Burkina Faso Court Throws out Ex-President Arrest Warrant

Appeals court in Burkina Faso throws out international arrest warrant for former President Blaise Compaore
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UN Votes to Wrap up Ivory Coast Peacekeeping Mission in 2017

The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to wrap up its 12-year peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast next year, a sign of confidence in the West African nation's progress to peace
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Equatorial Guinea Leader Looks to Extend Decades-Long Rule

The president of Equatorial Guinea is expected to dominate the country's election Sunday, securing a new seven-year term that could take his reign past the four-decade mark
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World Music Star Papa Wemba Dies After Collapsing on Stage

Congolese musician Papa Wemba, popular world music star and fashion icon, dies at 66 after collapse on stage
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Mali Arrests Suspect in Hotel and Restaurant Attacks

The man, Fawaz Ould Ahmed, is suspected of being part of a group linked to Al Qaeda that struck civilians at locations frequented by Westerners.
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Amnesty Urges Nigeria to 'Come Clean' Over Shiite Killings

Amnesty International says satellite footage and witness accounts offer damning new evidence that Nigeria's military killed hundreds of minority Shiite Muslims late last year, burning some victims alive and dumping bodies in mass graves
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Mali Says It Arrests Planner of Deadly Hotel Assault

Mali's intelligence service says it has arrested a Mauritanian man behind a deadly attack on a luxury hotel in the capital, Bamako, last November
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Mali Arrests Another Suspect in Ivory Coast Beach Attack

Mali: Another arrest in connection with the March attack by Islamic extremists in Ivory Coast that killed at least 19 people
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