Africa
Congo police arrest separatist cult leader after violent standoff
KINSHASA Police in Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday they had arrested the leader of a separatist Christian cult in the capital Kinshasa following a two-week standoff in which least six of his supporters were killed.
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Patients trapped after roof collapse at Johannesburg hospital
JOHANNESBURG Patients and workers were trapped after a roof collapsed at Johannesburg's Charlotte Maxeke state hospital on Thursday, an incident that highlighted the funding shortages in South Africa's public health system, officials said.
Late Congo opposition leader's son named as successor
(This version of the story corrects March 2 story to make clear Felix Tshisekedi was named president of an opposition coalition, not an individual party; corrects throughout.)
Mali jihadist groups announce they will merge: report
NOUAKCHOTT Mali's main jihadist groups said on Thursday they will merge under Islamist leader Iyad Ag-Ghali whose fighters have claimed multiple attacks on Malian, French and U.N. peacekeeping forces, Mauritania's Nouakchott News Agency (ANI) reported.
No work means Ethiopia is no home for refugees - report
ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A ban on Eritrean refugees working in Ethiopia is hampering efforts to reduce illegal “secondary” migration, with tens of thousands risking violence and drowning in pursuit of a better life, the Overseas Development Institute said on Thursday.
South Africa in talks with Airbus, Boeing to print 3D parts
JOHANNESBURG South African researchers developing the world’s largest machine for producing aircraft parts using lasers to melt powdered titanium are in talks with Airbus and Boeing, with the first commercial application expected in 2019.
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