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Piers Potter
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Kenya landslide kills 21 as heavy rains batter region
The Kenyan government has confirmed that 21 people have died following a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in the country’s western region. Interior Minister Kipchumba...
Trump threatens military action in Nigeria over alleged Christian persecution
US President Donald Trump has ordered the military to prepare for possible action in Nigeria, accusing the government of failing to protect Christians from Islamist...
UN Security Council to vote on Western Sahara autonomy plan
The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote on Friday on a US-drafted resolution suggesting that genuine autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty...
US orders citizens to leave Mali as fuel crisis worsens
The United States has joined several European nations, including Italy and Germany, in urging its citizens to leave Mali as the country’s deepening fuel crisis...
Court rules Albert Luthuli was killed by apartheid police, not accident
A South African court has ruled that Nobel Peace Prize laureate Albert Luthuli’s 1967 death was caused by an assault by apartheid police, overturning the...
South Africa becomes first African nation to approve twice-yearly HIV prevention jab
South Africa has become the first country in Africa — and only the third worldwide — to approve a new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection. Health...
Ten European tourists, pilot killed in Kenya plane crash
A small aircraft has crashed near Kenya’s coast, killing ten European tourists and a local pilot, officials have confirmed. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA)...
Ten European tourists, pilot killed in Kenya plane crash
A small aircraft has crashed near Kenya’s coast, killing ten European tourists and a local pilot, officials have confirmed. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA)...
Madagascar’s Ousted President Andry Rajoelina Stripped of Citizenship After Military Coup
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Former Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina, who was ousted in a coup last week, has been stripped of his Malagasy citizenship by the...
Cameroon’s Paul Biya Declared Election Winner, Extending 43-Year Rule Amid Deadly Unrest
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — Cameroon’s Constitutional Council on Monday declared President Paul Biya the winner of the October 12 presidential election, extending his rule into a...