Desperate Sudanese face endless wait for passports so they can flee the war
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Desperate Sudanese face endless wait for passports so they can flee the war

Sudanese queue at a cramped office to apply for passports in the eastern city of Port Sudan. Since authorities inaugurated

South Africa holds state funeral for Zulu leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi
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South Africa holds state funeral for Zulu leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi

I have never met a man with such an enormous capacity to forgive and I doubt I will ever meet

Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso sign mutual defence pact
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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso sign mutual defence pact

Of course, everything starts with security. But the Heads of State must also think about economic issues, how to bring

Sudanese  armed forces enlist more civilians
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Sudanese armed forces enlist more civilians

The possible recruitment of civilians, which could worsen already deadly violence, has been the subject of debate for weeks. The

South Africa’s Russia trained medical graduates struggle to find job
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South Africa’s Russia trained medical graduates struggle to find job

Spokesperson for the graduates, Hayley Reichert believes the delay in allocating dates for the graduates to write their board exams

Fuel prices hit all-time high in Kenya
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Fuel prices hit all-time high in Kenya

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority announced it had brought the retail price of a litre of petrol to an

Zambia, China Presidents commit to enhancing trade cooperation as they meet in Beijing
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Zambia, China Presidents commit to enhancing trade cooperation as they meet in Beijing

China and Zambia said they’d enhance trade cooperation; with the Chinese side vowing to invite Zambia to continuously participate in

Property disputes, evictions plague DR Congo capital
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Property disputes, evictions plague DR Congo capital

There are lots of land disputes in Kinshasa, thousands of them,” said Theo Sindani Kasita, a property lawyer in the

EU sends aid to Libya as devastating floods death toll rise to over 11, 000
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EU sends aid to Libya as devastating floods death toll rise to over 11, 000

Following the devastating floods in Libya, the EU is, of course, continuing via the civil protection mechanism to provide aid

Libya: Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in coastal city of Derna
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Libya: Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in coastal city of Derna

The enormous surge of storm water burst two upstream river dams late Sunday and reduced Derna to a wasteland where