Rescue efforts under way as death toll hits 136 after boat suspected of carrying too many people capsized.
The death toll from Tanzania’s ferry disaster hit 136 on Friday as hopes faded for more people being pulled out
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Ethiopia-Eritrea Key border opens for first time in more than 20 years.
Key border points between Ethiopia and Eritrea reopened today, paving the way for trade between the two nations, in the
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At least six people died when a passenger plane crashes into river in South Sudan .
At least six people died in South Sudan when a small aircraft carrying passengers from Juba International Airport to the
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announces a new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, just days after a recent emergence of the disease.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced a new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, just days after a
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Zimbabwe Election : Zimbabwe’s ZANU-PF wins majority in parliament , says Electoral body.
Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party has won the most seats in parliament, official results showed on Wednesday, as the count continued
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At least 3,000 villagers have been forced to leave their homes in the Lake Chad region after a Boko Haram attack on a village near Chad’s border. 18 people dead and 10 abducts in Chad.
At least 3,000 villagers have been forced to leave their homes in the Lake Chad region after a Boko Haram
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South Africa unveils world’s largest new super radio telescope that will study galaxy formation
South Africa has unveiled a new super radio telescope that will study galaxy formation, a first phase of what will
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Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki arrives in Ethiopia’s capital for a three-day state visit, as part of an unprecedented softening of tensions between the neighbouring countries.
Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki has arrived in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, for a three-day state visit, as part of an
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Cameroon’s president Paul Biya will stand again in the country’s upcoming elections , Seeking a seventh term. Cameroon is scheduled to hold elections on October 7 .
Paul Biya, Cameroon’s 85-year-old president, has formally declared that he will run again in the country’s upcoming elections, seeking a
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Ethiopia : An explosion kills several people at a large rally by supporters of Ethiopia’s new, reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in the capital.
An explosion has killed several people at a large rally by supporters of Ethiopia’s new, reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
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