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China Tells Its Citizens to Leave Eswatini, Taiwan's Only Ally in Africa
China has told its citizens to leave Eswatini, a small kingdom in southern Africa, citing security risks it has not explained.
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US Asks UN to Toughen Sanctions on Sudan's Warring Sides to Force Talks
The United States is asking the UN Security Council to impose tougher sanctions on the two armed groups fighting in Sudan's civil war, hoping to pressure them into peace negotiations.
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Report Says Strong Institutions, Not Resources, Explain This Week's Wins
An analysis published this week links three unrelated stories: an oil-price shock hitting Latin American budgets, ten African countries qualifying for next year's World Cup, and Western firms like Raytheon and Lockheed Martin winning huge new weapons contracts.
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DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Becomes Deadliest Ever, BBC Reports
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the deadliest in the country's history, the BBC reports.
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DR Congo's Ebola outbreak passes 600 confirmed deaths, WHO reports
The UN health agency's latest figures put confirmed deaths at 600, with roughly one in three known cases proving fatal. What the numbers leave unsaid matters as much as what they show.