East Africa
Exiled Ethiopian opposition group holds talks with government
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- Published on Tuesday, 15 May 2018 09:09
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An exiled Ethiopian opposition party from the country’s restive Oromiya region said it had held talks with the government, a tentative step in its aim of returning to the political fold.
Somalia's al Shabaab kills nine Kenyan soldiers: president
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 May 2018 11:23
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The Islamist militant group al Shabaab has killed nine Kenyan soldiers in Somalia, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Monday.
“Earlier today, I was appalled and saddened to learn that we had lost nine young patriots to a cowardly terrorist attack…
Somalia's al Shabaab stones to death woman accused of having multiple husbands
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- Published on Thursday, 10 May 2018 09:00
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Somalia’s al Shabaab insurgents stoned to death on Wednesday a woman it accused of having multiple husbands, residents of a town in the south of the country said.
“Shukri Abdullahi and nine…
Landslides kill 18 in Rwanda, death toll at 200 since January
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- Published on Tuesday, 08 May 2018 09:50
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Landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least 18 people in Rwanda’s Northern and Western province over the weekend, pushing the death toll since January to more than 200, a government official said.
The heavy rains on Sunday night killed 15 people in Western and Northern provinces, Philippe Habinshuti, director of response and recovery unit at…