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Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed
World

Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed

GUSAU, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwestern Zamfara state…
Countries call on drug companies to share vaccine know-how
World

Countries call on drug companies to share vaccine know-how

PARIS (AP) — In an industrial neighborhood on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s largest city lies a factory with gleaming new…
Nigeria: Hundreds of schoolgirls feared abducted in raid
World

Nigeria: Hundreds of schoolgirls feared abducted in raid

An armed gang has abducted an unknown number of children in an attack on a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, a…
Amnesty report describes Axum massacre in Ethiopia’s Tigray
World

Amnesty report describes Axum massacre in Ethiopia’s Tigray

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Soldiers from Eritrea systematically killed “many hundreds” of people, the large majority men, in a massacre…
African Union backs call to waive IP rights on COVID-19 drugs
World

African Union backs call to waive IP rights on COVID-19 drugs

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The African Union is backing calls for drugmakers to waive some intellectual property rights on COVID-19 medicines…
UN: Thousands flee Ethiopia violence, seek asylum in Sudan
Middle East

UN: Thousands flee Ethiopia violence, seek asylum in Sudan

CAIRO (AP) — At least 7,000 people who fled escalating ethnic violence in western Ethiopia have sought asylum in neighboring…
Libya: Over 150 migrants freed in raid on traffickers
Middle East

Libya: Over 150 migrants freed in raid on traffickers

CAIRO (AP) — Libyan authorities say they have raided a secret prison in a southeastern city used by human traffickers…
Sisi participates in Conference of Heads of African Courts and Constitutional Councils
Egypt

Sisi participates in Conference of Heads of African Courts and Constitutional Councils

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday participated via video-conference in the preparatory meeting for the Conference of Heads of…
Africa reaches 100,000 known COVID-19 deaths as danger grows
Egypt

Africa reaches 100,000 known COVID-19 deaths as danger grows

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the…
‘Horrible’: Witnesses recall massacre in Ethiopian holy city
World

‘Horrible’: Witnesses recall massacre in Ethiopian holy city

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Bodies with gunshot wounds lay in the streets for days in Ethiopia’s holiest city. At night,…
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