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Six killed in Nigeria communal violence: police 19 Dec 2016 - 03:38 pm
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Congolese cocoa waits for peace to pursue sweet future 19 Dec 2016 - 10:13 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on November 14, 2016 shows a worker moves cocoa beans with a stick at the SCAK cocoa processing plant in Beni. AFP / Eduardo Soteras
Zakat funds lift hundreds from poverty in Nigeria 19 Dec 2016 - 10:09 am
Photo: AA.
'At least 18 dead' in communal clashes in NE Nigeria 19 Dec 2016 - 10:07 am
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Tensions mount in DR Congo as end of Kabila's term nears 19 Dec 2016 - 01:50 am
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Smart-Valleys bring rice bounty in Benin 19 Dec 2016 - 01:47 am
Benin cultivator Janvier R stands in a ricefield in a Smart Valleys benefitting from new irrigation system in Ouinhi.
Ouattara seeks majority as Ivory Coast votes 19 Dec 2016 - 01:43 am
Ivory Coast's First Lady Dominique Ouattara casts her ballot next to the President of the Independent Election Commission Youssouf Bakayoko (left) at a polling station in Cocody, a commune of Abidjan, yesterday.
Mali may let Burkina troops chase militants into its territory 19 Dec 2016 - 12:04 am
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UN, Malawi to explore use of drones to deliver faster aid in crises 18 Dec 2016 - 08:58 pm
Children in Malawi look on during a community demonstration of drones in Lilongwe, Malawi, on March 12, 2016. Photos by UNICEF
Boko Haram’s Nigerian former stronghold now a safe haven 18 Dec 2016 - 08:42 pm
A picture taken on December 98, 2016 shows a gas filling station destroyed by Boko Haram in Bama, in northeast Nigeria. The houses are burnt-out shells, and charred cars and petrol pumps line the roads in the once-bustling Nigerian trade hub of Bama befor
In Uganda, parents seek controversial genital surgery for ‘intersex’ babies 18 Dec 2016 - 08:18 pm
In this 2007 photo, a woman holds her newborn grandson as she sits on the floor of Lacor hospital's maternity ward in northern Uganda. REUTERS/Euan Denholm
W African leaders push to resolve Gambia poll row 18 Dec 2016 - 01:42 am
ECOWAS head of goverments pose for a group photograph after attending the Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Abuja, yesterday.
'No deal' in talks on Kabila's political future 18 Dec 2016 - 01:42 am
Members of the Congolese community in Belgium demonstrate in Brussels yesterday to ask the departure of Congo's President Joseph Kabila at the end of its mandate tomorrow.
Algeria defends treatment of Mali migrants 18 Dec 2016 - 01:16 am
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Mali drops treason charges against ex-leader 18 Dec 2016 - 01:14 am
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Gambian President Jammeh’s isolation grows 18 Dec 2016 - 01:06 am
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Ethiopia inaugurates dam to double energy output 17 Dec 2016 - 07:51 pm
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Haile Mariam Dessalegn (C) attends the inauguration ceremony of the Gibe III dam in the Omo Valley on December 17, 2016. Ethiopia today inaugurated a hydroelectric dam that aims to double the country's electricity output, but whi
Zimbabwe's Mugabe wins party support for 2018 election 17 Dec 2016 - 07:38 pm
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe speaks during the burial of two national heroines, Victoria Chitepo and Vivian Mwashita, at the National Heroes Acre on April 13, 2016 in Harare (AFP / JEKESAI NJIKIZANA)

Americas

More than 6 inches of rain is expected to fall across 11 states from Wednesday to Monday. MUST CREDIT: Ben Noll/The Washington Post/Data source: ECMWF Dangerous rains continue to batter central US as more tornadoes swarm the South
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange April 4, 2025, in New York. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) US stock indexes end week sharply lower
File photo for representation only Mexico reports first case of bird flu in humans
A trader runs on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City on April 3, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) US stocks end more than 5% lower, extending tariff selloff

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Peninsula Muscat stock exchange market value rises to 27.64 billion Omani Rials
Peninsula GCC welcomes Khujand Declaration on border cooperation between Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Saudi tailor Habib Mohammed (L) his grandson Ghassan and his granddaughter Fajr, work on bishts, inside Mohammed's workshop in the oasis city of Hofuf, in Saudi Arabia on February 16, 2025. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP) 'My entire life': Saudi tailor keeps robe-making craft alive
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Middle East

Peninsula UN official accuses Israel of concealing evidence in medics killings
Peninsula Palestinian institutions report on 350 child detainees in Israeli prisons
PRCS vice-president Marwan Jilani. Picture shared by PRCS on X Video shows last moments for slain Gaza aid workers, Red Crescent says
Palestinians carry the body of a victim after it was dug out from the rubble of a destroyed school, a day after it was hit by an Israeli strike, in the al-Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City on April 4, 2025. Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP Gaza rescuers say at least 30 killed by Israel fire since dawn

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