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Myanmar’s coup leader who set off a brutal civil war becomes president
Just seven days after he made the fateful decision to launch his coup against the elected government of Aung San…
Sixteen Kenyans missing in Russia after army recruitment
Sixteen Kenyans are missing in Russia after joining the country's army, Kenya's foreign affairs minister has said, while 47 others…
Explosions at Burundi ammunition depot kill 13 civilians – army
At least 13 people were killed and dozens others wounded by a series of powerful explosions at an ammunitions depot…
Over 1,800 killed since junta seized power in Burkina Faso, rights group says
More than 1,800 civilians have been killed in Burkina Faso since Ibrahim Traoré seized power three years ago in acts…
Four toddlers stabbed to death at Ugandan nursery school
Four children - aged between one and three - have been "brutally stabbed and killed" at a nursery school in…
Senegal president signs tough new anti-LGBT law doubling jail terms
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has signed a new law doubling to 10 years the maximum prison term for sexual…