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Militant leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar masterminded the two suicide bombs in Niger on Thursday which killed 20 people, a Mauritanian news agency reports. |
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Source : BBC
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A pregnant woman has been shot dead in Tanzania during a security operation after gas protests in Mtwara, a journalist in the town tells the BBC. |
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Source : BBC
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China has offered soldiers to the new UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, expected to deploy to the West African nation before July, UN officials say. |
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Source : BBC
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Thousands of mourners attend the funeral of renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in his home town of Ogidi in Anambra state. |
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Source : BBC
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Some 300,000 people have fled fighting in Sudan's Darfur region in the first five months of 2013, the UN's top aid official Valerie Amos warns. |
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Source : BBC
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International mining companies operating in Mozambique are failing in their obligation to people displaced by coal mining, says Human Rights Watch. |
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Source : BBC
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Suicide bombers target a military camp and a French-run uranium mine in north-western Niger leaving at least 20 people dead, officials say. |
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Source : BBC
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M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo declare a ceasefire for UN chief Ban Ki-moon's visit to the conflict-hit area, a spokesman for the group says. |
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Source : BBC
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A hacker has attacked a South African police website, downloading the details of whistleblowers who reported crime, an official says. |
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Source : BBC
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Ethiopian activist Bogaletch Gebre wins an international prize for her campaign to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM). |
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Source : BBC
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