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Somaliland defence minister resigns over sea access deal with Ethiopia


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Somaliland's Defence Minister Abdiqani Mohamoud Ateye, has resigned in protest over a deal allowing Ethiopia to use a port in the breakaway Somali region. Ateye criticized President Muse Bihi Abdi for not consulting the ministers on the…

Congo declares state of emergency over devastating floods, landslides


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A state of humanitarian emergency has been announced in the Republic of Congo, following flooding caused by heavy rains that's been pouring for over a month. The government also announced the release of an emergency fund estimated at 4…

Mali: UN mission hands over Timbuktu camp to FAMA


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The UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA) officially handed over to the national authorities one of its last camps in a large city in the north of the country, Timbuktu, before the end of its final withdrawal. The MINUSMA sites of Gao and…

Zambian foreign minister resigns over Malicious business deal


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Zambian Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo has resigned amidst suspicions surrounding a business deal with a Chinese businessman, according to statements from the presidency of the southern African nation. Having taken office in September…

Sudan War displaces over 7 million people- UN


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Fighting that has raged since April in Sudan between the army and paramilitaries has now displaced 7.1 million people, a UN spokesperson said, describing "the largest displacement crisis in the world." The war between the head of the…

Angola quits OPEC over lower production quotas


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Angola has announced that it's leaving the OPEC oil producers cartel, coming after it battled with the group over lower production quotas this year. Diamantino de Azevedo, the African nation's oil minister, said Angola “does not gain…

Ethiopia, Egypt no agreement in latest talks over Nile dam


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Ethiopia and Egypt said the latest round of talks over a huge, highly contentious hydroelectric dam Ethiopia has built on the Nile's main tributary again ended with no deal. The countries blamed each other after three days of discussions…

Burkina Faso arrests 4 French officials over espionage


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Four French civil servants, intelligence agents according to a Burkinabè source, and computer maintenance technicians according to a French diplomatic source, were arrested in Ouagadougou at the beginning of December, in a context of very…

French jails Rwandan ex-doctor 24 years over genocide


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A former Rwandan doctor has been jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide. Sosthene Munyemana was on Wednesday found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and participation in a conspiracy to…

President Ramaphosa to appeal court decision over Zulu recognition


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South Africa's presidency announced on that President Cyril Ramaphosa will appeal a court decision to set aside his official recognition of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini as the King of the Zulu nation. The North Gauteng High Court in…