France to reopen Libyan embassy, support interim government

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PARIS — France will reopen its embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli next week in a gesture of support to the conflict-ravaged country's interim government,...

Eritrea says EU sanctions on security agency are ‘malicious’

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KAMPALA, Uganda — Eritrean authorities described European Union sanctions targeting a security agency Monday as “malicious” and charged the EU with having “ulterior motives.” ...

Acclaimed Egyptian feminist Nawal Saadawi dies at age 89

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CAIRO — Nawal Saadawi, a renowned Egyptian feminist, psychiatrist and novelist, whose writings have stirred controversy for decades in an overwhelming conservative society, died...

Canary Islands: 2-year-old rescued from migrant boat dies

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BARCELONA, Spain — A 2-year-old girl from Mali who was rescued from a migrant boat near Spain’s Canary Islands and hospitalized in critical condition...

Italian minister meets Libya’s new Tripoli government

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CAIRO — Italy’s top diplomat on Sunday became the most senior western official to travel to Libya after an interim government took power in...

Kenya leaves int’l court case on ocean dispute with Somalia

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has withdrawn from International Court of Justice hearings on its dispute with neighboring Somalia over territory in the Indian Ocean....

Experts criticize UN over blacklist on harming kids in war

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UNITED NATIONS — A panel of child rights experts sharply criticized the U.N. secretary-general’s decisions on a global blacklist of parties responsible for harming...

Death of Tanzania’s Magufuli draws sorrow but ire from some

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NAKURU, Kenya — News of the death of Tanzania's President John Magufuli drew mixed reactions; sorrow from many but bitterness from a critic who...

UN report documents mass violations of Libya arms embargo

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CAIRO — A U.N. report has sketched a grim picture of conflict-wrecked Libya, accusing several foreign governments of turning the oil-rich country into a...

South Africa’s Zulu king is buried amid praise, controversy

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JOHANNESBURG — The traditional leader of South Africa’s 12 million Zulu people, King Goodwill Zwelithini, has been laid to rest in a private ceremony...