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Congo court annuls sentence for exiled opposition leaderA lawyer for Congo opposition leader Moise Katumbi says a court has annulled his three-year prison sentence, enabling him to return from exile in Belgium

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Congo's president, Felix Tshisekedi, center, visits an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, Eastern Congo, Tuesday April.16, 2019. Congo's president on Tuesday said he wants to see a deadly Ebola virus outbreak contained in less than three months even as some health experts say it could take twice as long. (AP Photo/Al-hadji Kudra Maliro)

Attackers kill doctor at hospital in Congo's Ebola epicenterAttackers storm hospital in the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak, kill doctor from Cameroon, hurt others

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Report: At least 13 dead in South Africa church collapseReport: At least 13 dead after part of a church collapses in South Africa

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Mali's prime minister resigns amid criticism over insecurityMali's prime minister resigns amid growing criticism over insecurity

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FILE - In this July 2017, file photo, Kent Covington, front, his wife, Brooke, left, and a fellow member of the Word of Faith Fellowship church, Jayne Caulder, walk from the Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, N.C., after a pretrial hearing for Brooke. Kent has been sentenced to 34 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $466,000 in restitution for his role in an unemployment fraud scheme involving businesses owned by church leaders. (Jean Gordon/Daily Courier via AP, File)

Minister at secretive N Carolina church sentenced for fraudA minister at a secretive North Carolina church has been sentenced to 34 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $466,000 in restitution for his role in an unemployment fraud scheme involving businesses owned by church leaders

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Monitor: IS claims to have set up its own Africa provinceA group that monitors jihadist websites says the Islamic State extremist group is claiming to have established a province in central Africa

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Nigeria tribunal bans high court's chief justice from officeA tribunal in Nigeria has ordered the country's chief justice removed from the bench and banned him from holding public office for 10 years

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Ethiopia crash victims' relatives mark 40 days of mourningEthiopia plane crash victims' relatives mark 40 days of mourning; 'she left to be with God'

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Uganda's top court upholds age law benefiting longtime rulerUganda's top court upholds law removing age limit on presidency, benefiting longtime leader

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White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday April 17, 2019, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where Trump is promoting a White House global economic program for women. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

APNewsBreak: Ivanka Trump says she passed on World Bank jobAPNewsBreak: White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump says her father asked her if she was interested in the job of World Bank chief but she passed on it

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U.S. White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump, left, speaks with wife of Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara, Dominique Ouattara, center, and other attendees at a State Dinner hosted by Ouattara after the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initative, or We-Fi, event, Wednesday April 17, 2019, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where Trump is promoting a White House global economic program for women. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

AP Interview: Ivanka Trump says Africa would inspire her dadAP Interview: In Africa to promote women's economic empowerment, Ivanka Trump says the White House should be judged by its actions, and says her father would be inspired if he visits

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Bomb scare pauses flights for hours at Kenya's main airportBomb scare pauses flights for hours at Kenya's main airport; passenger arrested

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Congo's president says 150 reported missing after boat sinksCongo's president says 150 reported missing after boat sinks on Lake Kivu in the east

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Botswana unveils country's largest blue diamond findBotswana unveils country's largest blue diamond find, at more than 20 carats

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White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump, center left, talks with Ivory Coast Vice President Daniel Kablan Duncan, center right, at the end of a group photo with officials at the Presidential Palace, Tuesday April 16, 2019, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Trump is visiting Ethiopia and Ivory Coast to promote a White House global economic program for women. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

In Ivory Coast, Ivanka Trump talks women's rightsIvanka Trump is meeting with the vice president of Ivory Coast as part of a trip to Africa focused on women's economic development

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