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Passengers stranded overnight by Kenya airport strike

 Hundreds of passengers were stranded at Kenya's main international airport overnight as the latest strike by workers entered a second day on Monday. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi is a major...

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Nigeria's president orders rescue after mass kidnapping

Parents of abducted students hold placards during a protest calling for their release in Askira-Uba, Borno State, Nigeria. — Reuters

Video appears to show 600 people abducted in Nigeria mosque attack, residents say

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Tunisia coast guard recovers eight bodies of migrants

Tunisian coast guards try to stop migrants at sea during their attempt to cross to Italy. — Reuters file photo

DR Congo Ebola outbreak growing 'exponentially': UN

A member of the M23 rebel group stands guard as provincial authorities visit the Rodolphe Merieux Laboratory, where samples from suspected Ebola cases are tested, in Goma, North Kivu province of Congo.- Reuters File

Ebola outbreak now DR Congo's deadliest ever

Red Cross workers walk in formation as they disinfect Rwampara General Hospital in Ituri province, DR Congo. — Reuters

5.6-magnitude earthquake near Egypt's Suez

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At least 27 dead after Guyana ferry sinks, 83 missing

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Ebola spreading in DRC at faster pace

A member of the M23 rebel group stands guard as provincial authorities visit the Rodolphe Merieux Laboratory in Goma, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. — Reuters

South Africa's rooibos heads to space

Uniquely South African, the rooibos plant is used to make a sweetish, caffeine-free infusion that is high in antioxidants and sold across the world.

Fire at Algerian orphanage kills at least 11, injures 20

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Mali hit by new wave of attacks

A general view shows traffic moving along a main road in Bamako. — AFP

DR Congo’s official Ebola death toll exceeds 400

A health worker takes the temperature of a woman passing through the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint. — AFP file photo

Kenya police disperse group marking deadly protests

A demonstrator holds a placards as police officers use tear gas to disperse protesters, in Nairobi. — Reuters

Ebola infects over 1,000 in Congo

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Congo discplaced camp shows 30 deaths of Ebola

Teams from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies prepare for burial at Mbiyo cemetery in Bunia. — AFP
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