Africa
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King Abdullah of Jordan indicates US was briefed about plans for Jordanian special forces to operate alongside British
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With elections due in November against a backdrop of economic malaise, Ghana’s reputation as a beacon of good governance is under close scrutiny
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Troops free hundreds held by Islamist fighters in villages in Borno state, as 16 women are captured by insurgents in neighbouring Adamawa
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Campaigners claim death of Sikhosiphi Rhadebe is an escalation of violence against opponents of a mine owned by Perth’s Mineral Commodities Limited
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Egyptian government claims Cambridge student’s belongings found after whole gang dies in shootout – though human rights groups point to security services
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Alhassane Ould Mohamed, who escaped from prison twice, admitted to fatally shooting attache William Bultemeier and wounding a Marine in Niger
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Australian government says analysis on two pieces of debris indicates they are ‘highly likely’ to have come from missing craft, fuelling confidence further remains will be found soon
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Driver manages to escape group of men who approached car in dark alley on outskirts of Nairobi
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The graffiti murals that sprang up on the walls of Cairo were a spontaneous reaction to Egypt’s revolution. But, despite their cultural importance, they’re being demolished in an attempt to clean up the city ... or is it to erase the past?
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With almost a quarter of Ugandan households spending more than 10% of their income on medical treatment, the goal of universal healthcare seems far off
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Including religious leaders, no matter how reluctant, in a dialogue about FGM, is vital to ending the practice in a generation
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No European Union personnel injured during raid in capital Bamako which leaves at least one attacker dead
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Four men, scheduled to appear in court on Monday, have confessed to trespassing and hope to escape with a fine
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With Barack Obama on his way to a changing Cuba, the left is fast running out of countries to revere
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Ambulances under heavy gunfire as they try to reach wounded, sources say, before soldiers kill five militants
Guardian Africa network 'Good girls don’t protest': report exposes attacks on Sudan's female activists