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Russia, Ukraine and the US set for November peace talks

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Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States are planned to resume in November in the United Arab Emirates, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.

Several feared trapped as multi-storey building collapses in Nairobi

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Several people are feared trapped after a multi-storey building under construction collapsed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Friday, October 23.

France: shops barricaded in Lyon and Orléans for possible unrest as protests loom

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Wooden boards are going up across France as shopkeepers brace for possible unrest. With a National Rally congress in Orléans and protests approaching in Lyon, businesses fear damage and disruption.

World champion Jepchirchir fails drugs test

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Reigning world women's marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after a sample tests positive for EPO.

South African author defends use of AI to write her books

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Coral Hart - a pseudonym she uses to protect her real name - has published more than 370 books in just 20 months using AI.

Malawi opposition demands answers over president's prolonged stay abroad

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This is President Peter Mutharika's fifth visit to South Africa this year.

F1's Lewis Hamilton says he'll keep driving to achieve dream of racing in Africa

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Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton welcomed Formula 1’s plan to return to Africa, saying he’ll extend his career until he can race on the continent.

Gaza: Moment Israeli airstrike hits building in Nuseirat caught on camera

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Footage captures the moment an Israeli strike hits a building in Gaza's Nuseirat camp. No deaths were reported, but images show a wounded person.

Nigeria steps up airport health screenings over Ebola fears

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Passengers arriving at Lagos airport queue for temperature checks as Nigeria steps up health screening protocols for international arrivals. The country confirmed its first case of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola earlier this week in a woman returning from Uganda.

UN migration agency warns 874,000 Somalians at risk of displacement from flooding

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It says amid strengthening El Niño conditions, familes already struggling with repeated displacement, have little left to fall back on.

Two European women kidnapped in Niger freed in Libya

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The two were kidnapped in separate incidents in Niger, where they were involved in education and development initiatives, more than a year and a half ago.

Gunfire rocks Ethiopia-Kenya border as hundreds flee

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Hundreds of Ethiopians crossed into Kenya on Thursday as gunfire and chaotic scenes were reported in the border town of Moyale, police said.

Nigeria's health minister says first Ebola case remains isolated

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Muhammad Ali Pate urged the public to 'remain calm' described the case as a single contained infection.

Albania: Parliament descends into chaos as MPs clash over protests

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Heated exchanges and chaotic scenes gripped Albania's parliament in Tirana on Thursday as rival MPs clashed inside, while student demonstrators continued their protests outside for a tenth day.

Taiwan: Deadly Typhoon Champi brings travel chaos and school closures

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Towering waves crashed against Taiwan's coastline as Typhoon Champi swept past the island on Friday, leaving one person dead, 94 injured and hundreds of flights cancelled.

Ivory Coast court postpones hearing on Tidjane Thiam's election to lead PDCI

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A court in Abidjan has postponed a hearing on the election of Tidjane Thiam as president of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast.

Tigray is still at war, rebel leader warns, claiming tactical victories

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The leader of Ethiopia’s rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front says the northern state is still at war. In a message aired on Tigrayan television on Wednesday, Debretsion Gebremichael said the TPLF is continuing to fight federal forces in the region and will “remain a graveyard for its enemies.”

Nigeria and Kenya Ebola patients may have crossed paths at Uganda airport, officials say

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Officials say they both travelled through Entebbe International Airport on 3 October.

WHO: Africa facing 'complex' Ebola outbreak after Nigeria reports first case

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The World Health Organization’s Africa chief warned that the continent is facing a “complex” Ebola outbreak, after the first case of the virus was reported in Nigeria.

Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighters, BBC investigation finds

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The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.

Approach African GP with humility, says Hamilton

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Lewis Hamilton addresses concerns on human rights grounds about holding an African Grand Prix in Rwanda by saying people should "approach it with humility".

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