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Ethiopia to begin ‘final phase’ of Tigray offensive: Prime Minister

Human rights groups raise concerns for civilians caught up in military operations

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Namibia loses 23 rhinos and 2 elephants to poaching since January

Namibia recorded 57 poaching cases in 2019, which comprised 46 rhinos and…

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Kenya’s top lender to purchase Rwanda, Tanzania Banks

Kenyan lender said that in Rwanda, upon completion of the acquisition, the…

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Sudan former PM Sadiq Al-Mahdi dies

Al-Mahdi, aged 84, was flown to the United Arab Emirates to receive…

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Ethiopia Prime Minister rejects international ‘intervention’ in Tigray crisis 

Country’s authorities say they have killed over 10,000 fighters from Tigray forces…

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Egypt condemns Houthi attack on Saudi petroleum products station

Saudi Aramco’s supply of fuel was unaffected by terrorist attack, say officials

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UNHCR says over 41,193 Ethiopians flee into Sudan from Tigray

Since Nov. 4, Ethiopian government has been undertaking military operations against TPLF,…

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UNSMIL supports Libyan parliamentary consultative session in Morocco

More than 100 Libyan MPs representing Libya’s eastern, western, and southern areas,…

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UN makes urgent plea to protect civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray

UN continues to receive reports of internal displacement in Tigray, Dujarric said.…

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Militants attack Libya’s state-run oil company in Tripoli 

Government forces defeat attackers, no casualties reported 

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