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Somali refugees, uprooted by war at home, must now flee Syria

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Somali refugees who at one time found shelter in the Arab League Nation of Syria are now being forced to relocate as their host ...

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Cholera in Niger, measles in C.A.R. threaten children

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The United Nations is keen on stemming the tide of an outbreak of diseases in two African nations. With the sudden introduction of ...

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Great strides are reported in eradicating AIDS/HIV in Africa

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Once the fearsome scourge of the African continent, the rates of HIV/AIDS infection and AIDS-related deaths have dropped dramatically ...

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Movement afoot to unseat President Morsi of Egypt

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Could it be the Arab Spring - part two? Egyptians, highly dissatisfied with President Mohammed Morsi's regime following the ...

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U.S. diplomat says that Special Ops were Halted in Benghazi Attacks

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U.S. diplomat Gregory Hicks says that while the U.S. diplomatic compound in eastern Libya came under attack the night of Sept. 11, ...

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After the revolution - Starvation and regret become commonplace in Egypt

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When Egypt, both the Arab world and Africa's most populous nation rose up to depose President Hosni Mubarak two years ago, hopes ...

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More than 60 people killed in unlicensed Darfur gold mine collapse

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More than 60 gold miners have been killed after an unlicensed mine collapsed in Darfur, Sudan. Rescue operations are now under way in ...

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U.N.: Somalia famine of 2010 - 2012 killed more than a quarter million people

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According to the United Nations, at least 258,000 people, around half of whom were children, died of hunger during Somalia's ...

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The first 'techopolis' - Hope City - to be built in Africa sooner than you think

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One of the most ambitious and amazing construction projects in the world is about to begin in Ghana. Dubbed, "Hope City" a ...

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Real-life Atlantis uncovered in Egyptian coastline

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The fabled underwater city of Atlantis today remains mostly mythic - a lost civilization nestled on the ocean floor. However - thanks ...

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Egyptian Muslims murdering Christians with impunity

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Ten people are dead following clashes between Muslims and Coptic Christians in Egypt. The people have been killed over the past few ...

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New discovery: Egypt's oldest harbor, collection of papyrus uncovered

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In one of the most exciting archaeological discoveries in recent years, researchers have uncovered what is thought to be the most ...

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Video of starving North Korean boy goes viral

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A video surreptitiously shot in North Korea and across the border from China, has gone viral and exposes the horrors of North Korea ...

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Coptic Pope courageously criticizes Morsi for failing to protect Christians

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The Pope of the Coptic church is criticizing the government of Egypt and President Mohamed Morsi for allowing a mob to attack the ...

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French troops pound Mali Islamists near Gao

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A major operation was undertaken this past weekend by French troops in a river valley near Gao, which is northeastern Mali's ...

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Four Christian Copts, one Muslim killed in violence north of Cairo

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In some of the worst sectarian violence in Egypt in many months, five Egyptians were killed and eight wounded in clashes between ...

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Bad houseguest: Colonel Khadafy's daughter banned from Algerian safe house due to setting it on fire

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It sounds par for the course - the spoiled daughter of a dictator showing a lack of gratitude. Aisha Khadafy, Colonel Khadafy's ...

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Following presidential decree, Sudanese prisoners begin to be released

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Under a sweeping presidential decree, Sudanese authorities have freed the first seven political prisoners under an amnesty plan. The ...

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Ancient theories on mummy creation deemed 'dead wrong'

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Contrary to what was once popularly believed, ancient Egyptian embalmers did not always leave the heart in place or remove the guts ...

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Arms embargo spells bitter defeat for Somali troops

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Left unprepared and under-supplied, the Somali National Army's 4th Brigade bears mute testimony to the unintended consequences of ...

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Christian minority working in Libya now faces imprisonment, death

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In a troubling development, Egyptian Copts in Libya say one of their number has been killed by a militia while detained along with ...

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Worst mass slaughter of elephants ever recorded in Chad

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Driven by an illicit worldwide desire for genuine ivory, Poachers have slaughtered 86 elephants in a single week in the African nation ...

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Hopes run high that justice will finally be served Zimbabwe mass rape

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There is hope that the 200 men alleged in a Zimbabwe mass rape will finally be brought to justice. An investigation is under way in ...

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More than one in four South African school girls infected with HIV

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Twenty-eight percent of South African schoolgirls have HIV. This statistic is especially alarming, considering that South African ...

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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood warns against women's rights

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A United Nations declaration on women's rights could destroy society by allowing a woman to travel, work and controlling family ...

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It's about time to focus on the evils of child marriage

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The recent beating death of a 17-year-old girl in South Sudan has world attention focused on the practice of child marriages around ...

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South Sudan arrests hundreds amid civil unrest

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South Sudan is the world's newest country, and it is also one of the most troubled. Comprised of ten states, there are active ...

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International Criminal Court in The Hague will determine blame in 2007 Kenyan uprising

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Kenya is often called the "anchor state of West Africa," with relative peace and stability in that part of the continent. ...

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