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China’s Ruling Party Proposes To Abolish Presidential Term Limits
China's ruling party is considering scrapping term limits for the president and vice president, it announced on Sunday.
The Communist party of China has proposed to change the country's constitution so that the president and vice…
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Congo Police Kill Protester In Church-Led March
Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa shot dead an anti-government protester and wounded two others who had gathered to take part in church-led marches against President Joseph Kabila’s rule on Sunday.…
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Syria Air Strikes ‘Kill 500’ In A Week
Syrian government forces have killed more than 500 civilians during a week of intense bombardment of a rebel enclave near Damascus, activists say.
The victims in the Eastern Ghouta include 121 children, says the Syrian Observatory for…
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Somalia: Deadly Double Car Bombing Near Presidential Palace
Two car-bomb attacks have killed at least 38 people in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials say.
The first took place outside the presidential palace late on Friday. The second hit a nearby hotel. Dozens of people were wounded.
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Afghanistan: Soldiers Killed in Wave of Attacks
A wave of attacks across Afghanistan has left more than 25 people dead, most of them soldiers, officials say.
In the worst incident, Taliban militants stormed an army post in the western province of Farah, killing 22 soldiers.
A suicide…
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Joanna Demafelis: Employer of Filipina Maid Found Dead in Freezer Arrested
Police have arrested the employer of a Filipina maid found dead in a freezer in Kuwait after a weeks-long manhunt.
Joanna Demafelis, 29, was found frozen in her employers’ apartment more than a year after she was reported missing.
Nader…
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Donors Pledge $500 Million for Troops in West Africa’s Sahel
International donors have raised half a billion dollars for a multi-national military operation in West Africa’s Sahel region, the EU’s top diplomat said on Friday, as Europe seeks to stop migrants and militants reaching its shores.
At a…
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BBC Launches 2018 Komla Dumor Award
The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its fourth year.
Journalists from across the continent are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh…
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Children ‘Forced to Watch Rape’ in South Sudan
Children in South Sudan have been forced to watch their mothers being raped and killed, the UN says.
A report by UN human rights investigators says that 40 officials may be individually responsible for war crimes and crimes against…
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Ethiopia Reveals Details Of 6-Month State Of Emergency
Ethiopia has released new details about the six-month state of emergency ordered last week amid mass anti-government protests, according to state media reports.
Siraj Fegessa, minister of defence and head of the command post charged with…
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