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Major banks move to calm coronavirus fears as toll passes 6,000
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Major banks move to calm coronavirus fears as toll passes 6,000

The US Federal Reserve and other central banks announced on Sunday a bold set of measures to shore up confidence…
Used cars keep Africans moving, but dumping concerns remain
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Used cars keep Africans moving, but dumping concerns remain

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Salesmen whistle at potential buyers of scores of vehicles shining in the afternoon sun. One truck…
Hunger stalks southern Africa as climate crisis deepens
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Hunger stalks southern Africa as climate crisis deepens

Just under a year ago, Alice Posha fled her home in the middle of the night and then watched as…
Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger
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Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A tragic airline crash with far-reaching consequences, cataclysmic cyclones that may be a harbinger of the future,…
Zimbabwe facing ‘man-made’ starvation, UN expert warns
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Zimbabwe facing ‘man-made’ starvation, UN expert warns

Zimbabwe is facing “man-made” starvation with 60 percent of the people failing to meet basic food needs, a UN special…
Zimbabwe’s severe drought killing elephants, other wildlife
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Zimbabwe’s severe drought killing elephants, other wildlife

MANA POOLS, Zimbabwe (AP) — Weak from hunger and thirst, the elephant struggled to reach a pool of water in…
Botswana’s President Masisi wins hotly-contested election
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Botswana’s President Masisi wins hotly-contested election

Incumbent president Mokgweetsi Masisi on Friday won a five-year term in Botswana’s elections which saw his ruling party secure more…
Divided Zimbabwe bids farewell to Mugabe with state funeral
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Divided Zimbabwe bids farewell to Mugabe with state funeral

Zimbabwe gave former leader Robert Mugabe a state funeral on Saturday with African leaders paying tribute to a man lauded…
Mugabe’s body arrives home to divided Zimbabwe, burial dispute
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Mugabe’s body arrives home to divided Zimbabwe, burial dispute

The body of Zimbabwe’s ex-president, Robert Mugabe, arrived home on Wednesday to an honour guard in a country divided over…
Mugabe a ‘broken soul’ in final years after Zimbabwe ouster
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Mugabe a ‘broken soul’ in final years after Zimbabwe ouster

Once feared for the all-encompassing power he wielded in Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe died a “broken soul,” bereft at his downfall,…
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