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Authorities in Cameroon said five soldiers and a civilian were killed early Wednesday in the troubled English-speaking region of Northwest when an improvised explosive device hit their vehicle.
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5 soldiers, civilian killed in Cameroon explosion

Separatists have been clashing with government forces since 2017 in a bid…

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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met on Tuesday with Ambassador Annan Cato, Special Envoy of President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
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Egypt’s President Al-Sisi receives Ghanaian president’s special envoy

Egypt's President stressed the special status Ghana enjoys with the Egyptian people,…

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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile River raises tensions between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan. Ethiopian Dam
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Sudan boycotts new round of Ethiopian Dam talks, calls for greater role to AU experts 

Khartoum insists on its steadfast stance to give a greater role to…

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Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry and Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aaty participated, on Sunday, in a joint meeting regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
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Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia agree to hold 1-week of GERD negotiations

They also agreed that the new round of GERD talks will be…

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Hundreds of people have been displaced in central Zambia's Mumbwa district following the collapsing of Kandesha dam due to heavy rains experienced in recent days,
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Hundreds of people displaced in central Zambia as dam collapses

Kandesha dam in in central Zambia collapsed due to heavy rains and…

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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday extended the night curfew for three months as part of measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19.
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Kenya extends coronavirus night curfew for 3 months

The president added all forms of public events and gatherings including political…

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At least 70 civilians were killed and 20 others wounded on Saturday by attackers in the Nigerien villages of Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye in western Tillabery region in Niger, close to the border with Mali, security sources said on Sunday.
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At least 70 civilians killed in attack in Niger

At least 70 civilians were killed and 20 others wounded on Saturday…

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Four armed militants and two soldiers were killed on Saturday in a counterterrorism operation in northwest Algeria, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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4 militants, 2 soldiers killed in clashes in northern Algeria

A counterterrorism unit launched an operation to track down a group of…

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The dawn of 2021 saw the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), after a delay of several months due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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AfCFTA opens African markets to Egyptian products

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will help the continent import and…

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At least 26 civilians were killed on New Year's Eve by rebels in Kikungu village in Beni territory, North Kivu province, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC or DR Congo), according to local authorities.
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Rebels kill 26 civilians on New Year’s Eve in eastern DR Congo

Since last week, the Ugandan rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)…

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