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Official: Death toll could reach 100 in Mali clash
A government official says the death toll from a clash near Burkina Faso's border with Mali could be as high as 100.The violence started Tuesday and pitted two ethnic groups against each other in the village of Sari, across the border in Malian territory.The governor of Burkina Faso's northern region, Boukary Kalil Bara, said on state television Friday that eyewitnesses had identified 61 victims by
A government official says the death toll from a clash near Burkina Faso's border with Mali could be as high as 100.The violence started Tuesday and pitted two ethnic groups against each other in the village of Sari, across the border in Malian territory.The governor of Burkina Faso's northern region, Boukary Kalil Bara, said on state television Friday that eyewitnesses had identified 61 victims by
Ex-Senegalese president denies he stole cars, art
The ex-president of Senegal won praise from around the world earlier this year when he gracefully conceded defeat, even picking up the phone to congratulate his longtime rival, a move that
AU, Somali forces capture town outside Mogadishu
African Union and Somali troops seized a town on the outskirts of Mogadishu on Friday from Islamist militants after three days of fighting, marking the biggest victory over al-Shabab since the
AU, Somali forces capture town outside Mogadishu
African Union and Somali troops seized a town on the outskirts of Mogadishu on Friday from Islamist militants after three days of fighting, marking the biggest victory over al-Shabab since the
Sudan, South Sudan to return to talks next week
An African Union official says Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to resume talks over issues that brought the two nations to the brink of war: sharing oil wealth and establishing their border.
An African Union official says Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to resume talks over issues that brought the two nations to the brink of war: sharing oil wealth and establishing their border.
Teen killed in S.Sudan; antigun campaign continues
Leaders of a minority community said South Sudan troops shot and killed a teenager on Friday while he was fishing, linking the death to the military's disarmament campaign in a conflict-torn state.
Leaders of a minority community said South Sudan troops shot and killed a teenager on Friday while he was fishing, linking the death to the military's disarmament campaign in a conflict-torn state.
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