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Afrikaner lobby group Afriforum is heading to court to challenge a decision by the previous South African government to grant Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity. Zimbabwe’s former first lady is accused of assaulting model Gabriella Engels…
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More than 30 people have been killed in Kenya's Rift Valley after a dam burst its banks following weeks of torrential rain that also forced hundreds from their homes, officials said. Water burst through the banks of the Patel Dam in Solai,…
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Veteran Malaysian politician Mahathir Mohamad is set to become the world's oldest leader after a shock victory in the country's election, when he upended six decades of control by the ruling coalition. In his triumphant…
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Three Americans freed from prison in North Korea have arrived back in the US a day after their release. Kim Dong-chul, Tony Kim, and Kim Hak-song were held by North Korea for periods ranging between one and two years over alleged…
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it is taking swift action to ensure that Ebola does not enter the country following a fresh outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. NIS spokesperson Sunday James told BBC Yoruba that…
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An Ebola outbreak has been declared in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of Congo. There are two confirmed cases of the virus and 17 deaths, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The incident in the town of Bikoro comes more than…
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France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says the Iranian nuclear deal is "not dead" despite US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw. The 2015 agreement curbed Iran's nuclear activities in return for the lifting of sanctions…
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President Donald Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from a multinational nuclear agreement with Iran, saying the deal is "defective at its core" and announcing "the highest level of sanctions" against Tehran. Under the deal …
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited China and met President Xi Jinping, state media of both countries said on Tuesday, their second encounter in two months in a flurry of diplomatic engagement that has eased tensions on the Korean…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that he will travel to the United Kingdom to see his doctor, reigniting speculations about the state of his health and ability to rule Africa's biggest economy. Buhari, 75, spent four months in…
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