U.S. State Department to issue new passport with Trump’s portrait
USAfricaonline.com @USAfricaLive "As the United States celebrates America's 250th anniversary in July, the State Department is preparing to release a limited number of specially designed U.S. passports to commemorate this…
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Hillary Clinton has agreed to testify before the House Select Committee on Benghazi later this month, according to a letter from her attorney to the panel's chairman, Rep. Trey Gowdy,…
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Nearly 300 rescued from Boko Haram terror camps
Nigerian troops rescued 200 girls and 93 women in the Sambisa Forest in the northeastern part of the country, the Nigerian Armed Forces announced on its official Twitter account.
Nigeria: 234 more rescued
Nigerian troops have rescued an additional 234 women and girls in the Sambisa Forest, a stronghold for Boko Haram militants, a Nigerian military spokesman says.
Photos show women freed from Boko Haram
The Nigerian military says they have freed dozens more women and girls from captivity with Boko Haram. CNN's Diana Magnay has the details.
Why Burundi’s fragile peace and stability is at risk
Burundians have taken to the streets from April 25, just one day after president Pierre Nkurunziza was designated by his political party CNDD-FDD to run for the 2015 presidential election.…
U.S. seeks to ease tensions in Burundi
A crowd of about 200 people gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Bujumbura, Burundi, Thursday, according to a State Department spokesperson, the same day a senior U.S. diplomat was in…
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Nigeria: 160 more rescued from Boko Haram
Nigerian troops rescued an additional 160 women and children from Boko Haram days after they found hundreds of other hostages, the military said Thursday.
The 12-year-old filmmaker who’s grilled 14 heads of state
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CNN exposes sick price list of human smugglers
CNN has learned smugglers offer discounts for every referral of a migrant who buys passage on a risky voyage across the Mediterranean.
71 jailed for life for torching church
An Egyptian court has sentenced 71 people to life in prison for their role in the August 2013 burning of a Christian church in the Giza province village of Kafr…
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