Category: World News
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› Read more: Attempt to overturn the Gambia’s ban on FGM heard by supreme courtAttempt to overturn the Gambia’s ban on FGM heard by supreme court
A group of religious leaders and an MP in the Gambia have launched efforts to overturn a ban on…
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› Read more: Two weeks on, questions linger over targeting and impact of US airstrikes in NigeriaTwo weeks on, questions linger over targeting and impact of US airstrikes in Nigeria
Two weeks after the US carried out Christmas Day airstrikes in north-west Nigeria on what it described as Islamic…
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› Read more: Anthony Joshua’s driver charged with dangerous driving after fatal crash in NigeriaAnthony Joshua’s driver charged with dangerous driving after fatal crash in Nigeria
Nigerian police have charged Anthony Joshua’s driver with causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal crash that killed…
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› Read more: False claims Afrikaners are persecuted threaten South Africa’s sovereignty, says presidentFalse claims Afrikaners are persecuted threaten South Africa’s sovereignty, says president
White supremacist ideology and false claims that South Africa’s Afrikaner minority is being racially persecuted pose a threat to…
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› Read more: Ancient Egyptian pleasure boat found by archaeologists off Alexandria coastAncient Egyptian pleasure boat found by archaeologists off Alexandria coast
An ancient Egyptian pleasure boat that matches a description by the first-century Greek historian Strabo has been discovered off…
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› Read more: Nigerian state secures release of 100 out of 265 kidnapped schoolchildrenNigerian state secures release of 100 out of 265 kidnapped schoolchildren
Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school last month,…
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› Read more: Troops and warplanes deployed in Benin after ‘failed coup attempt’Troops and warplanes deployed in Benin after ‘failed coup attempt’
West African troops were deployed to Benin on Sunday following what the country’s president described as an unsuccessful coup…
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› Read more: Gunmen kill at least 12 people including three-year-old in hostel in South AfricaGunmen kill at least 12 people including three-year-old in hostel in South Africa
Gunmen have stormed into a hostel in South Africa’s capital and killed at least 11 people, including a three-year-old…
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› Read more: People flee DR Congo fighting one day after peace deal signed in WashingtonPeople flee DR Congo fighting one day after peace deal signed in Washington
Fresh fighting in eastern DR Congo has forced hundreds to flee across the border into Rwanda, a day after…
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› Read more: RSF massacres left Sudanese city ‘a slaughterhouse’, satellite images showRSF massacres left Sudanese city ‘a slaughterhouse’, satellite images show
The Sudanese city of El Fasher resembles a “massive crime scene”, with large piles of bodies heaped throughout its…