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A convoy transporting Cameroonian Defence Minister Joseph Beti Assomo was ambushed in the country's restive anglophone region, leaving several attackers dead, state radio said Friday. Four soldiers and a reporter were also injured in…
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Twelve people have been injured after an explosion at a chemical factory near Cairo's airport, Egypt's state news agency MENA says. They have been hospitalised, but the severity of their injuries is not yet known. An army spokesman said…
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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has given ammunition to critics who call him "Baba Go-slow" after admitting that he failed to sign a continental free-trade agreement because he is a "slow reader". Mr Buhari said he intends to sign…
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Kenyans have reacted furiously to news that 20 MPs have travelled to watch the World Cup at the taxpayers' expense. They are watching four games, including the final, in a two-week trip to Russia estimated to be costing hundreds of…
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US porn star Stormy Daniels has been arrested in a strip club in Columbus, Ohio, according to her lawyer. Ms Daniels was arrested for allegedly letting a customer touch her on stage "in a non sexual manner", lawyer Michael Avenatti…
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The cave complex in northern Thailand where 12 boys and their football coach were trapped for more than two weeks is set to be turned into a museum. Rescue officials said the museum would showcase how the operation unfolded, predicting it…
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Nato leaders are turning their attention to the conflict in Afghanistan, on the second day of a Brussels summit so far dominated by demands from President Donald Trump. Taliban militants reportedly killed up to 30 soldiers in attacks on…
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CNN host Christiane Amanpour and husband Jamie Rubin are divorcing after 20 years of marriage, according to a friend. The couple, who are both journalists, fell in love over ‘late night margaritas’ while working in war-torn Sarajevo.…
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Aliko Dangote has revealed that at 61, he is not getting any younger, and he is willing to take on a new wife. Speaking with David Piling in a Financial Times interview, Lunch with FT, the multi-billionaire, who is Africa’s richest man,…
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Zimbabwe's main opposition party marched to the independent election agency for the second time in as many months on Wednesday, demanding reforms it said were vital for a credible vote this month. Zimbabwe will choose a new president and…
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