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January 27, 2016

S . Sudan Rebel Leader To Raise Peace Plan Issues at African Union Summit

South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar is taking his campaign against President Salva Kiir’s plan to create 28 states to the African Union Thursday. Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, secretary for foreign affairs of the...

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January 27, 2016

Kenyan Troops Pull Out of Somali Towns After Deadly Attack

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA Kenyan forces pulled out of two towns in southern Somalia on Tuesday and Islamic extremists quickly moved into one of them according to residents. The Kenyans’ withdrawal came after an attack by...

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January 27, 2016

Zimbabwean Farmers Fear the Worst as Cattle And Crops Succumb to Drought

MAFOMOTI, ZIMBABWE In the dusty village of Mafomoti, southern Zimbabwe, farmers have already lost cattle and crops in the severest drought to hit the nation in a quarter of a century. But the worst...

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January 25, 2016

South Sudan Government And Rebels Fail to Form Transitional Government

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and his former vice president and rebel leader Riek Machar failed to form a unity transitional government Saturday, which was a key demand in a peace accord signed in...

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January 25, 2016

Children In Malawi Screened for Malnutrition

In Malawi, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund or UNICEF is carrying out a mass screening exercise for malnutrition in children less than 5 years of age, in 25 of the country’s 28 districts....

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January 25, 2016

Zambia Issues Election Details

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has released the schedule of dates of nominations, including for those running in the presidential poll, in preparation for the country’s August 11 general election. The ECZ also...

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January 25, 2016

25 Killed By Suicide Bombers in Cameroon

Multiple suicide bombers attacked a town in far northern Cameroon on Monday, killing at least 25 people and wounding others. Local officials say up to four bombers blew themselves up in the town of...

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January 24, 2016

Bill Expanding Legal Abortion on Hold in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE The Safe Abortion Act that Sierra Leone’s parliament passed December 8 is on hold. Religious figures have raised concerns and want it reviewed, but activists say legalizing abortion in the West...

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January 23, 2016

World Health Organization Says El Nino Will Subject 60 Million to Health Risks

The El Nino weather phenomenon that emerged toward the end of last year is expected to peak this month and then begin to wind down through March and April, but the World Health Organization...

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January 23, 2016

Tunisia On Curfew Amid Spreading Unrest

KASSERINE, TUNISIA Tunisia imposed a nationwide overnight curfew Friday in response to growing unrest over unemployment as protests across the country descended into vandalism in several cities. The curfew from 8 p.m. until...

News from Africa Blog

S . Sudan Rebel Leader To Raise Peace Plan Issues at African Union Summit

Kenyan Troops Pull Out of Somali Towns After Deadly Attack

Zimbabwean Farmers Fear the Worst as Cattle And Crops Succumb to Drought

South Sudan Government And Rebels Fail to Form Transitional Government

Children In Malawi Screened for Malnutrition

Zambia Issues Election Details

25 Killed By Suicide Bombers in Cameroon

Bill Expanding Legal Abortion on Hold in Sierra Leone

World Health Organization Says El Nino Will Subject 60 Million to Health Risks

Tunisia On Curfew Amid Spreading Unrest

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