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US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan (CNN)

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UK leader candidate decries 'mudslinging' as race gets nasty (AP)

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Morocco: 18 migrants dead in stampede to enter Melilla (AP)

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Gambia will head to polls in 1st post-Jammeh election (AP)

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Leaked records open a "Pandora" box of financial secrets (AP)

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UN chief: Threat to global peace from Islamic State rising (AP)

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OPEC oil alliance in standoff between Saudi Arabia and UAE (AP)

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EU scraps plan to observe Ethiopia election (Reuters)

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Attack on Niger presidency repelled ahead of handover (Reuters)

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Ethiopia's leader says atrocities committed in Tigray war (AP)

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UN appeals for $5.5 billion to avert famine for 34 million (AP)

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Tanzanian President John Magufuli 'in Kenyan hospital with Covid' (BBC)

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Zimbabwe starts administering China's Sinopharm vaccines (AP)

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WHO says more than 11,000 Ebola vaccines will go to Guinea (AP)

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UK to launch global climate adaptation effort with partner countries (Reuters)

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UN envoy warns new Congo crisis could impact its security (AP)

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South African police use tear gas on protest over race (AP)

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Uganda's Bobi Wine released on bail after court appearance - TV (Reuters)

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At least 37 killed in Uganda protests after Presidential candidate Wine's arrest (Reuters)

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Troops fan out in Uganda capital as "war-like" unrest follows opposition leader's arrest (Reuters)

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In U-turn, Kenya plans to defer $690 million in debt payments under G20 initiative (Reuters)

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Ethiopia's PM vows 'final and crucial' offensive in Tigray (AP)

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Australian PM Morrison to be first head of state to meet in person with new Japanese leader Suga (Reuters)

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Ethiopia says forced into 'aimfewer war' as bombings alleged (AP)

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African trade deal could lift millions out of poverty, World Bank says (Reuters)

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WHO warns new Ebola outbreak in Congo faces funding gap (AP)

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Bolivian President has COVID-19 as virus hits region's elite (AP)

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Sudan pins hopes on Berlin donor meeting as economy nears collapse (Reuters)

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UN seeks urgent funding for pandemic aid transport (AP)

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UN holds elections with COVID-19 social distancing (AP)

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U.N. warns coronavirus may push millions of children into underage labor (Reuters)

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Ethiopian PM's term extended as election delayed for virus (AP)

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"Your Pain Is My Pain": global anti-racism protests rage (Reuters)

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Two more people infected with Ebola in new Congo outbreak, WHO says (Reuters)

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Sudan appoints new defense chief amid tensions with Ethiopia (AP)

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UN adopts new voting procedure during COVID-19 pandemic (AP)

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UN chief renews call for global ceasefire to tackle virus (AP)

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Leaders pledge billions for virus vaccine research (AP)

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Global Backlash Builds Against China Over Coronavirus (New York Times)

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WHO says COVID-19 emergency declaration gave world "enough time" (Reuters)

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Why the Global Debt of Poor Nations Must Be Canceled - PM Abiy (New York Times)

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UN chief: Extremists using COVID-19 to recruit online youths (AP)

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Cuban doctors arrive to help South Africa fight coronavirus (AP)

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