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Congolese army recaptures Rumangabo amid apparent weakening within the M23 rebel movement
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The attack on the Nairobi mall which left 67 dead marked a significant and worrying step up in Shebab operations, and had required long periods of surveillance and planning, security experts said
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Nine bodies recovered; Somalian militants still holding hostages
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South Sudan says it is preparing to strike back against its northern neighbour which it accuses of launching an attack in one of its oil regions
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French defense minister pays a visit to Riyadh to discuss the military bilateral talks between the two countries, following the Saudi government agreement last month with France to buy 73 Aravis French armored vehicles
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Nigeria’s ruling PDP party candidate has won a weekend election for the governorship post in President Goodluck Jonathan's oil-rich home state of Bayelsa, officials said on Sunday
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A car loaded with explosives crashed into the main United Nations' building in Nigeria's capital and exploded, killing at least 18 people in one of the deadliest assaults on the international body in a decade
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In a TV address from an unknown location, Libya's 'leader' vows to fight 'aggression until victory or death'
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Southern African leaders opened a summit in Angola Wednesday under pressure to address growing regional unrest and anti-government protests, and leadership crises in Zimbabwe and Madagascar
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Ivory Coast's president knows nothing about brutal killings committed by his forces the day after his inauguration and defended a senior officer accused of separate atrocities as one of the country's best soldiers
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A catastrophic drought in the Horn of Africa demands "massive and urgent" action from the international community, the UN food agency's chief said Monday as emergency talks opened on the crisis
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The plight of millions of drought-stricken people across the Horn of Africa is set to worsen, with rains expected only later in the year and harvests months away
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