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Explaining the news from Africa.This is AfricaLatest updates1 hr agoAlgeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973The troops are expected to protect energy facilities in northern Niger, near the Libyan border.1 hr ago1 hr agoNurse killed in attack while responding to Ebola alert in DR CongoLocal youths reportedly accused the health workers of contaminating water sources and spreading Ebola.1 hr ago19 hrs agoDeath toll in Nigeria village raided by gunmen rises to 48, police sayUnidentified gunmen on motorcycles swooped on a remote village on Friday, looting shops and setting houses ablaze.19 hrs ago24 hrs agoGabon says access to social media restored after eight-month banThe authorities had justified the ban by saying online content was fuelling conflict, while the opposition had condemned it as an abuse of power.24 hrs ago1 day ago'I cannot teach you integrity': How employee theft is hurting small businesses in AfricaThat Girl Boina's post about why she had closed her beauty parlour struck a nerve with other small business owners.1 day ago2 days agoTwo rescued after Nairobi building collapse with five still missingPolice have launched a manhunt for the building's owner and contractor after the multi-storey building collapsed while still under construction.2 days ago2 days agoWoman, 65, becomes second patient to die of Ebola in KenyaShe was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.2 days ago3 days agoDoctors tell the BBC about the targeting of Sudanese hospitals by paramilitary fightersA BBC investigation has found evidence that Sudanese paramilitary fighters systematically destroyed el-Fasher's healthcare system.3 days ago3 days agoMalawi opposition demands answers over president's prolonged stay abroadThis is President Peter Mutharika's fifth visit to South Africa this year.3 days ago...
