Pompeo: Taliban ‘overeacted’ in attack that killed American
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that Taliban “overreached” with their car bomb attack in a diplomatic
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Ethiopian church-affiliated group urges action against gays
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A group affiliated with Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church is condemning what it calls the government’s silence
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WATCH | In Ethiopia, a rehab centre takes on khat addiction
Yonas Getu Molla started chewing khat as an architecture student, when he and his friends would munch on the leafy
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Africa is the ‘fire continent’ but blazes differ from Amazon
DAKAR, Senegal — As the world has watched with fear and fascination the fires burning in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, satellite
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Italian PM Conte to resign after League party pulls backing
ROME — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte announced his resignation Tuesday, blaming his decision to end his 14-month-old populist government on
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Huawei expects no relief from US sanctions but is confident
SHENZHEN, China -— The founder of Chinese tech giant Huawei said Tuesday he expects no relief from U.S. export curbs
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Cameroon tribunal sentences separatist leader to life
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — A Cameroon military tribunal sentenced to life in prison a leader of the country’s English-speaking separatist movement
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Ugandan police say 20 killed in deadly motor accidents
KAMPALA, Uganda — At least 20 people have been killed in two separate motor accidents in Uganda, including an explosion
Read moreZimbabwe court bans anti-government protest in Bulawayo
Troops and police deployed in force in Zimbabwe’s second city of Bulawayo on Monday in a bid to deter a
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Sudan’s Bashir ‘got $90m from Saudi royals
Omar al-Bashir received $90m in cash from Saudi royals, an investigator told a court at the opening on Monday of
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