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June 8, 2018 at 2:38 pm

1 US soldier killed, 4 wounded in attack in Somalia

It’s the first public announcement of a U.S. military combat death on the continent since four U.S. service members were killed in a militant ambush...

In this photo taken Saturday, May 12, 2018, a health worker wears protective clothing outside an isolation ward to diagnose and treat suspected Ebola patients, at Bikoro Hospital in Bikoro, the rural area where the Ebola outbreak was announced last week, in Congo. Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak has now spread to Mbandaka, a city of more than 1 million people, a worrying shift as the deadly virus risks traveling more easily in densely populated areas. (Mark Naftalin/UNICEF via AP) NAI801 NAI801

May 17, 2018 at 5:06 am

Ebola reaches an urban area in Congo: What now? VIEW

Here's a look at the outbreak of Ebola in Congo, and more about the disease.

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May 10, 2018 at 7:38 am

1 killed, 2 badly wounded in South Africa mosque attack

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Attackers entered a South African mosque after midday prayers, stabbed three people and set the place on fire before fleeing, police said...

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April 12, 2018 at 2:43 am

Global executions down; sub-Saharan Africa ‘beacon of hope’

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new annual report on the death penalty calls sub-Saharan Africa a "beacon of hope" amid a decline in executions worldwide. Twenty...

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April 11, 2018 at 5:02 pm

Global executions down; sub-Saharan Africa ‘beacon of hope’

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new annual report on the death penalty calls sub-Saharan Africa a "beacon of hope" amid a decline in executions worldwide. Twenty...

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February 26, 2018 at 12:34 pm

South Africa’s new president replaces finance minister

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's new president announced a Cabinet shuffle late Monday that replaces the finance minister and puts a former finance minister in...

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February 2, 2018 at 5:52 am

US slaps arms embargo on South Sudan, urges UN to do same

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is imposing a U.S. arms embargo on civil war-torn South Sudan while urging the United Nations and other countries...

January 31, 2018 at 9:39 am

Eritrean leader criticizes Israel’s migrant deportation plan

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In a rare interview, Eritrea's president has expressed his displeasure with Israel's plan to deport tens of thousands of African migrants, saying...

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January 27, 2018 at 4:47 am

Trump letter to African leaders: Tillerson to make 1st visit

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — President Donald Trump in a new letter to African leaders says he "deeply respects" the people of Africa and that...

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January 23, 2018 at 2:03 am

Trump’s global gag rule goes far beyond abortion, groups say

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Donald Trump's dramatic expansion of a ban on U.S. funding to foreign organizations that promote or provide abortions has left impoverished...

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