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Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. An 8-year-old is the only survivor
Authorities say a bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter weekend church gathering plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa, killing at least 45 people.
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The EU plans to fast-track some financial aid to Egypt. The usual funding safeguards will not apply
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French lawmakers condemn ‘bloody and murderous’ 1961 massacre of Algerian protesters
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Algeria’s government pushes staples to subsidized markets to stave off Ramadan shortages
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Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says
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In Mali, Russian Wagner mercenaries are helping the army kill civilians, rights groups say
Rights groups say the Russian mercenary group known as Wagner is helping government forces in central and northern Mali carry out raids and drone strikes that have killed scores of civilians.
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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
March 22–28, 2024
People mourn in Moscow after the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert. Brazilian soccer player Vinicius Junior breaks down in tears during a news conference.
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It’s a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits
Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year. Chocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever as changing climate patterns eat into global cocoa supplies and the earnings of farmers in Africa.
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Opposition figure who became Senegal’s president-elect won over 54% of the vote, results show
Results from Senegal’s tightly contested presidential election show a previously little-known opposition figure won over 54% of the votes.
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Nigerian parents finally get a chance to see their children who spent more than 2 weeks in captivity
Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two weeks in captivity say they saw them and that they couldn’t hold back tears of joy during the reunion.
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Togo’s opposition calls for protests to stop president from signing off on a new constitution
Activists and opposition leaders in the West African country of Togo have called for protests to stop the president from signing off on a new constitution that would scrap future presidential elections and could extend his decades-long rule until 2031.
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‘Women farmers are invisible': A West African project helps them claim their rights — and land
Women play a crucial but underappreciated role in West African farming. One project in Senegal is inspiring them to overcome gender traditions that prevent them access to land.
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Tunisian journalist accused of insulting a public official to face trial next month
A Tunisian journalist is being detained in the lead-up to his trial next month on charges that he insulted a public official.
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Schools to reopen in South Sudan after two weeks of extreme heat
South Sudan’s government says schools will reopen next week following a two-week closure due to extreme heat across the country.
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A Nigerian court has sentenced a Chinese man to death for killing his girlfriend
A Nigerian court has sentenced a Chinese national to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend.
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Ethiopia’s biggest bank says it has recouped most of the cash lost during a system glitch
Ethiopia’s biggest bank says it has recouped nearly 80% of the cash it lost during a system glitch that allowed customers to take out more money than they had in their accounts.
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Kenya starts to hand over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of a doomsday cult
Kenya’s government has begun handing over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of a doomsday cult at the center of a legal case that has shocked the country.
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Seven soldiers in Chad are killed in an explosion blamed on Boko Haram extremists
Chad’s government says an explosive device detonated and killed seven soldiers in Chad during a patrol in the country’s west near Lake Chad.
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Senegal’s president-elect pledges to fight corruption after a stunning victory for the 44-year-old
Senegal woke up to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and political novice.
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South Africa’s ANC fails in bid to ban former leader Zuma’s party from polls
A South African court has dismissed the ruling party’s case demanding a rival opposition party be deregistered and banned from participating in the upcoming election.
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The scent of orange blossoms is bringing the world to a spring tradition in Morocco
Orange blossoms are among Morocco’s quintessential fragrances. Moroccan women are welcoming spring by collecting the waxy white blossoms in copper pots used to distill the scent that’s folded into honey-laden pastries, sprinkled on mint tea and used in religious ceremonies as an ode to paradise.
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Binance executive detained in Nigeria amid a crypto crackdown has escaped custody
Authorities in Nigeria say an executive of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has escaped custody in the West African nation where a criminal investigation has been launched against the platform accused of being used for money laundering.
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An explosion near a police station in northern Kenya has killed 4 people, including 3 officers
Authorities in Kenya say that an explosion at a small hotel located near a police station in the northeast of the country has killed four people.
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More than 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria are returning home after weeks in captivity
More than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren rescued after more than two weeks in captivity have arrived in their home state in northwestern Nigeria ahead of their anticipated reunions with families.
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Prosecutors allege South Africa’s parliamentary speaker took $135,000 and a wig in bribes
South African prosecutors say they intend to charge the parliamentary speaker with corruption. They allege that she took $135,000 and a wig in bribes from an unnamed person over a three-year period while she was defense minister.
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Malawi follows Zambia in declaring drought disaster as El Niño brings hunger to southern Africa
The southern African nation of Malawi has declared a state of disaster over drought in 23 of its 28 districts.
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In Uganda, bamboo has government’s backing as a crop with real growth potential
Bamboo farming is on the rise in Uganda, where the hardy and fast-growing crop is seen by the government as having real growth potential.
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Mass grave with bodies of at least 65 migrants found in the deserts of western Libya
The U.N.’s migration agency has expressed alarm over the discovery of a mass grave containing the bodies of at least 65 migrants in the deserts of western Libya.
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Attack on Nigerien forces kills 23 soldiers and underscores continued conflict with militants
The defense ministry says a militant attack on Nigerien forces in a border region near Mali and Burkina Faso has killed 23 soldiers.
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Two Nigerian students are killed and 23 injured in a stampede to get donated rice
Hundreds of students in Nigeria rushed to get food donated to their school by the government to help ease hardship, triggering a stampede that left two dead and 23 others injured.
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3 people are dead, several missing after migrant boat runs into trouble off southeastern Spain
Authorities say a boat carrying a group of migrants ran into trouble off the coast of southeastern Spain killing at least three people and several others were believed missing.
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Hundreds of Kenyan doctors protest in the streets as national strike enters second week
Hundreds of Kenyan doctors have protested in the streets demanding better pay and working conditions in an ongoing nationwide strike that has entered its second week.
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Refugee camps in Chad are overcrowded and running out of aid, and Sudanese refugees keep coming
Overcrowded refugee camps in eastern Chad are set to run out of money soon, exacerbating a dire humanitarian situation caused by the spillover from the conflict in Sudan.
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Uganda’s president appoints son as top commander of the army, raising succession concerns
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday appointed his son as top commander of the military, a controversial move in a country where many have long believed Museveni is grooming his eldest child for the presidency.
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Rwandan man in US charged with lying about his role during the 1994 genocide
Federal authorities have charged a Rwandan man they accused of repeatedly lying about his involvement in murders and rapes amid the country’s 1994 genocide to win asylum and citizenship in the U.S.
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EU legal adviser backs cancellation of EU-Morocco fishing agreement over disputed Western Sahara
A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court has recommended that it annul Europe’s fishing agreement with Morocco, which would have allowed European boats to fish for valuable catch off the coast of the disputed Western Sahara.
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AP Week in Pictures: Global
March 15-21, 2024
A volcano erupts again in Iceland. A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees who survived a night at sea after their boat capsized were being rescued off Indonesia’s northernmost coast.
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Kenyan doctors stop providing emergency services at public hospitals as strike enters second week
Kenyan doctors have stopped providing emergency services at public hospitals, as they escalated a national strike that entered its second week.
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Taps have run dry across South Africa’s largest city in an unprecedented water crisis
Thousands of South Africans are lining up for water as the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people.
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Senegal votes in a presidential election that has fired up political tensions
Senegal votes in a tightly contested presidential election that has fired up political tensions and tested one of West Africa’s most stable democracies.
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