World
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224WEST AFRICA: Nigerian troops foil Boko Haram attack
AFP, Nigeria – Nigerian troops repelled an attack on a military base in northeastern Borno state in which a soldier was killed...
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380US MIDTERM ELECTIONS: Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib become first Muslim women in US Congress
CHICAGO(AFP) – A onetime Somali refugee and the daughter of Palestinian immigrants shared the historic distinction Tuesday of becoming the first two...
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350INDONESIA PLANE CRASH: Boeing 737 plane crashes in sea off Jakarta
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane with 188 people on board has crashed into the sea shortly after...
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396Uganda, UK MPs meet to discuss combatting modern slavery-related crimes
KAMPALA – Parliamentarians from Uganda and the UK will this week meet in Kampala to discuss efforts to curb modern slavery, human...
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2.6KSouth Sudan president promotes wife to General
JUBA – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has promoted his wife Mary Ayen Mayardit to the rank of a major general in...
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603Zimbabwe police confirm three dead in election protests, as government vows crackdown to prevent further unrest
Three people were killed in protests in Zimbabwe on Wednesday after the army opened fire in central Harare during demonstrations over alleged...
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598Rwanda targets USD 74m revenue through conference tourism in 2018
Rwanda targets to raise a revenue of 74 million U.S. dollars through its Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Events and Exhibitions (MICE) tourism strategy...
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507Uganda hails UN Security Council renewal of AU mission in Somalia
The Ugandan military on Tuesday welcomed the UN Security Council’s extension of the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),...
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323Tension mounting as Zimbabwe opposition cries foul in presidential polls
HARARE – Ruling ZANU-PF party has results won majority in parliamentary elections according to unofficial results but opposition is claiming fraud in...
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592A Giant falls! Renowned South African cardiologist Bongani Mayosi dies at 51
CAPE TOWN – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his “heartfelt condolences” on the tragic passing of acclaimed South African cardiologist...
