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March 05, 2017
Nigeria: ‘Wrong Coordinates’ Cause of Deadly Rann Bombing

Nigerian Major General Leo Irabor told a visiting U.N. Security Council delegation that the January 17 bombing in the town of Rann, which killed 236 civilians, was a 'grave mistake' that was the result of faulty information

March 05, 2017
Burkina Faso Film Festival Fespaco Defies Islamist Menace

While security in Burkina Faso remains fragile, this year's festival, which closed on Saturday, drew robust attendance
March 05, 2017
Deadly Floods Hit Southern Zimbabwe, Destroying Many Homes

Since December, floods have killed 246 people, injured 128 and left nearly 2,000 homeless, minister of local government said
March 05, 2017
Wanted: Female Candidates for Algeria's Parliament Quota

When Algeria's voters are called upon to choose 462 members of the lower house of parliament, 145 of them are meant to be women under a 2012 law
March 05, 2017
Agencies: Pirates in Nigeria Release Russian, Ukrainian Sailors

Sailors were captured last month on the cargo ship the BBC Caribbean
March 05, 2017
Eastern Libya Forces Strike from Air, Aim to Retake Oil Site

Libyan armed forces based in the east launched more airstrikes Saturday against militias that seized oil terminals a day earlier
March 04, 2017
Lake Chad Basin Countries: Security Needs Are Hurting Development

Chad and Niger are both fighting Boko Haram terrorists, who threaten their territory and launch attacks on their populations and their militaries
March 04, 2017
Somali PM: 110 Deaths in 48 Hours From Diseases, Malnutrition

Following IOM appeal for $24.6 million, Somali PM calls on international community to put together life-saving emergency response
March 04, 2017
Save the Elephants: Beehive Fences Help Protect Small-scale Farms from Crop Raids

Conservation Biology has published Kenyan research indicating that elephants' natural aversions to bees mitigates human-wildlife conflict
March 04, 2017
UN Official Issues Urgent Call for Protection of People With Albinism

Body parts from people with albinism in some cultures used in witchcraft rituals and traditional medicine in belief they bring wealth, good luck
March 04, 2017
Preparing for New Travel Ban, Lawyers Step Up to Help Immigrants

Dulles Justice Coalition continues to man a table in the DC airport, anticipating a new, revised travel order that has been promised
March 03, 2017
Gambia Frees 98 Jammeh-era Prisoners

Rights groups say former president's opponents were tortured, and some died, in detention centers, including the Mile 2 Central Prison in Banjul

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March 20, 2019

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Africa

Sunday 5 March 2017

Nigeria: ‘Wrong Coordinates’ Cause of Deadly Rann Bombing

Burkina Faso Film Festival Fespaco Defies Islamist Menace

Deadly Floods Hit Southern Zimbabwe, Destroying Many Homes

Wanted: Female Candidates for Algeria's Parliament Quota

Agencies: Pirates in Nigeria Release Russian, Ukrainian Sailors

Eastern Libya Forces Strike from Air, Aim to Retake Oil Site

Lake Chad Basin Countries: Security Needs Are Hurting Development

Somali PM: 110 Deaths in 48 Hours From Diseases, Malnutrition

Save the Elephants: Beehive Fences Help Protect Small-scale Farms from Crop Raids

UN Official Issues Urgent Call for Protection of People With Albinism

Preparing for New Travel Ban, Lawyers Step Up to Help Immigrants

Gambia Frees 98 Jammeh-era Prisoners

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Tax Authority Warns it Will Name Corrupt South Sudan Officials

US Military Denies Rights Group Allegations of Civilian Casualties in Somalia

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March 20, 2019

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