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Monday 13th February 2017

Amnesty accuses Tunisia security forces of abuses in war with militants

Lebanese president in Egypt, day after defending Hezbollah

	U.N. chief says Fayyad right man for Libya envoy despite U.S. objection
	UN chief defends choice of ex-Palestinian PM as Libya envoy
	U.S. expresses objection to Palestinian as U.N. envoy to Libya
	US blocks appointment of former Palestinian PM as UN Libya envoy

UN chief 'deeply regrets' US blocking his Libya envoy pick

7 Kenyan doctors jailed for not ending strike

Sunday 12th February 2017

U.N. air strikes in Central African Republic kill several - militia

Kenya police arrest US diplomat for fleeing accident scene

New Zealand names T20, ODI squads for South Africa series

Saturday 11th February 2017

	Trump and Japan's Abe take a swing at golf diplomacy
	Hillary Clinton and Kellyanne Conway in Twitter spat over travel ban
	Iraqi PM, in call with Trump, requests end to travel ban
	'See you in court': President Trump loses travel ban appeal

Egypt: Inflation rose nearly 30 percent in January

Nigerian airport workers threaten walkout while capital's runway repaired

IS group executes 5 Egyptians it accuses of spying for army

Angola probes football stampede that killed 17

Friday 10th February 2017

Boko Haram ambushes, kills troops in NE Nigeria

Forced evictions dragging down African investment: report

Boko Haram kills 7 new army recruits, abducts female soldier

Army helicopter downed in fighting near Libyan oil field

Nigeria seizes $10 million from ex-state oil manager

From Arizona to Eritrea, a deadly start to 2017 for migrants - IOM

Islamic State shifts to Libya's desert valleys after Sirte defeat

Kenya declares drought a national disaster, seeks help

Slovak sportswear firm hit by hate mail for using black model in advert

Libya mayors say Europe's migration crisis should not be dumped on them

West African force in Gambia to be reduced to 500 soldiers from 7,000

South African opposition seeks court order to bar military from parliament

French farmer who helped migrants cross from Italy gets suspended fine

'Our food, our stories': bringing west African cuisine to the world

Thursday 9th February 2017

UN committee refuses to accredit religious freedom group

Keynote Zuma speech disrupted as lawmakers brawl, walk out

More than 700 protest against government in Nigerian capital