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President Donald Trump has welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington, praising what he called their “truly great friendship” as the two leaders opened talks focused on trade, Taiwan, Iran and artificial intelligence.

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South Africans in Pretoria are hoping to have cooked up a new Guinness World Record. Hundreds gathered on Thursday to fire up their grills and attempt the largest simultaneous barbecue ever recorded.

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Morocco’s ruling coalition has dominated parliamentary elections marked by low turnout and a stronger showing from the Islamist opposition. But beyond the results, voters are focusing on what comes next.

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It is Nigeria’s fourth major meth lab bust since May, with authorities saying all four operations were linked to Mexican nationals.

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Nigeria and the United States on Wednesday signed a framework agreement to "deepen American investment" in the West African's country mining sector. Nigeria says its mineral resources are worth $700 billion.

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This year's powerful El Nino and the record global heat it's driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking water supplies, could lead to nearly half a million more deaths worldwide by the end of February, according to a research report released om Wednesday.

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Ethiopia’s army says its forces have killed 272 Tigrayan fighters and wounded 260 during a counter-offensive in Amhara. The press says the figures could not be independently verified.

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Niger authorities said Wednesday they have signed a new agreement with the Madaouela Mining Company, which is 60% owned by the Australian Atomic Eagle group, to relaunch a uranium mining project in the north of the country.

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A resident of Mekelle says the city is calm but people are stressed after the outbreak of fighting in the region.

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Dangote is expanding its energy business across Africa, putting local capital and cross-border infrastructure at the centre of the continent’s refining future. South Sudan’s small businesses turn to solar as unreliable electricity grid leaves entrepreneurs facing blackouts, rising costs and lost in

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In Ceuta, Spanish police discovered 28 undocumented migrants hiding in flats that did not meet adequate hygiene and habitability standards. Ceuta is facing a humanitarian crisis, weeks after more than 70,000 people reached the enclave from Morocco.

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The sixth edition of the event, titled “Being Here”, brought together artists at seven venues along Liberty Street, including the abandoned Liberty Hotel, built in the early twentieth century and closed since the 1940s.

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In Ceuta, Spanish police discovered 28 undocumented migrants hiding in flats that did not meet adequate hygiene and habitability standards. Ceuta is facing a humanitarian crisis, weeks after more than 70,000 people reached the enclave from Morocco.

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The military says its soldiers inflicted casualties as fears grow of a resumption of a full-blown civil war.

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A year after Madagascar’s Gen Z-led protests forced President Andry Rajoelina from power, activists say they feel betrayed by the country’s new military-backed government.

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Nearly a year after a ceasefire promised to end the war in Gaza, conditions remain dire for two million Palestinians living in the Strip, ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.

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African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick, research reveals.

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Tigrayan authorities say they are responding to attacks by federal forces, while the federal government has described the Tigrayan military action as an offensive. Both sides have accused the other of triggering the latest escalation.

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With emigration surging, a major issue in the vote is how to stop young people, who see no future at home, from leaving the country.

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The result will determine which party gets the first opportunity to form a government, with the prime minister appointed by King Mohammed VI from the party that wins the most seats.

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The developments follow a series of reported drone strikes in Tigray. Regional authorities say at least 14 people were killed and 22 injured in a strike on the town of Alamata on Tuesday, with the mayor accusing federal forces of targeting schools.