AFRICA
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New UN Ebola mission boss urges Sierra Leone to end Ebola before the rainy season
The new head of the United Nations Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) Peter Graff has warned of Sierra Leoneans that it…
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Reconciling with revenge – Protecting Tunisia’s revolution
By Gloria Cheung A revolution does not just end with the overthrowing of the previous regime, and Tunisia been grappling…
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Nigerian troops kill top Boko Haram commander in gun battle
Nigerian troops combating Boko Haram militants have killed notorious top terrorists commander Abu Mojahid in northern Nigeria’s Borno State, a…
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UN Security Council slams attack on UN vehicle in Somalia
The UN Security Council condemned “in the strongest terms” the attack on a UN vehicle in Garowe, Somalia’s Puntland region,…
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WHO reiterates continued support to defeat Ebola
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated the need for international efforts to continue supporting the most affected countries by…
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Islamic State claims attack on Tunis museum
The Islamic State (IS) group on Thursday claimed responsibility for the deadly attack in Tunisia’s National Bardo Museum that left…
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Terrorist attack in Tunisia leaves 19 dead
Armed individuals stormed Tunisia’s National Bardo Museum on March 18, indiscriminately shooting the people inside. The rampage that lasted a few…
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Gorilla origins of two AIDS virus lineages confirmed: study
Two of the four known groups of human AIDS viruses originated in western lowland gorillas in Cameroon, scientists said Monday.…
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Large trial of two Ebola vaccines begins in Liberia: U.S. NIH
A large clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of two Ebola vaccines began in the West African country…
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Hatchets buried between Angola and Portugal as relations improve
Relations between Portugal and Angola had been through a troubled patch but were now on a more stable and more…
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