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Kenya's president has launched the country's first coastguard to protect and monitor its territorial waters. It will guard against illegal fishing, which President Uhuru Kenyatta says costs Kenya about $100m (£78m) a year. It is also…
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Prime Minister Theresa May battled on Thursday to save a draft divorce deal with the European Union after her Brexit secretary and other ministers quit in protest and eurosceptic lawmakers stepped up efforts to topple her. A day after…
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Ethiopia's former deputy intelligence chief has been arrested amid investigations into corruption and human rights abuses committed by the security forces. Yared Zerihun, the former deputy head of the national security agency, is one of…
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We live in fear and are traumatised by the fighting in Bamenda. This once peaceful and lively city in Cameroon has become a battleground between government forces and rebels demanding an independent state for the central African nation's…
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Denmark, Tanzania’s second-biggest donor, said it would withhold $10 million worth of aid money due to concerns over human rights abuses and what it called unacceptable homophobic comments made by a government official. The decision came…
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Three students are in custody in southern Uganda on suspicion of starting a school dormitory fire that killed at least nine children and injured 40. The three had recently been suspended for bringing alcohol into St Bernard Secondary…
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Seven people have been killed in a flare-up of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza. More than 400 rockets have been fired into Israel by militants since Monday night, while Israeli aircraft have hit 150 militant…
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Tributes are being paid to American writer and former president of Marvel Comics Stan Lee, who has died at the age of 95. Lee created The Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics in 1961 and went on to create titles including Spider-Man and The…
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Felix Tshisekedi, the leader of the largest opposition party in Democratic Republic of Congo, has withdrawn his support to put forward a joint opposition candidate for the election to be held on 23 December. The Union for Democracy and…
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing its worst Ebola outbreak in the country's recorded history, health officials have said. The announcement late on Friday came amid increasing warnings that the situation could deteriorate…
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