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At Least 20 Dead After Gunmen Attack Restaurant In Burkina Faso

8:15pm August 14, 2017

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Gunmen on motorcycles attacked a Turkish restaurant in the West African nation of Burkina Faso popular with westerners. The government says 20 people were killed. An attack last year on a cafe nearby killed 30 people.

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Bystanders look on as floodwaters rage past a damaged building on the outskirts of Freetown on Monday, after mudslides struck near the capital of the west African state of Sierra Leone.

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Hundreds Feared Dead After Mudslide In Sierra Leone

6:49pm August 14, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Hundreds remain unaccounted for after torrential rains near Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, caused a mountainside to collapse onto a residential community.

Burkinabe police gather in Burkina Faso's capital city, Ouagadougou, on Monday after an assault by gunmen killed 18 people.

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At Least 18 Dead After Gunmen Seize A Cafe For Hours In Burkina Faso

12:18pm August 14, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Burkinabe authorities say security forces reclaimed the Turkish restaurant in the early hours local time Monday. Several foreign nationals were among the dead.

Researcher Chenai Mathabire, center, takes part in an HIV awareness campaign in Malawi in 2016.

Nurse Wins Prize For Research On Benefits Of Faster Tuberculosis Testing

11:02am August 14, 2017

by Sasha Ingber

Chenai Mathabire dreamed of being a model, but life had different plans. She recently won an award for proving that a rapid TB test could be used successfully in clinics across southeastern Africa.

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga arrives in Nairobi's Mathare district to speak with supporters Sunday. According to official results, Odinga was defeated by President Uhuru Kenyatta — but Odinga has decried those results as a "fraud."

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Kenya's Odinga Defies Calls To Concede, Urging Supporters To Boycott

9:26pm August 13, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Opposition leader Raila Odinga continues to reject results that handed President Uhuru Kenyatta re-election. "There is no work until Tuesday, when we will announce the next step," Odinga said Sunday.

A Deadly Aftermath Of Kenya's Election

5:55pm August 12, 2017

In Kenya, police fired tear gas and bullets on demonstrators in slums around Nairobi. Kenya's commission on human rights says at least 24 people have been killed since Tuesday's presidential vote.

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Kenyan President Wins Re-Election But The Opposition Still Has Doubts

7:55am August 12, 2017

by Eyder Peralta

Kenya's incumbent president immediately offered an olive branch to the opposition after his re-election was made official. But his challenger is digging in on claims that the vote was rigged.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (center) shakes hands with supporters after casting his vote in the city of Gatundu on Tuesday.

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It's Official: Kenyan President Wins Re-Election. But Will Opposition Concede?

5:49pm August 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The final results announced Friday gave Uhuru Kenyatta a clear win. Yet for days, challenger Raila Odinga has protested what he calls fraud, despite the election's blessing by international observers.

Passengers gather beside the tracks after a train crash that killed more than 40 people outside Alexandria. Officials say it's Egypt's deadliest rail accident in years.

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Train Crash In Egypt Kills More Than 40 People

5:07pm August 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

A train from Cairo hit the back of another train stopped near a station outside Alexandria. More than 120 people were injured, according to the country's health ministry.

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Uhuru Kenyatta Declared Winner Of Contentious Kenyan Presidential Election

4:47pm August 11, 2017

by Eyder Peralta

The election commission in Kenya says President Uhuru Kenyatta has won a second term, after his opponent disputed protested what he claimed was voter fraud.