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August 16, 2020 at 10:02 am

Gunmen storm beachside hotel in Somali capital, killing several people

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Militants detonated a car bomb in front of an upscale hotel in the Somali capital Sunday afternoon, then stormed the beachside property....

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May 5, 2020 at 2:14 pm

They’re back: Trillions of locusts descend on East Africa in second wave VIEW

A second wave of locusts this year has spread across East Africa, and tens of thousands of liters of pesticides have been delayed in reaching...

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April 21, 2020 at 11:36 am

South Africa is hunting down coronavirus with thousands of health workers

KRUGERSDORP, South Africa - As South Africa's health experts watched the coronavirus race through Europe and begin to seed itself in their country, they made...

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A relative stands at a distance during the burial of Robson de Souza Lopes at Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus, Brazil, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. According to authorities at the Amazonas Health Secretary, the 43-year-old musician died Monday after being diagnosed with COVID-19. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros) XRM127 XRM127

April 1, 2020 at 4:30 am

Coronavirus could overwhelm the developing world

Experts say the global coronavirus outbreak is poised to spread south, engulfing developing nations with fraying health-care systems, fragile governments and impoverished populations for whom...

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February 9, 2020 at 7:12 am

‘In good and bad times’: Africa’s biggest airline, Ethiopian, sticks by China’s side

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - As dozens of airlines around the world forgo massive profits and suspend flights to China amid fears of spreading the new...

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January 10, 2020 at 8:22 am

Trump takes partial credit for Ethiopian prime minister’s Nobel Peace Prize

NAIROBI — President Donald Trump's speech at a rally in Ohio on Thursday night was typical in that it laced thoughts about current events together...

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January 5, 2020 at 5:28 am

Al-Shabab attacks airstrip used by U.S. and Kenyan militaries, killing three Americans

NAIROBI - Al-Shabab militants launched a predawn attack Sunday on an airstrip used by U.S. and Kenyan militaries, located on Kenya's coast near the border...

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December 28, 2019 at 6:46 am

Massive explosion in Somalia’s capital kills at least 79

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A giant explosion rocked Somalia's capital Saturday morning, killing at least 79 people. The blast, caused by a vehicle packed with bombs,...

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December 5, 2019 at 2:43 am

Violence threatens to bring Ebola back in Congo

GOMA, Congo — The attack began at midnight, the machete-wielding assailants unidentifiable in the pitch black that engulfed the tented encampment. Their victims were front-line...

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October 5, 2018 at 2:42 am

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to two figures bringing attention to sexual assault in conflicts VIEW

Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynecologist treating victims of gang rape, and Nadia Murad, an Iraqi Yazidi who has spoken about her own suffering at the...

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