Politics & Power
Burundi: 24 killed in clashes ahead of election
At least 24 people have been killed in clashes between police and armed militants in the outskirts of Burundi’s largest city, Bujumbura.
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Money & Markets
Ethiopia will not attend dam talks in US with Egypt, Sundan
Ethiopia’s water ministry says it will not attend talks held in the US this week over its disputed Nile dam project.
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Health & Security
DRC: No new ebola cases reported for a week
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that no new cases of the Ebola virus had been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of
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Energy & Environment
Locust invasion reaches South Sudan as crisis expands
Swarms of desert locusts that are already destroying swathes of crops across East Africa have now reached crisis-stricken South Sudan.
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