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"Dastardly, inhuman and ungodly," Nigeria says as Boko Haram executes nurse ->

A second aid worker who was hostage by Boko Haram for seven months has been executed after a deadline for negotiations expired, the Nigerian government said.

(Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:35:22 GMT)

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One billion Tanzanian shilling reward for abducted billionaire ->

The family of kidnapped Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji offered a $440,000 reward for information on his whereabouts.

(Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:08:58 GMT)

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Kanye and Kim meet Ugandan President Museveni ->

President Yoweri Museveni has met Kanye West and and his wife, reality TV mogul Kim Kardashian West at State House Entebbe.

(Mon, 15 Oct 2018 16:37:07 GMT)

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Boko Haram threatens to kill kidnapped aid workers within 24 hours ->

Boko Haram threatens to kill kidnapped aid workers within 24 hours, says ICRC

(Mon, 15 Oct 2018 13:00:02 GMT)

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At least 34 killed in Uganda mudslides. floods ->

At least 34 people were killed after mudslides and floods engulfed homes in eastern Uganda, according to the Uganda Red Cross Society on Friday.

(Fri, 12 Oct 2018 13:11:03 GMT)

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Africa's youngest billionaire kidnapped by gunmen ->

Gunmen have kidnapped an African billionaire from a luxury hotel in Dar res Salaam, Tanzania, police told CNN.

(Thu, 11 Oct 2018 12:57:03 GMT)

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Sierra Leone cancels $300 million airport deal with China ->

Sierra Leone has nixed plans to build a controversial, $318 million airport outside the capital of Freetown with a Chinese company and funded by Chinese loans.

(Thu, 11 Oct 2018 09:03:04 GMT)

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At least 50 killed in Kenya bus crash ->

At least 50 people, including seven children, were killed in a bus crash west of Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, police said.

(Wed, 10 Oct 2018 10:44:23 GMT)

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South African finance minister Nhlanhla Nene resigns ->

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accepted the resignation of the country's finance minister Nhlanhla Nene on Tuesday.

(Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:29:37 GMT)

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Rwandan opposition leader says she'll hold government accountable ->

(Tue, 09 Oct 2018 21:14:16 GMT)

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"We heard gunshots all through the day," says Cameroon voter ->

Voters in Cameroon's troubled north and southwest regions stayed away from Sunday's elections as violence broke out between security forces and armed separatists, residents told CNN.

(Mon, 08 Oct 2018 13:23:46 GMT)

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Jailed opposition party leader feared dead amid reports he escaped from prison ->

The jailed vice president of Rwanda's opposition FDU-Inkingi party escaped from prison on Sunday, according to the country's correctional service.

(Mon, 08 Oct 2018 18:48:03 GMT)

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