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Burkina Faso’s army chaplains tested by extremist conflict
World

Burkina Faso’s army chaplains tested by extremist conflict

KAYA, Burkina Faso (AP) — In the more than 15 years Salomon Tibiri has been offering spiritual succor as a…
Ethiopia ‘at a crossroads’ amid spiraling ethnic conflict
World

Ethiopia ‘at a crossroads’ amid spiraling ethnic conflict

GONDAR, Ethiopia (AP) — Aba Yosief Desta preferred not to discuss the ethnicities of victims in the widening conflicts threatening…
Bodies of 3 Europeans ambushed in Burkina Faso flown home
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Bodies of 3 Europeans ambushed in Burkina Faso flown home

MADRID (AP) — The bodies of two Spanish journalists and an Irish wildlife campaigner killed by jihadists in Burkina Faso…
Thousands demonstrate in Chad against military transition
World

Thousands demonstrate in Chad against military transition

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Thousands of people protested and two people were killed in Chad Tuesday in demonstrations against the…
UN experts say South Sudan divisions widen, new war possible
Middle East

UN experts say South Sudan divisions widen, new war possible

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN experts are warning that political, military and ethnic divisions in South Sudan are widening, leading…
In Africa, vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses
World

In Africa, vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Some Africans are hesitating to get COVID-19 vaccines amid concerns about their safety, alarming public health…
Egypt’s engineering exports up to $1.8 billion during first 9 months of 2020/21
Business

Egypt’s engineering exports up to $1.8 billion during first 9 months of 2020/21

The Engineering Export Council of Egypt announced on Saturday that there has been  noticeable increase in engineering exports in the…
Ethiopia signs $907 mn financing pact with World Bank
World

Ethiopia signs $907 mn financing pact with World Bank

Ethiopia’s finance ministry signed a $907 million financing agreement with the World Bank on Friday geared towards improving access to…
Thousands gather to wish Chad’s slain president “a deserved rest”
World

Thousands gather to wish Chad’s slain president “a deserved rest”

Thousands of people gathered at the main square in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Friday to pay their respects to the…
Rebels threaten to march on capital as Chad reels from president’s battlefield death
World

Rebels threaten to march on capital as Chad reels from president’s battlefield death

Rebel forces set their sights on Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Wednesday following the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby, threatening…
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