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ANGOLA: Son of ex-president released from jail

The son of the former Angolan president has been released from prison, where he was being held on charges of embezzlement. José Filomeno dos Santos ha

Number of Ebola cases in Congo exceeds 1,000

The number of Ebola cases in Congo has exceeded 1,000, the country’s health ministry said, as the second-largest outbreak of the virus continues to wr

MALI: Govt bans hunting society after attack kills 130 Fulani

Mali’s government has banned the group of hunters it says was behind an attack in which more than 130 villagers were killed. At dawn on Saturday, gunm

NORWAY: Cruise ship arrives at port after passenger airlifts

A cruise ship that got into trouble off the Norwegian coast has arrived at the port of Molde in Norway after the dramatic rescue of hundreds of people

SOMALIA: At least 15 dead in al-Shabab assault

A gun battle between Somalia’s security forces and the armed group al-Shabab in the capital, Mogadishu, has ended, leaving 15 people dead, including t