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Niger Military Junta Leaders Urged To Restore Order Before Deadline
West African defence chiefs were set to wrap up discussions about possible intervention in Niger on Friday, as mediators from the regional bloc push coup leaders in Niamey to restore constitutional order before an approaching deadline.
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South Africa Unrest Was "Planned": President Cyril Ramaphosa
The deadly violence that has rocked South Africa for the past week was planned, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday, as authorities said they had identified 12 suspects.
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South African Government Asks For 25,000 Troops To Curb Unrest
The South African government on Wednesday sought to deploy around 25,000 troops to curb unrest, now in its sixth straight day, amid fears of food and fuel shortages as disruption to farming, manufacturing and oil refining began to bite.
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Death Count In South Africa Unrest Climbs To 72 As Violence Spreads
Stores and warehouses in South Africa were hit by looters Tuesday for a fifth day running despite the troops President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed to try to quell unrest that has claimed 72 lives.
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Death Count In South Africa Unrest Over Jacob Zuma Jail Term Rises To 32
A further 22 people have died during unrest raging in South Africa, a provincial official said on Tuesday, taking the national death count from days of violence to 32.
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Ethiopia Declares State Of Emergency After PM Resigns
Ethiopia announced a state of emergency on Friday after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Thursday announced his intention to step down amid unrest and a political crisis in the Horn of Africa country.
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Hunger, Power Cuts In Zimbabwe, Zambia As Lake Level Hits Record Low
Lake Kariba on the Zambezi River border between Zimbabwe and Zambia used to be dotted with hundreds of commercial fishing rigs, while local fishermen in small makeshift boats would catch enough bream for their livelihood.
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Central Africa Leader Pleads for Calm as United Nations Says 27,000 Flee Unrest
The Central African Republic's president appealed for calm Tuesday as the United Nations reported 36 people dead and almost 30,000 displaced in three days of bloodshed terrorising the capital Bangui.
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Anti-Immigrant Unrest Hits South Africa as President Jacob Zuma Condemns Violence
South African police fired rubber bullets and tear gas on Thursday to disperse anti-immigrant protesters in Johannesburg, as the country's president called for a halt to a wave of violence directed at foreigners.
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Thousands of Guineans Displaced by Ebola-Linked Unrest
A group of Guinean activists went on hunger strike on Tuesday to demand the safe return of thousands of villagers they say have fled their homes amid Ebola-related unrest in the south.
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US Military Drones Being Used Over Nigeria
The Pentagon says the U.S. is using surveillance drones to aid in the search for the kidnapped Nigerian girls, and almost 300 Marines have been moved to a naval air station in Sicily in response to the growing unrest in Africa.
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Unrest in South Africa Township Following Vote
South African police said on Saturday they arrested around 60 rioters after violent protests in a Johannesburg township amid allegations of voter fraud in elections that returned Nelson Mandela's ANC to power.
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Violence displaces one million people in Central African Republic: UN
Nearly one million people have fled their homes in the ongoing conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) and more than two million are in need of humanitarian aid there, UN said on Monday.
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Brent steadies below $112, holds near 3-week high
Brent crude steadied below $112 a barrel on Thursday, holding near a three-week high touched earlier in the session, as a civil unrest in Africa reduced supply.
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From Africa to the Middle East, France's new hawkishness
On the frontline in Libya and Mali, hawkish on Syria, uncompromising on Iran: France, long critical of the United States' role as the world's policeman, is emerging as the most interventionist of Western states.
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Niger Military Junta Leaders Urged To Restore Order Before Deadline
West African defence chiefs were set to wrap up discussions about possible intervention in Niger on Friday, as mediators from the regional bloc push coup leaders in Niamey to restore constitutional order before an approaching deadline.
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South Africa Unrest Was "Planned": President Cyril Ramaphosa
The deadly violence that has rocked South Africa for the past week was planned, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday, as authorities said they had identified 12 suspects.
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South African Government Asks For 25,000 Troops To Curb Unrest
The South African government on Wednesday sought to deploy around 25,000 troops to curb unrest, now in its sixth straight day, amid fears of food and fuel shortages as disruption to farming, manufacturing and oil refining began to bite.
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Death Count In South Africa Unrest Climbs To 72 As Violence Spreads
Stores and warehouses in South Africa were hit by looters Tuesday for a fifth day running despite the troops President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed to try to quell unrest that has claimed 72 lives.
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Death Count In South Africa Unrest Over Jacob Zuma Jail Term Rises To 32
A further 22 people have died during unrest raging in South Africa, a provincial official said on Tuesday, taking the national death count from days of violence to 32.
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Ethiopia Declares State Of Emergency After PM Resigns
Ethiopia announced a state of emergency on Friday after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Thursday announced his intention to step down amid unrest and a political crisis in the Horn of Africa country.
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Hunger, Power Cuts In Zimbabwe, Zambia As Lake Level Hits Record Low
Lake Kariba on the Zambezi River border between Zimbabwe and Zambia used to be dotted with hundreds of commercial fishing rigs, while local fishermen in small makeshift boats would catch enough bream for their livelihood.
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Central Africa Leader Pleads for Calm as United Nations Says 27,000 Flee Unrest
The Central African Republic's president appealed for calm Tuesday as the United Nations reported 36 people dead and almost 30,000 displaced in three days of bloodshed terrorising the capital Bangui.
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Anti-Immigrant Unrest Hits South Africa as President Jacob Zuma Condemns Violence
South African police fired rubber bullets and tear gas on Thursday to disperse anti-immigrant protesters in Johannesburg, as the country's president called for a halt to a wave of violence directed at foreigners.
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Thousands of Guineans Displaced by Ebola-Linked Unrest
A group of Guinean activists went on hunger strike on Tuesday to demand the safe return of thousands of villagers they say have fled their homes amid Ebola-related unrest in the south.
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US Military Drones Being Used Over Nigeria
The Pentagon says the U.S. is using surveillance drones to aid in the search for the kidnapped Nigerian girls, and almost 300 Marines have been moved to a naval air station in Sicily in response to the growing unrest in Africa.
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Unrest in South Africa Township Following Vote
South African police said on Saturday they arrested around 60 rioters after violent protests in a Johannesburg township amid allegations of voter fraud in elections that returned Nelson Mandela's ANC to power.
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Violence displaces one million people in Central African Republic: UN
Nearly one million people have fled their homes in the ongoing conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) and more than two million are in need of humanitarian aid there, UN said on Monday.
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Brent steadies below $112, holds near 3-week high
Brent crude steadied below $112 a barrel on Thursday, holding near a three-week high touched earlier in the session, as a civil unrest in Africa reduced supply.
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From Africa to the Middle East, France's new hawkishness
On the frontline in Libya and Mali, hawkish on Syria, uncompromising on Iran: France, long critical of the United States' role as the world's policeman, is emerging as the most interventionist of Western states.
