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Still, there is a growing sense of urgency given the acute absence of health-care infrastructure on the continent and the prospect of 20 national elections scheduled in Africa during
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Barthélemy Boganda , (born April 4, 1910, Bobangui, Moyen-Congo, French Equatorial Africa [now in Central African Republic]—died March 29, 1959, near Bangui), the major nationalist leader of the Central African Republic (formerly Ubangi-Shari) in the critical decolonization period of the
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Sudan: Transfer of Sudan War Crimes Suspect to the Hague 'A Milestone' - ICC Prosecutor Bensouda
The Hague — The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, has hailed the surrender and transfer of former Darfur janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb, indicted by the court for crimes against humanity, as "a milestone in the Darfur, Sudan
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Central African Republic: Lasting Peace in Central African Republic Requires Commitment of All Sides to Free Elections, Says UN Human Rights Expert
[OHCHR] Exactly four months ahead of 27 December elections in the Central African Republic, the UN's Independent expert on human rights in that country has called on all sides - with the support of the international community - to ensure the vote can go ahead smoothly, and will be free and fair.
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Cameroon: Business Reopens Between Southern Cameroon and Nigeria
The military this week said it had killed at least 13 separatist fighters who blocked the Bamenda-Enugu Road for two months and were demanding illegal
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Somalia: Several Feared Dead As SNA Troops Battle Al-Shabaab in Middle Shabelle
Heavy fight erupted on Thursday between Somali National Army (SNA) and Alshabab militias in Bal'ad district of middle Shabelle causing unknown casualties from both
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C.A.R enforces strict measures against Covid-19
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Africa: How Has Human Smuggling Changed Under COVID-19?
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Cameroon's Unity Day Celebrations Canceled As COVID-19 Masks Internal Tensions
The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown forced Cameroonian President Paul Biya to cancel the government's planned feasts and parades to celebrate Cameroon's annual Unity
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Ethiopia rallies public support as Tigray conflict worsens | Africanews
Hundreds of Ethiopians gathered Thursday to donate blood for troops fighting in the northern Tigray region, as officials tried to rally support for a week-old conflict Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said was going his
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DRC: At least 40 killed in massacre by ADF rebel group
Fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) group, which was driven out of Uganda in the late 1990s, attacked Samboko village, about 100km (60 miles) southwest of the city of Bunia, Omar Kavota from rights group CEPADHO said on
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Cameroon: COVID-19 Aggravates Cameroon's Anglophone Crisis
The Anglophone crisis and the coronavirus pandemic have two things in common: lockdowns, hospitalizations and an ever-increasing number of
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Africa: Local Ownership of Peace Processes in African Countries in Times of COVID-19
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Libya - Pro-Government Forces Claim Victory in Siege of Tripoli
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Nigeria - Islamic Militant Attacks in Borno Kill Dozens
Jihadists connected to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militant group killed at least 20 soldiers and 40 civilians over the weekend in twin attacks in the restive northeast Nigerian state of Borno, residents and security sources
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Somalia: AMISOM, Jubaland Security Forces Repel Al-Shabaab Attack in Dhobley
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At least 580 civilians killed this year in central Mali - UN
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Somalia: Six Militants Killed in Southern Somalia Clash
[Shabelle] Somali National Army (SNA) backed by Jubaland state forces on Saturday killed six al-Shabab extremists in a fierce clash in the southern region of Lower Juba, an officer confirmed.
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Uganda: Government Gives Face Technologies Six-Month Permit Contract
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Angola: President Receives Message From CAR Counterpart
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