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[Photos] Nigeria resumes Abuja-Kaduna train service attacked by gunmen
Nigeria’s state railway company on Monday resumed a popular train service between the capital Abuja and the northern state of Kaduna, suspended since in March after gunmen killed passengers and kidna…
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Kneeling doctors ask Museveni to seek seventh term
A group of doctors in Uganda caused a stir over the weekend after kneeling before long-time President Yoweri Museveni and asking him to stand for a seventh term. The 78-year-old leader has been in po…
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Gunmen in Nigeria kill a dozen people, abduct others from mosque
Gunmen in Nigeria killed a dozen worshippers, including an imam, and kidnapped several others from a mosque on Saturday night, local residents said on Sunday, in the latest attack by armed gangs in t…
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Ethiopia’s Tigray forces say they have withdrawn 65% of fighters from frontlines
More than half of Tigrayan forces have withdrawn from the frontlines, the forces’ top commander said, a month after a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the two-year conflict in Ethiopia’s northern …
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Mali’s Choguel Maiga reinstated as prime minister after medical leave
Choguel Maiga will resume his role as Mali’s transitional prime minister on Monday after more than three months of medical leave, according to a decree read on state television on Sunday. Maiga was o…
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Tsunami fear as Indonesia’s highest volcano erupts
Indonesia’s highest volcano erupted on Sunday, prompting evacuation orders and raising the country’s volcanic activity threat level to its highest after the release of searing gas clouds, rivers of l…
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Prince William meets President Biden, awards climate prizes
Prince William greeted U.S. President Joe Biden at Boston’s waterfront on Friday, the final day of a visit by British royals trying to focus attention on tackling environmental issues. William and hi…
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Northrop Grumman unveils B-21 nuclear bomber for U.S. Air Force
Northrop Grumman Corp on Friday rolled out its new B-21 “Raider” jet, the first of a new fleet of long-range stealth nuclear bombers for the United States Air Force. The B-21 was unveiled during a dr…
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Hunter shoots and kills palmwine tapper after mistaking him for an antelope
A hunter, Sunday Olubusade, has reportedly killed a 30-year-old palm wine taper, identified as Kehinde, who he mistook for an antelope in Ondo town, Ondo State. It was gathered that the victim, after…
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Cyril Ramaphosa faces threat of impeachment over ‘Farmgate’
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing a possible impeachment threat over the “Farmgate” scandal. The president has been accused of covering up a $4m (£3.3m) theft from his farm in 2020, i…