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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…

Xinhua
Xinhua
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…

Shaimaa Al-Aees
Shaimaa Al-Aees
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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Xinhua
Sudan Sovereign Council Chairperson Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Thursday said the Sudanese army has not gone beyond the international border with Ethiopia or attacked it.
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Sudan says its army not go beyond international border with Ethiopia

Sudan Sovereign Council Chairperson Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan says country keen to address…

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Xinhua
Scores of Boko Haram militants were killed in a series of airstrikes by the Nigerian military in the country's restive northeastern state of Borno, an official said on Friday.
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Nigeria’s army kills scores of Boko Haram militants in airstrikes

Boko Haram group has been trying to establish an Islamist state in…

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Xinhua
Egypt Foreign Ministry summons, on Wednesday, Ethiopia chargé d'affaires in Cairo over Ethiopian recent remarks regarding Egyptian internal issues
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Egypt says Ethiopian statements on its internal affairs unacceptable

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry Spokersperson Ahmed Hafez said statements made by Ethiopian Foreign…

Sami Hegazi
Sami Hegazi
The Democratic Opposition Coalition 2020 (COD-2020), a platform of opposition parties of Central African Republic (CAR), has called for the cancellation and rerun of the presidential and legislative elections held last Sunday.
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Central African Republic opposition calls for cancellation, rerun of elections

Central African Republic opposition cited low voter turnout in provinces under threat…

Xinhua
Xinhua
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says it is facing a funding shortfall to meet humanitarian needs in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region
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UNOCHA faces funding gap to meet humanitarian needs in Ethiopia’s TIgray

UNOCHA appealed to humanitarian partners to cover the rest $604m needed to…

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Xinhua
Landmine blast kills 9 in Somalia
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5 killed, 2 injured in southern Somalia blast

No one claimed responsibility for the latest incident but al-Qaida allied group…

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Xinhua
With more than 50,000 COVID-19 infections having been reported in South Africa since Christmas Eve, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country would return to level three lockdown with immediate effect.
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S. African president tightens COVID-19 lockdown as cases surge

South African president said a country-wide curfew would be extended from 9…

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