Category: World News
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› Read more: At least 23 people killed in suspected suicide attacks in north-eastern NigeriaAt least 23 people killed in suspected suicide attacks in north-eastern Nigeria
At least 23 people have been killed and more than 100 others injured in multiple suspected suicide bombings in…
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› Read more: ‘These connections are overlooked’: how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil long after abolition‘These connections are overlooked’: how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil long after abolition
In 1845 British citizens and companies were already legally prohibited from owning or buying enslaved people overseas, yet that…
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› Read more: Africa particularly vulnerable as Iran conflict disrupts supply chains, say expertsAfrica particularly vulnerable as Iran conflict disrupts supply chains, say experts
Countries in Africa, where farmers depend heavily on imported fertiliser and a large share of household income goes on…
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› Read more: Nigeria’s online content creator market has boomed. Can the skit-makers and streamers make it pay?Nigeria’s online content creator market has boomed. Can the skit-makers and streamers make it pay?
On a humid afternoon in Lagos, a shoot for a comedy skit is under way on a set that…
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› Read more: France returns sacred talking drum looted from Côte d’Ivoire over 100 years agoFrance returns sacred talking drum looted from Côte d’Ivoire over 100 years ago
A sacred artefact looted by French colonial authorities more than a century ago has been returned to Côte d’Ivoire…
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› Read more: Eswatini says it received more ‘third country’ deportees as part of deal with Trump administrationEswatini says it received more ‘third country’ deportees as part of deal with Trump administration
The government of Eswatini announced on Thursday it received four more “third country” deportees from the United States, as…
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› Read more: UK government axes flagship global health projectUK government axes flagship global health project
A flagship health project in Africa, which UK ministers said would play a vital role in protecting Britain from…
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› Read more: ‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts
The rapid expansion of AI-powered mass-surveillance systems across Africa is violating citizens’ right to privacy and having a chilling…
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› Read more: At least 17 killed after drone strikes school in SudanAt least 17 killed after drone strikes school in Sudan
At least 17 people, most of them schoolgirls, were killed on Wednesday when an explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudan’s…
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› Read more: French aid worker among three killed in dronestrike in east DRC, M23 rebels sayFrench aid worker among three killed in dronestrike in east DRC, M23 rebels say
At least three people were killed in a drone attack in Goma early on Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for…