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Kenya’s UN Security Council bid: African Union makes final vote
3DAILY NATION 21 August 2019 by AGGREY MUTAMBO A general view of a plenary session at the African Union headquarters...
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Kenya seeks AU support on US $22.3bn Lapsset project
CONSTRUCTION REVIEW ONLINE 16 August 2019 by DOMINIC MANDELA The government of Kenya is seeking support from the African Union (AU) for...
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Ethiopia – Djibouti railway makes $20 million
NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA 10 August 2019 Ethio – Djibouti railway has secured more than $20 million in revenue from its...
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Somaliland: Hundreds of Thousands Climate Refugees Forced to Abandon Way of Life
UNPO 8 August 2019 Picture Courtesy of Oxfam East Africa @Flickr In Somaliland, continuing droughts resulting from fast climate change have eroded the...
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Eritrean students forced into indefinite military, govt jobs: HRW
ALJAZEERA 9 August 2019 It says Eritrean secondary education is conscription machine that subjects students to forced labour, physical abuse....
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Somalia: Kenya Now Seeks UN Intervention in Border Conflict With Somalia
ALL AFRICA 8 August 2019 Kenyan MPs have directed the Cabinet to send a protest letter to the UN after...
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African ports are setting the pace on infrastructure boom
AFRICAN REVIEW 7 August 2019 From Benin and Côte d'Ivoire to Djibouti, Congo and Somaliland, African countries are expanding port...
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Somali, AU forces seize key town from al-Shabab terrorists
XINHUANET .COM 8 August 2019 MOGADISHU, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali security...
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On cusp of pan-African trade deal, giant Nigeria clings to protection
REUTERS 5 August 2019 by LIBBY GEORGE AND ALEXIS AKWAGYRIWAM Nigeria signed Africa free trade deal in July * Many...
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From the Gulf to Egypt, Foreign Powers Are Playing With Fire in Sudan
WPR 6 August 2019 by RICHARD DOWNIE People take part in a protest in Khartoum, Sudan, July 18, 2019 (AP...
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