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The U.S. is renewing diplomatic operations in Kyiv this week, on the heels of a visit to Ukraine by two of America’s top officials.
The US embassy will reopen for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24th.
President Joe Biden has also nominated the current US ambassador to Slovakia to lead the US team.
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Naba Mohiedeen reports from Khartoum;
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Uganda is on high alert after the UN World Health Organization confirmed an outbreak of ebola in Mbandaka, a city in the north-western DR Congo.
Mbandaka is some 2000 Km away from the Ugandan border, but the recent influx of refugees fleeing violent clashes in the - DRC pose a risk…
Isabel Nakirya reports.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an intensified clampdown on illegal refining sites across the country.
This follows an explosion that killed more than 100 people on the border of Imo and Rivers States, Southern Nigeria, on Saturday.
Ajeck Mangut reports from the capital Abuja.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an intensified clampdown on illegal refining sites across the country.
This follows an explosion that killed more than 100 people on the border of Imo and Rivers States, Southern Nigeria, on Saturday.
Ajeck Mangut reports from the capital Abuja.
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Many world leaders have been congratulating French president Emmanuel Macron on his electoral victory.
Macron secured a second term in office and defeated far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in Sunday's presidential runoff.
China is struggling to contain a continued outbreak of COVID-19.
The death toll is rising in Shanghai despite citywide lockdowns, and health authorities are warning of the risk of a similar spread in the capital city Beijing.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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A group of US Republican lawmakers has demanded that Twitter’s board save all records related to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s bid to buy the company.
Republicans have frequently criticized Twitter and other social media platforms for alleged anti conservative bias.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has died at the age of 90.
Kibaki served two terms as President of Kenya, ruling from 2002 to 2013.
Hillary Ayesiga reports from Kampala
As government departments and industry bodies assess the impact of widespread flooding in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, damage estimates are running into millions of dollars. Meanwhile, autopsies have determined that some of the deaths already reported were not caused by the floods. Mark Roughton reports.
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The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, says about 1,444 victims of human trafficking have been rescued from 2021 till date.
The agency says it has also convicted 52 traffickers, while 11 cases are still in court.
Ajeck Mangut reports from Nigeria's capital Abuja.
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