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Clashes spread in Nigerian city

Clashes spread in Nigerian city

Clashes erupted after a dispute over the rebuilding of houses damaged by similar fighting in 2008 Clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs have broken out again...

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Civilians suffer in DRC conflict

Civilians suffer in DRC conflict

"The natural wealth that lies beneath Congo’s soil is the fuel that keeps the conflict burning and a reason why the killings, rape and forced displacement...

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Scores killed in Sudan tribal clash

Scores killed in Sudan tribal clash

Rival tribes have clashed for years in disputes caused by cattle rustling and feuds At least 139 people have been killed in tribal clashes following a cattle raid...

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UN food agency suspends Somalia aid

UN food agency suspends Somalia aid

Al-Shabab fighters and their allies control much of southern and central Somalia The UN food agency has suspended aid distribution to about one million people in...

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Uganda army ‘kills rebel leader’

Uganda army ‘kills rebel leader’

The Lord's Resistance Army has been fighting the Ugandan army since 1988 A senior commander of a Ugandan rebel group has been killed in Central African Republic,...

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Taylor tells court of US ‘plot’

Taylor tells court of US ‘plot’

Taylor told the three-judge panel that the US believed he was a destabilising factor in West Africa Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president, has claimed...

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