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Congo receives more than 16,000 doses of Ebola vaccine as it grapples with unprecedented outbreak

Congo has received more than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine as the country grapples with the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, the country’s health minister said

Congo receives more than 16,000 doses of Ebola vaccine as it grapples with unprecedented outbreak
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Somali pirates hijack oil tanker off Yemen in latest attack

Somali pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off Yemen, marking a resurgence in piracy

Somali pirates hijack oil tanker off Yemen in latest attack
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Migrants flown to Equatorial Guinea after resisting Liberia deportation under Trump deal, sources say

Five people who the U.S. attempted to deport to Liberia this week resisted getting off the plane and were instead transported to Equatorial Guinea,

Migrants flown to Equatorial Guinea after resisting Liberia deportation under Trump deal, sources say
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First migrants buried in Spain's Ceuta after deadly border rush

In front of a dozen reporters and a handful of local people, a crew of gravediggers in disposable protective overalls and facemasks on Friday started burying some of

First migrants buried in Spain's Ceuta after deadly border rush
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Somali child hunger crisis deepens as facilities close due to aid cuts, UNICEF says

Nearly 1.9 million children in Somalia are expected to be malnourished this year, with the country seeing a 32% jump in the number of children admitted to facilities with severe

Somali child hunger crisis deepens as facilities close due to aid cuts, UNICEF says
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Ebola spreading exponentially in Congo as death toll tops 2,500, UN says

More than 2,500 people have now died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, which is spreading exponentially in an area larger than France,

Ebola spreading exponentially in Congo as death toll tops 2,500, UN says
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‘Life is not rosy here’: Migrant workers in Spain’s greenhouses tell of poor pay and hardships

‘Life is not rosy here’: Migrant workers in Spain’s greenhouses tell of poor pay and hardships

‘Life is not rosy here’: Migrant workers in Spain’s greenhouses tell of poor pay and hardships
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Families protest in Nigeria over children abducted nearly 100 days ago

Parents of children abducted from Nigeria's northeastern Borno state protested in Uba town on Thursday, demanding the federal government secure their release nearly 100

Families protest in Nigeria over children abducted nearly 100 days ago
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Killing of Guinea-Bissau rapper sends opposition underground

In the months before opposition activist and rapper Vigario Luis Balanta was beaten to death and his body dumped in a field outside the

Killing of Guinea-Bissau rapper sends opposition underground
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A Miami restaurateur was among the 7 people killed in a Kenya helicopter crash

The family of a Miami restaurateur say they are “devastated and heartbroken” after he and six others were killed by a safari helicopter crash in a remote part of northern Kenya

A Miami restaurateur was among the 7 people killed in a Kenya helicopter crash
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At least 50 killed, mostly children, as overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria

At least 50 people, mostly children, died after an overloaded boat capsized on Thursday in Nigeria's northwest Sokoto state, witnesses said.

At least 50 killed, mostly children, as overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria
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Venezuelans and Cubans among deportees to Liberia under Trump deal, official says

People deported by the U.S. to Liberia will mostly hail from Latin American countries including Cuba and Venezuela, Liberia's information minister told

Venezuelans and Cubans among deportees to Liberia under Trump deal, official says
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US carries out its first deportations under pact for Liberia to accept 1,200 non-Liberians

The United States has carried out its first deportation under an agreement for Liberia to accept up to 1,200 people who are not from the African country

US carries out its first deportations under pact for Liberia to accept 1,200 non-Liberians
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Cameroon president returns home after 10-week absence

Cameroon's President Paul Biya returned home on Thursday after his longest recorded stay abroad since taking power more than four decades ago,

Cameroon president returns home after 10-week absence
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Brazil to keep fiscal framework, spending restraint under new Lula term, minister says

Brazil's Finance Minister Dario Durigan said on Thursday that, if President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration wins another term in the October election, the

Brazil to keep fiscal framework, spending restraint under new Lula term, minister says
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Togo detains French filmmakers over alleged immigration violations, advocacy group says

Media freedom group Reporters Without Borders says that two French filmmakers and their Togolese fixer have been jailed in Togo after more than three weeks in custody

Togo detains French filmmakers over alleged immigration violations, advocacy group says
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Death toll in mine collapse in Central African Republic rises to more than 100

The death toll from a gold mine collapse in the Central African Republic has risen to more than 100

Death toll in mine collapse in Central African Republic rises to more than 100
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Five Americans, Ecuador intelligence chief killed in tourist helicopter crash in Kenya

Five Americans, Ecuador intelligence chief killed in tourist helicopter crash in Kenya

Five Americans, Ecuador intelligence chief killed in tourist helicopter crash in Kenya
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Liberia's former vice president charged in probe of transnational drug ring, government says

Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offenses as part of an

Liberia's former vice president charged in probe of transnational drug ring, government says
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Kenya tourist helicopter crash kills 7, including Americans and Ecuador security chief

Seven people, including five Americans and Ecuador's intelligence head, were killed on Wednesday when the tourist helicopter they were flying in crashed in Kenya's Samburu

Kenya tourist helicopter crash kills 7, including Americans and Ecuador security chief
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Safari helicopter crashes in northern Kenya, killing 7 people, including 5 Americans

Seven people, including five American citizens, have been killed in a safari helicopter crash in a remote part of northern Kenya

Safari helicopter crashes in northern Kenya, killing 7 people, including 5 Americans
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South African inflation cools for first time in five months

South Africa's inflation rate slowed for the first time in five months in July, partly due to a steep drop in fuel costs, but analysts said it

South African inflation cools for first time in five months
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed

The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country’s remotest regions

Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
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As campaigns begin in Nigeria, Tinubu's re-election bid puts his party on trial

As campaigning for January's elections begins on Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu's pitch for a second term faces a politically

As campaigns begin in Nigeria, Tinubu's re-election bid puts his party on trial