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BAMAKO, Mali — Malian government forces and their Russian paramilitary allies have killed and wounded civilians in operations that allegedly violate international humanitarian law, while Islamist militants and separatist fighters have also committed serious abuses,
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KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to US-led peace efforts in a message to President Donald Trump, as Washington intensifies diplomatic efforts to secure a humanitarian truce
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has withdrawn a directive intended to expand access to asylum applications after violent anti-immigrant protests in Johannesburg and Durban exposed tensions over migration, public safety
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MAPUTO, Mozambique — President Daniel Francisco Chapo has warned that authorities will forcibly collect illegally held firearms after December, as Mozambique prepares to end a police amnesty programme offering residents the opportunity to surrender weapons
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OWERRI, Nigeria — Twenty prospective members of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been rescued after spending a week in captivity following their abduction in southeastern Nigeria, police said. The graduates were kidnapped on
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BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s military has re-entered the strategic northern city of Kidal after Tuareg separatist fighters withdrew following several days of air and ground operations supported by Russia’s Africa Corps. The development gives Mali’s
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopian federal forces and allied militias have claimed the capture of Alamata, a strategically important town in southern Tigray, as fighting between government troops and Tigrayan forces threatens to push the
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South African police are searching for suspects after two separate mass shootings left 28 people dead and dozens injured over the weekend, renewing concerns about gun violence and organised crime across
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YAOUNDE, Cameroon — At least 15 people were killed in a pre-dawn attack on a village in Cameroon’s Far North region, according to local sources, in the latest deadly violence linked to the long-running insurgency
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GENEVA — Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are meeting in Geneva on September 16 and 17 to assess implementation of the Washington peace accords, as continued fighting in eastern Congo tests
