there should be no further...

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  Pastor among 6 killed in Burkina Faso church attack

  Reuters . Dakar | Updated at 12:54am on April 30, 2019

  Unidentified gunmen killed a pastor and five congregants at a Protestant church in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, authorities said, the first attack on a...

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  Sudan leaders, army agree on joint council

  Agence France-Presse . Khartoum | Updated at 12:00am on April 29, 2019

  Sudan’s protest leaders and army rulers agreed Saturday to establish a joint civilian-military ruling council, a major breakthrough in talks between the two sides over...

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  Bashir’s Islamist allies pelted with rocks in meeting

  Agence France-Presse . Khartoum | Updated at 12:00am on April 28, 2019

  Assailants hurled rocks at leading members of Sudan’s top Islamist party on Saturday at a meeting in Khartoum, injuring 32 of them, a party official...

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  Sudanese protesters keep up campaign

  Agence France-Presse . Khartoum | Updated at 02:57am on April 27, 2019

  Thousands of Sudanese protesters performed the weekly Muslim prayers outside army headquarters on Friday, a day after vast crowd of demonstrators flooded Khartoum to demand...