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Four hurt in bomb blast in busy market in east Congo – police
BENI (Reuters) -Four people were hurt when a bomb exploded at a busy market in the city of Beni in...
Read moreIslamic State claims responsibility for eastern Congo jail break
ACCRA (Reuters) - Islamic State has claimed responsibility for freeing about 20 prisoners during an attack in eastern Democratic Republic...
Read moreIslamist militia frees about 20 prisoners in eastern Congo
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Members of an Islamist militia freed about 20 prisoners...
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High-voltage power cable snaps in Kinshasa market, killing 26
KINSHASA (Reuters) -Twenty-six people died on Wednesday after lightning struck a high-tension power cable on the outskirts of the Congolese...
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After narrow escape from violence, Cameroon refugee gives birth to triplets
By Mahamat Ramadane KALAMBARI, Chad (Reuters) - Heavily pregnant Fatime Eliane journeyed for three days by foot and dugout canoe...
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Analysis-W. Africa coups show limits of diplomacy, opening door to new players
By Aaron Ross and David Lewis DAKAR (Reuters) - Earlier this month, West African countries slapped tough economic sanctions on...
Read moreSuspected Islamists kill at least 12 in eastern Congo attacks on villages
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale KINSHASA (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 12 civilians and burned houses and...
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Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore has resigned -sources
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore has resigned, four security and political sources told Reuters. Kabore has not...
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Ghana blast leaves survivors with cuts and questions
By Cooper Inveen and Francis Kokoroko APIATE, Ghana (Reuters) -Nancy Nyarko was preparing porridge at her roadside stall near the...
Read moreNightclub blaze kills at least 16 in Cameroon’s capital
YAOUNDE (Reuters) -A fire engulfed an upmarket nightclub in Cameroon's capital Yaounde in the early hours of Sunday, killing at...
Read moreGuinea junta establishes council to lead transition to elections
By Saliou Samb CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea's junta on Saturday set up an 80-member council to act as a parliament...
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Ousted Guinean leader Conde leaves country for medical check
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Former Guinean President Alpha Conde, ousted in a coup in September, boarded a plane on Monday to...
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Vice president of Congo’s parliament resigns over ‘bullying, humiliation’
(Corrects to remove extraneous word in second paragraph) By Stanis Bujakera and Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - The vice president...
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Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak that killed six people
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday declared the end of an...
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Burkina Faso president picks former nuclear-test body chief as PM
By Thiam Ndiaga KINSHASA (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's President Roch Kabore on Friday nominated the former head of a nuclear-test-ban...
Read moreSuspected Islamists kill 16 people in eastern Congo
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants killed 16 people this week in...
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Congo an economic ‘bright spot’ in Africa, says IMF chief
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo is a rare "bright spot" in Africa's economic performance as high commodity prices...
Read moreThree U.N. staff injured in attack in eastern Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Three United Nations staff members were injured when their vehicle came under fire in eastern Democratic Republic...
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Congolese court orders release of president’s former top aide from prison
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Vital Kamerhe, former chief of staff to Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, has been granted provisional release from...
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Malaria deaths rise by 69,000 in 2020 due to COVID-19 disruptions, says WHO
DAKAR (Reuters) - Healthcare disruptions linked to the coronavirus pandemic helped malaria kill 69,000 more people in 2020 than the...
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