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Volunteers help clean the polluted Jukskei River “prone” to flash floods

In South Africa’s oldest township, volunteers in wetsuits jump into the thigh-deep water of the polluted Jukskei River to untangle…

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United Nations urges immediate release of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls

More than 20 girls were kidnapped from a school in the town of Maga in the north-western Kebbi State on…

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INTERPOL operation targets terror and crime in West Africa, dozens arrested

A major INTERPOL operation in West Africa has resulted in 62 arrests and the seizure of weapons, explosives, drugs, counterfeit…

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Football: Morocco extend record run of victories in match against Uganda

It beat them 4-0 in a friendly international in Tangier on Tuesday bringing its successive wins to 18...Read More

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UN chief calls terrorism in the Sahel ‘growing global threat’, urges cooperation

The Sahel accounts for over half of all global terrorism deaths, according to the Global Terrorism Index...Read More

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What to know about abductions of schoolchildren in Nigeria

Kidnappers in the past have included the Boko Haram insurgency that carried out the mass abduction of 276 Chibok schoolgirls…

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Tanzanian president appoints daughter and son-in-law to cabinet

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed her daughter and son-in-law to key government positions...Read More

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UN seeks to expand presence in Sudan as violence intensifies

The UN is a ship that was not built to stay in the harbor," UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said…

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Nigeria: Families in agony as gunmen abduct 25 schoolgirls, killing staff member

Gunmen attacked a high school in northwestern Nigeria before dawn on Monday, abducting 25 schoolgirls and killing at least one…

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Ethiopia confirms three deaths in new Marburg virus outbreak

Three additional fatalities are being investigated for a possible connection to the disease...Read More

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