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July 20, 2017
Kenyan Election Body Fighting Over 300 Lawsuits as Vote Looms

Any doubts over the legality of the elections could spark protests by candidates contesting presidential, legislative or local seats

July 20, 2017
Gunmen Attack Elite Security Unit in Ivory Coast, Steal Weapons

The raid follows months of military mutinies and hours after the government rejigged top security posts
July 20, 2017
UN: Fighting Rages in Parts of South Sudan Despite Cease-fire

UN officials say humanitarian aid deliveries to South Sudan were blocked 100 times in June
July 20, 2017
Uganda Arrests Opposition Activists

The arrests coincide with speculation President Yoweri Museveni will act to change the constitution to allow himself to run for another term in 2021
July 20, 2017
Millions Going Hungry as Conflict-driven Food Prices Soar

Eight hundred million people at risk because of conflict, instability, political and economic crises, World Food Program Warns
July 20, 2017
Upscale Kenya Hotels Linked to Cholera Outbreak

Catering services suspected in Nairobi cases of waterborne disease
July 20, 2017
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July 20, 2017
2 Missing Burundi Teens Entered Canada; No Foul Play Seen

Competition organizers said team's mentor couldn't find the group of six students and reports were submitted to police
July 20, 2017
Report: Cameroon Torturing Suspects in Boko Haram Fight

More than 100 people have been tortured by Cameroon security forces and held incommunicado on suspicion of involvement with Nigeria-based Islamic extremist group, Amnesty International says
July 20, 2017
Burundi's President Goes Abroad For 1st Time Since Coup Plot

President Pierre Nkurunziza is visiting neighboring Tanzania
July 20, 2017
Joyce Banda: 'Any African Girl Can Grow Up to be a Leader'

Malawi's former president Joyce Banda says any girl in Africa can grow up to be a leader -- and she would know what she is talking about. Banda spoke in Washington this week as she launched a toolkit designed to ensure that all women with leadership traits are found, trained and encouraged to take more active roles in their communities. VOA Correspondent Mariama Diallo reports.
July 19, 2017
Gunfire Erupts Near Police Bases in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

The shootings appeared to be a renewed bout of insecurity following months of military mutinies

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Thursday 20 July 2017

Kenyan Election Body Fighting Over 300 Lawsuits as Vote Looms

Gunmen Attack Elite Security Unit in Ivory Coast, Steal Weapons

UN: Fighting Rages in Parts of South Sudan Despite Cease-fire

Uganda Arrests Opposition Activists

Millions Going Hungry as Conflict-driven Food Prices Soar

Upscale Kenya Hotels Linked to Cholera Outbreak

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2 Missing Burundi Teens Entered Canada; No Foul Play Seen

Report: Cameroon Torturing Suspects in Boko Haram Fight

Burundi's President Goes Abroad For 1st Time Since Coup Plot

Joyce Banda: 'Any African Girl Can Grow Up to be a Leader'

Gunfire Erupts Near Police Bases in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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Kenyan Election Body Fighting Over 300 Lawsuits as Vote Looms

Gunmen Attack Elite Security Unit in Ivory Coast, Steal Weapons

UN: Fighting Rages in Parts of South Sudan Despite Cease-fire

Uganda Arrests Opposition Activists

Millions Going Hungry as Conflict-driven Food Prices Soar

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