The countries fought a border war between 1998-2000 in which more than 100,000 people died. A peace deal was never fully implemented and relations only eased after Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who later won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts, travelled to the Eritrean capital, Asmara, in 2018. …
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Reports say Wiandre Pretorius, who last week said he survived an assassination attempt, shot himself. BBC News
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President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu will be guests at Windsor Castle from 18 to 19 March. BBC News
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The crisis is compounded by a critical shortage of affordable, properly stored antivenom. BBC News
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When Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama arrived for a three-day State Visit on Wednesday, he was proudly sporting a fugu – a traditional northern Ghanaian outfit made from hand‑woven, narrow strips of thick cotton fabric stitched together to form a structured, poncho‑style garment. BBC News
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For instance, Liberia, Africa’s oldest republic, was founded by freed black American slaves in 1822. After Ghana became independent in 1957, a wave of black intellectuals and artists moved there from the US. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali subsequently paid high-profile visits to Ghana, while Guinea became …
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Film-maker Akinola Davies Jr says he wanted to explore the depiction of father-son relationships. BBC News
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Health experts fear that as testing and monitoring drops the risk of the further spread of HIV rises. BBC News
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“They came en masse in the name of religion, and they decided to kill our people,” Abdulla Umar Usman, a former teacher and resident of Woro, told the BBC, explaining how the attack, in which at least 75 people are so far known to have been killed, unfolded. BBC News
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The colonial police, made up of Nigerians and Europeans, shot dead workers striking for better conditions. BBC News
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The fisherman ran into a stream near the river after he and two friends encountered a herd of elephants. BBC News
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Authorities in Nigeria’s Kwara state say an attack that killed dozens of people was driven by ideology, not criminal banditry, blaming Islamist militant group Boko Haram. The state governor said residents of Kaiama community were attacked after they rejected a particular interpretation of Islam. He said 75 Muslims were among …
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MSF says a government air strike hit its hospital after another of its health facilities was looted. BBC News
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In response to the email about providing Zimbabwe with a new currency, with the subject “fertile land for exploration”, Ito, whose email address is redacted, asked if Epstein was friends with Mugabe, to which he replied: “No, but can easily get his attention, zimbabwe would be a great petrie dish, …
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Shops and homes were torched in an attack on two villages in the western state of Kwara, a lawmaker says. BBC News
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Available for over a year More than 3500 athletes from 93 countries will be competing for 195 medals at the Milan-Cortina Games. Three countries will be making their Winter Olympic debuts at the 2026 Games, the African nations of Benin and Guinea Bissau along with the United Arab Emirates. But …
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Ahmed Muharram is among several suspects arrested in a major crackdown on marijuana trafficking. BBC News
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The surprise move that may threaten the stability of the coalition government of which the DA is a key partner. BBC News
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Kiir was “pleased” to announce that the two had been relieved of their duties, and wished to express his “profound gratitude” to them for their service, said the statement posted on the president’s official Facebook account, and signed by Minister of Presidential Affairs Africano Mande Gedima. BBC News
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Abiy Ahmed admitted for the first time in parliament that Eritrean troops had killed people in Aksum. BBC News
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