Africa News Headlines
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Climate, malaria highlighted as Commonwealth leaders meet
Leaders of Commonwealth nations are meeting in Rwanda’s capital to tackle climate change, tropical diseases and other challenges deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic
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Morocco: 5 migrants dead in stampede in bid to enter Melilla
Moroccan authorities say five migrants were killed and scores of migrants and police officers were injured in a “stampede” of people trying to cross into the Spanish North African enclave of Melilla on Friday
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Moroccan authorities say 5 migrants dead, scores injured in stampede to cross into Spanish enclave Melilla
Moroccan authorities say 5 migrants dead, scores injured in stampede to cross into Spanish enclave Melilla
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A world apart, Lebanon and Sri Lanka share economic collapse
A shared history of political turmoil and violence in two countries a world apart, Lebanon and Sri Lanka, led to the collapse of once-prosperous economies that have been bedeviled by corruption, patronage, nepotism and incompetence
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Nigerians blame fuel shortage on Ukraine war, fixed prices
Nigeria is grappling with widespread fuel shortages that are forcing motorists to spend hours in lines to buy gas and causing prices to surge for transportation and basic commodities
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Vatican releases pope's Canada itinerary, a sign trip is on
The Vatican has released the itinerary for Pope Francis’ July 24-30 visit to Canada
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Commonwealth heads call for climate action at Rwanda meeting
Leaders of Commonwealth nations are calling for increased climate action at a meeting in Rwanda this week, ahead of the United Nations climate change summit in the seaside resort of Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt later this year
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Tanzania's Masaai demand Indigenous rights in UN framework
Tanzania’s Maasai people, resisting government pressure to leave their ancestral homes in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, have presented their demands for Indigenous land rights to negotiators in Nairobi finalizing the proposed U.N. global biodiversity framework
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WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency
As the World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency, some experts say WHO’s decision to act only after the disease spilled into the West could entrench the inequities that arose between rich and poor countries during the coronavirus pandemic
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China's Xi criticizes sanctions at meeting of BRICS nations
Chinese President Xi Jinping has opened a meeting of leaders of major developing countries by saying the world should oppose unilateral sanctions and efforts by some countries to maintain their political and military power
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