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MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called for the withdrawal of U.S. military from a restive southern island, fearing an American troop presence could complicate offensives against Islamist militants notorious for beheading Westerners. Check also: Riek Machar Finally Becomes South Sudan’s Vice-president Duterte, who was in the spotlight last week over his televised tirade against the United States and ...

Kenya’s president  Kenyatta on Saturday launched a new political party that he intends to use for a second and last term in office in the 2017 election. Check also: Kenyans are superb thieves says Kenyatta Uhuru The launch of the Jubilee Party followed days of political haggling in Nairobi as 12 parties dissolved and united under the new organization. Tens ...

MOMBASA, Kenya – Three robed women tricked their way into a Mombasa police station where they stabbed one officer and set fire to the building with a petrol bomb before being shot dead, an officer and a witness said on Sunday. Check also: Over 11 People Killed In Today’s Earthquake That Shook East African Region The city of Mombasa With a ...

Zimbabwe’s government has said it will fire up to 25,000 civil servants in an attempt to rein in government spending, while those keeping their jobs won’t receive end of year bonuses for the next two years. Check also: Zimbabweans show support for Robert Mugabe in ‘Million-Man March’ Patrick Chinamasa, the finance minister, said on Friday that the government was struggling to ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook the Lake Victoria region of East Africa on Saturday, killing at least 11 people in Tanzania, a police official said. The country’s president said that many were dead. Check also: Facebook to donate $2 million to victims of Nepal earthquake The quake was felt as far away as western Kenya and parts ...