Africa
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Zimbabwe becomes first country to announce an end to its tariffs on US goods in response to Trump
"This measure is intended to facilitate the expansion of American imports within the Zimbabwean market, while simultaneously promoting the growth of Zimbabwean exports destined for the United States," Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said.
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Trump announces 'rapid' pathway to citizenship for South African farmers facing dispossession
Some have pointed to the influence of the South African-born Elon Musk as a motivating factor for his attention to the issue.
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Unknown virus in Congo kills over 50 people, including children who consumed a bat
Testing confirmed that the virus is not Ebola or another common disease called Marburg.
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Gunfire at Mogadishu hotel as bomb explodes in Somali capital: Reports
Police have said people were hurt, but gave no other details.
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Kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys returned, captors suspected to be linked to Boko Haram
No ransom was paid to secure the boys’ release, a government official said.
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Trump orders most U.S. troops out of Somalia
The drawdown of assets and roughly 700 U.S. troops in the African nation will occur early next year, the Pentagon said.
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Team of Navy SEALs safely rescues American hostage in Nigeria
U.S. forces escaped unscathed, the Pentagon said.
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Three Rwandans living in exile in Europe arrested on charges related to 1994 Rwandan genocide
Nearly one million people were killed in the 1994 Rwandan genocide in central African
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Pompeo decries 'mutiny in Mali' after country's president ousted in coup
"The United States strongly condemns the August 18 mutiny in Mali as we would condemn any forcible seizure of power," Pompeo said.
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Grassley: Don't repatriate looted funds to a Nigerian government sharing recovered loot with looter
After gaining forfeiture of plundered Nigerian assets to return to the corruption-ridden nation, the DOJ is stymied — by Nigeria — in effort to recover, return additional plunder
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Coronavirus reaches Africa last, but not least, medical experts fear
Overcrowding, lack of hospital capacity could unleash unchecked spread
