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Lina Portman1 day ago
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25 soldiers sentenced to death in DRC for 'fleeing the enemy', lawyer says

Twenty-five soldiers accused of “fleeing the enemy” while fighting M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo were sentenced to…
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Lina Portman5 days ago
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Video shows US police shoot teenager on ground, sparking outrage

Pictures A witness video posted on Facebook shows one of the police officers chasing Nyah Mway and tackling him to…
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Lina Portman5 days ago
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The Vatican and the UN sound the alarm on drug trafficking in the Sahel region

Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger: the Vatican joins the UN in sounding the alarm as these African countries…
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Lina Portman1 week ago
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ICC delivers verdict in trial of suspected Islamist extremist accused of atrocities in Mali

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court delivers its verdict Wednesday in the trial of a suspect accused…
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Lina Portman1 week ago
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Kenya's Parliament burns as protesters oppose new taxes. Clashes spread and bodies are counted

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Part of Kenya's parliament building was burned Tuesday as thousands of protesters against a new finance…
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Lina Portman3 weeks ago
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Hundreds of towns and villages burned

Hundreds of towns and villages across Sudan have been burned to the ground, and the fires were likely man-made, according…
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Lina Portman3 weeks ago
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Malawi: Vice President Saulos Chilima and 9 others die in plane crash

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others died when the small military plane they were…
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Lina Portman3 weeks ago
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Plane carrying Malawi vice president missing, search underway

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Soldiers are searching hills and forests near a town in northern Malawi after a military plane…
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Lina Portman4 weeks ago
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Three Americans accused of attempted coup appear before Congolese military court

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Three Americans accused of involvement in last month's attempted coup in Congo appeared Friday in a…
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Lina PortmanJune 3, 2024
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Desperate hunger in Tigray pushes thousands into the hands of kidnappers and smugglers

If he had finished his studies, Aregawy Tekle Birham, 23, believes he would never have left Tigray. Sitting on a…
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