South Sudan peace deal attempt fails as Kiir rejects Machar
The latest attempt at ending South Sudan’s five-year civil war failed on Friday as President Salva Kiir rejected working again
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Hope in the Horn as Eritrea-Ethiopia thaw takes shape
Eritrea’s president broke weeks of silence on Wednesday to respond positively to conciliatory overtures from bitter foe Ethiopia, raising hopes
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Watch out for poisonous sugar on sale, Kenyans warned
Millions of unsuspecting consumers may have been exposed to poisonous sugar on sale in several parts of the country disguised
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UN warns that Somalia’s political unity at risk
The UN Security Council warned on Thursday that “internal and external pressures risk undermining Somalia’s political unity” and expressed serious
Read more1 US soldier killed, 4 wounded in attack in Somalia
WASHINGTON (AP) — One U.S. special operations soldier was killed and four U.S. service members wounded in an “enemy attack”
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Mideast Rivals Target New Regions
BERBERA, Somaliland—The battle for hegemony in the Middle East is playing out at an ancient African port where traditional dhow
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Burkina Faso breaks ties with Taiwan in fresh blow to island
Burkina Faso has broken diplomatic ties with Taiwan in the latest blow to the self-ruled island that Beijing has been
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Zimbabwe readies for crunch election… over 100 political parties set to contest – report
More than 100 political parties have reportedly registered to contest Zimbabwe’s crunch elections which are scheduled to take place before
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African nations vow to recover stolen assets
Former British prime minister David Cameron two years ago was caught talking about an anti-corruption summit and calling Nigeria “fantastically
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Kenya Says It’s Ready For 70,000 Barrels Of Pilot Oil Exports
Kenya has stored 70,000 barrels of oil in the north of the country, waiting to be trucked to the Mombasa
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