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A petrol tanker has caught fire in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, killing at least nine people, officials say. More than 50 vehicles, including five buses, were set ablaze after the truck lost control and spilled its contents on a busy…
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An inquest in Kenya has found that police were liable for the murder of a British aristocrat who died in the coastal resort of Diani in 2012. The inquest magistrate in Mombasa concluded that four officers should be charged with the…
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged European leaders to work together on finding solutions to irregular migration. She told Germany's parliament the issue could be a defining moment for the EU. The call comes ahead of an EU summit…
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At least 15 people have been killed in a fire at a market in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. More than 70 people were injured in the blaze, which broke out in the middle of the night destroying many properties. The Gikomba is one of the…
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The UK tolerated "inexcusable" treatment of US detainees after the 9/11 attacks, MPs have found. The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) said it was "beyond doubt" the UK knew the US mistreated detainees. The UK continued to…
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The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the Trump administration's travel ban targeting people from several Muslim-majority countries. Lower courts had deemed the ban unconstitutional, but the US top court has reversed this decision in…
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Thailand's deputy PM has said he is optimistic a group of young footballers trapped inside a cave are still alive, as the search enters a third day. The boys, aged between 11 and 16, and their coach entered the cave in Chiang Rai province…
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Pressure has been building on the Nelson Mandela Foundation to withdraw an invitation to former US President Barack Obama who is scheduled to travel to South Africa next month to deliver the NGO's annual lecture, which this year marks the…
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The UK's Guardian newspaper report that six albino candidates will run for office next year in Malawi's general election. "We want to show the public that we are more than our skin," Overstone Kondowe, director of the Association of…
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Neither President Emmerson Mnangagwa nor main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa have showed up to honour today's peace pledge - both have sent representatives instead. Some at the meeting here in the capital, Harare, are…
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