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South African leader urges men to speak up on gender-based violence after series of killings
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa called on men to take greater responsibility for violence against women and announced police action on unsolv…
Burundi agrees to receive ‘third-country’ migrant deportees from US
Burundi agreed to accept migrants deported from the United States under President Trump's immigration policy, joining several other African nations in…
DRC politician beaten to death after radio appearance about Ebola outbreak
Marie-Celestin Karondwa, acting president of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress party's federal executive committee in Butembo, Democratic Re…
At least 27 dead after two mass shootings in South Africa, police say
Two mass shootings within hours killed at least 27 people across South Africa's major metropolitan areas over the weekend, underscoring the country's …
Security Council LIVE: DRC peace deals fail to halt fighting as Ebola deepens crisis
The UN Security Council convened in New York on Tuesday to address a deepening humanitarian and security crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Cong…