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In this photo released by the Nigeria State House, Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari, centre, walks upon his arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. Buhari has returned to the country after more than three months in London for medical treatment. His office says Buhari will address the nation in a broadcast Monday morning. The government of Africa's most populous nation has never said what exactly has been ailing the 74-year-old leader. (Sunday Aghaeze/Nigeria State House via AP)
Nigeria's ailing president returns after 3 months awayNigeria's president returns to country after more than 3 months in London for mystery illness
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Anti-Mugabe demonstrators protest against Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe, in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, as tensions rise over allegations that she assaulted a young model at a luxury hotel in Johannesburg last Sunday. South Africa's government says it has not yet decided to grant the Zimbabwe government's request for diplomatic immunity for Mugabe. (AP Photo)
South Africa mulls fate of Mugabe's wife after assault claimSouth Africa mulls fate of Mugabe's wife after assault claim; Zimbabwe blocks SAA flights
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The Latest: Nigeria's president returns after 3 months awayThe Latest: Nigeria's president returns after 3 months in London for medical treatment
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe attends the Southern African Development Community's leaders' conference in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. Zimbabwe's first lady is expected to make her first public appearance today since being accused of assaulting a young model at a luxury hotel in South Africa. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
The Latest: South Africa blocks Air Zimbabwe flightThe Latest: South Africa blocks Air Zimbabwe flight from leaving country
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FILE- In this Tuesday, Aug.15, 2017 file photo, volunteers search for bodies from the scene of heavy flooding and mudslides in Regent, just outside of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown. Survivors picking through the debris of Sierra Leone's deadly mudslides are facing the reality that most, if not all, of the estimated 600 people missing are dead. (AP Photo/ Manika Kamara, File)
Hundreds missing in Sierra Leone mudslides likely deadHundreds missing in Sierra Leone mudslides likely dead almost a week after disaster
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Congo landslide death toll likely 200, governor saysCongo landslide death toll likely 200, governor says; dozens of homes destroyed
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Zimbabwe blocks South African Airways flights amid scandal over president Mugabe's wifeZimbabwe blocks South African Airways flights amid scandal over president Mugabe's wife
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Attacks on aid workers increasing in South Sudan, UN saysAttacks on aid workers increasing in South Sudan, United Nations says
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Nigeria says ailing president returning to country today after more than 3 months in LondonNigeria says ailing president returning to country today after more than 3 months in London
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A supporter of main opposition leader Raila Odinga holds a placard of his face as she attends a small demonstration outside the Supreme Court in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. Dozens of supporters gathered in front of the court building where opposition lawyers were expected to file a petition contesting President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Kenya opposition files challenge against presidential voteLawyers representing the Kenyan opposition coalition National Super Alliance have filed a petition with the Supreme Court challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election, beating a midnight deadline
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Official: Rwanda genocide suspect extradited from GermanyRwanda prosecution officials said say the German government has extradited a suspect in the 1994 Rwandan genocide to Rwanda to face charges
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Family members attend a mass funeral for victims of heavy flooding and mudslides in Regent at a cemetery in Sierra Leone, Freetown, Thursday, Aug. 17 , 2017. The government has begun burying the hundreds of people killed earlier this week in mudslides in Sierra Leone's capital, and it warned Thursday of new danger from a large crack that has opened on a mountainside where residents were told to evacuate. (AP Photo/ Manika Kamara)
Sierra Leone death toll now up to 450 after mudslidesSierra Leone mudslides death toll now 'up to 450' as hundreds still missing, UN says
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Family members attend a mass funeral for victims of heavy flooding and mudslides in Regent at a cemetery in Sierra Leone, Freetown, Thursday, Aug. 17 , 2017. The government has begun burying the hundreds of people killed earlier this week in mudslides in Sierra Leone's capital, and it warned Thursday of new danger from a large crack that has opened on a mountainside where residents were told to evacuate. (AP Photo/ Manika Kamara)
The Latest: Death toll up to 450 in Sierra Leone mudslidesSierra Leone pathologist says 'up to 450' bodies now recovered after mudslides
The Associated Press1 day ago
Rwandan Paul Kagame, right, sits with African head of States at the Amahoro stadium Kigali Rwanda.. Friday, Aug.18, 2017. Rwandan President Paul Kagame was sworn in for a third term Friday after winning re-election with nearly 99 percent of the vote. Many African leaders attended the ceremony in the capital, Kigali. The longtime president had described the Aug. 4 election as "a formality" while campaigning.(AP Photo Eric Murinzi)
Rwanda leader Kagame inaugurated; won nearly 99 pct of voteRwanda's president is inaugurated after winning nearly 99 percent of the vote
The Associated Press1 day ago
Texas woman in ID thefts gets 10 years in Nigeria cars scamA Texas woman is going to prison for a $1.2 million identity-theft scheme that used bogus tax refunds to buy and ship used cars to Nigeria
The Associated Press1 day ago
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AP Entertainment HeadlinesTrump to skip Kennedy Center Honors awards programFILE - In this March 1, 1977 file photo, dancer Carmen de Lavallade chats with Rudolf Nureyev after the opening night of "Nureyev at the Uris" at a party at Sardi's in New York. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the recipients of the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors. They are: hip-hop artist LL Cool J, singers Gloria Estefan and Lionel Richie, television writer and producer Norman Lear and dancer Carmen de Lavallade. It’s the 40th year of the awards, which honor people who have influenced American culture through the arts. (AP Photo/Carlos Rene Perez)
AP Online Top Political Short HeadlinesThe Latest: Steve Bannon returns to Breitbart News siteFILE - In this April 29, 2017, file photo, Steve Bannon, chief White House strategist to President Donald Trump is seen in Harrisburg, Pa. According to a source, Bannon is leaving White House post. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
AP Entertainment Headlines'Predator' actor Sonny Landham dead at 76FILE - In this Wednesday, June 25, 2008 file photo, actor Sonny Landham gestures during a news conference to announce his candidacy for the U. S. Senate as the Libertarian Party challenger to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Frankfort, Ky. Sonny Landham, the muscular action-movie actor who co-starred in “Predator” and “48 Hrs,” has died. He was 76. Landham’s sister Dawn Boehler said the actor died from congestive heart failure Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 at a Lexington, Kentucky, hospital. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)
AP Top NewsGolden retriever digs up heroin in Oregon backyardThis photo provided by the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office shows black tar heroin and the container holding it in McMinnville, Ore., Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, after the Avery family golden retriever, Kenyon, dug up in their backyard. Kenyon was honored by the Yamill County Sheriff for digging up $85,000 worth of black tar heroin. (Yamhill County Sheriff's Office via AP)
AP Online National NewsCalifornia mass killer spared death sentenceFILE - Int his July 5, 2017 file photo, Assistant public defender Scott Sanders questions Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens about the use of jailhouse informants during an evidentiary hearing for convicted murderer Scott Dekraai, left, at the Santa Ana Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, Calif. Judge Thomas Goethals is weighing whether Dekraai should be spared the death penalty due to a long-running scandal over authorities' use of jailhouse informants. Goethals is expected to rule Friday, Aug. 18 on whether Dekraai should remain eligible for the death penalty or sentenced to life without parole for killing eight people in a 2011 shooting rampage at an Orange County hair salon. Sanders began asking questions about the use of jailhouse informants after noticing the same snitch had chattered up Dekraai and another one of his clients. (Nick Agro /The Orange County Register via AP, File)
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