International
Kenya warns against cash bouquets, cite legal, economic risks
Kenya’s central bank has cautioned the public that using banknotes to create decorative cash bouquets was illegal and could attract severe penalties, including ...
International
Floods displace over 140,000 in Northern Morocco after heavy rains
Severe flooding triggered by days of heavy rainfall has inundated large parts of northern Morocco, forcing more than 140,000 people from their homes ...
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Libya: Gadhafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, killed in apparent ssassination in Zintan
Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been killed in what his political team described as an assassination ...
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U.S. deploys small troop team to Nigeria after December airstrikes targeting ISIS militants
The United States has deployed a small team of troops to Nigeria, according to the general leading the U.S. military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM). ...
International
Russia tightens Sahel footprint after ISIL attack on Niger airport
Russian soldiers helped repel an attack claimed by the ISIL (ISIS) armed group on Niger’s main airport in the capital, Niamey, last week, ...
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Judge delays deportation deadline for over 5,000 Ethiopians in United States
A United States federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking deportation protections for thousands of Ethiopian nationals, dealing another blow ...
International
Niger: Unexplained gunfire near Niamey airport raises security concerns
A burst of heavy gunfire and explosions broke out early Thursday near Niger’s main international airport in the capital, Niamey, before subsiding within ...
International
Rwanda seeks £100 million from UK over botched asylum deal
The Rwandan government is claiming it is owed £100 million by the UK over payments due under an asylum agreement cancelled by Prime ...
International
Mozambique flood crisis deepens as over 650,000 affected, rescue efforts intensify
Tens of thousands of people are being rescued in Mozambique as unprecedented flooding wreaks havoc across the southern African nation—the worst the country ...
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Uganda army chief calls opposition leader, Bobi Wine, cowardly; dares him to surrender to govt from hiding
Uganda’s Military Chief, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has denied allegations that soldiers assaulted Barbara Kyagulanyi, the wife of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known ...
