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Melania Trump to visit Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt
The US First Lady Melania Trump has announced that she will be visiting Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt on her solo tour of the continent in October.
She called them "four beautiful and very different countries" when talking about the…
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World Bank Approves First Grants to Somalia in 30 Years
The World Bank has approved $80 million in grants to Somalia to fund public finance reforms, marking the first disbursement to the government of the conflict-ridden country in 30 years, the bank said.
The Washington-based lender, which…
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British Turmoil Spooks Brussels on Brexit Deal Chances
As British Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to face critics of her Brexit plan at her party conference at the weekend and her Labour opponents vow to vote against it in parliament, EU officials are increasingly uneasy about prospects for…
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Angola’s Jose Filomeno Dos Santos Detained Over ‘Fraud’
A son of Angola's ex-President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has been arrested on suspicion of money-laundering, embezzlement of public funds and fraud.
Jose Filomeno dos Santos is the most high-profile person to be targeted in new President…
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Kenyan Waihiga Mwaura Wins BBC World News Komla Dumor Award
A Kenyan journalist and TV presenter has won this year's BBC World News Komla Dumor Award.
Waihiga Mwaura presents Kenya's most-watched evening news bulletin on Citizen TV.
As part of the prize, he will spend three months at the BBC…
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Trump Seeks UN Backing for Iran Nuclear Sanctions
US President Donald Trump has urged other members of the UN Security Council to work with America to ensure Iran never acquires a nuclear bomb.
He told the council that anyone who failed to comply with US sanctions on Iran would "face…
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South Africa Anger after Girl ‘Raped’ In Restaurant
South Africans have expressed outrage following the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl in a restaurant toilet.
A 20-year-old man allegedly followed her into the women's restroom before snatching her and raping her in the men's…
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The Rwandan School Turning Boys into Feminists
In a village outside Rwanda's capital Kigali, a group of boys are spending a rainy afternoon learning how to stop gender-based violence and the power imbalances in the #MeToo era.
While girls learn about investment to achieve financial…
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Nigerian Traders Seek ECOWAS Intervention
The National Association of Nigerian Traders on Monday stormed the Economic Community of West African States’ secretariat located in Abuja to protest the alleged closure of shops belonging to Nigerians in Ghana.
The protest, which began…
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Ebola Threat Near Uganda Border
The aid group Save the Children says it is concerned about two new Ebola cases recorded near the border with Uganda.
It said they occurred about 200km (124 miles) from the epicentre of the new outbreak in the east of the Democratic…
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