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Germany Boosts Support for U.N Peacekeeping Mission in Mali

Germany’s cabinet on Wednesday approved the deployment of eight attack and transport helicopters as well as 350 additional soldiers to Mali as part of a U.N. peacekeeping mission, sources told.

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Floods Displace Scores in Angola

Incessant rains that have left thousands homeless in Mozambique are feared to worsen a deadly cholera outbreak that has hit the southern African country. The northern Luanda Province is the.

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Italy Reopening Embassy in Libya Two Years after Closure

Italy is sending its ambassador back to Libya, its foreign ministry said on Monday, making it the first Western diplomatic mission to reopen in the divided country. Italy closed its.

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Ivory Coast’s Ouattara Names Ex-PM as Vice-President

Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara named former Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan as vice-president, a new post created under a constitution approved by referendum late last year. Duncan, 73, an.

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Ivory Coast PM resigns, dissolves gov’t after poll

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan resigned and dissolved the government on Monday in a move that had been expected following the approval of a new constitution and parliamentary.

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U.S. Says Navy Ship Fired Warning Shots at Iranian Vessels

A U.S. Navy destroyer fired three warning shots at four Iranian fast-attack vessels after they closed in at a high rate of speed near the Strait of Hormuz, two U.S..

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Zimbabwe’s Largest Bank CBZ Suspends Local Use of Visa Cards

Zimbabwe’s biggest banking group CBZ Holdings has suspended the use of Visa cards for local transactions due to high costs and cash shortages, its chief executive officer said on Monday..

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Ghana’s New President Akufo-Addo Says Will Cut Taxes

ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s new President Nana Akufo-Addo pledged to cut taxes to boost the economy at his swearing in ceremony on Saturday, whilst also promising to protect the public.

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