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West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS Sunday announced the lifting of economic sanctions on Mali’s military government which has been welcomed by citizens of the West African nation who report struggling under the restrictions and the global rise in fuel and food costs; UNICEF officials say humanitarian aid has resumed into previously inaccessible areas in northern Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region which officials’ credit to the Horn of Africa nations humanitarian truce with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.

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West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS Sunday announced the lifting of economic sanctions on Mali’s military government which has been welcomed by citizens of the West African nation who report struggling under the restrictions and the global rise in fuel and food costs; UNICEF officials say humanitarian aid has resumed into previously inaccessible areas in northern Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region which officials’ credit to the Horn of Africa nations humanitarian truce with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.

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United Nations officials condemn reports of Sudanese security forces having killed at least nine people during a protest that took to the streets of Khartoum and other cities, further probing officials to conduct an independent and transparent investigation into the allegations against security forces; Nigerian authorities in the West African nations Niger state say they are searching for gunmen who attacked a mine and abducted several people, among them four Chinese nationals.

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United Nations officials condemn reports of Sudanese security forces having killed at least nine people during a protest that took to the streets of Khartoum and other cities, further probing officials to conduct an independent and transparent investigation into the allegations against security forces; Nigerian authorities in the West African nations Niger state say they are searching for gunmen who attacked a mine and abducted several people, among them four Chinese nationals.

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Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was granted bail Friday after spending two weeks in jail amid leading protests of sky rocketing consumer prices while awaiting a trial on inciting violence charges; Tanzanian authorities say violent clashes between police and ethnic Maasai villagers amid eviction from their ancestral land has left scores of villagers injured and an officer dead.

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Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was granted bail Friday after spending two weeks in jail amid leading protests of sky rocketing consumer prices while awaiting a trial on inciting violence charges; Tanzanian authorities say violent clashes between police and ethnic Maasai villagers amid eviction from their ancestral land has left scores of villagers injured and an officer dead.

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The Democratic Republic of Congo celebrates Independence Day with a burial ceremony of the late Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba whose remains were recently returned by Belgium following assassination over 60 years ago; Uganda reports an upsurge of Congolese refugees resulting from fighting between the Central African nation and the M23 militia group which has revived decades-old animosities between Kinshasa and Rwanda following allegations by the Congolese that Kigali is backing the rebel militia group.

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The Democratic Republic of Congo celebrates Independence Day with a burial ceremony of the late Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba whose remains were recently returned by Belgium following assassination over 60 years ago; Uganda reports an upsurge of Congolese refugees resulting from fighting between the Central African nation and the M23 militia group which has revived decades-old animosities between Kinshasa and Rwanda following allegations by the Congolese that Kigali is backing the rebel militia group.

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Thousands of Sudanese take to the streets of the northeast African nation demanding military leaders step down from power prompting authorities to announce strict security measures including the closure of bridges linking Khartoum and other cities ahead of the planned demonstrations; Ethiopia and the Tigrayan forces express willingness to talk peace following the announcement by the Horn of Africa nation of seven negotiators to participate in the possible peace talks and a letter written by Tigrayan leader Debre Tsione Gebre Michael expressing willingness to participate in peace talks.

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Thousands of Sudanese take to the streets of the northeast African nation demanding military leaders step down from power prompting authorities to announce strict security measures including the closure of bridges linking Khartoum and other cities ahead of the planned demonstrations; Ethiopia and the Tigrayan forces express willingness to talk peace following the announcement by the Horn of Africa nation of seven negotiators to participate in the possible peace talks and a letter written by Tigrayan leader Debre Tsione Gebre Michael expressing willingness to participate in peace talks.