After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, who will lead Iran?
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After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, who will lead Iran?

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has long been considered a contender to the post

Gabon fashion designer brings traditional raffia to Paris runways
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Gabon fashion designer brings traditional raffia to Paris runways

The natural material derived from palm leaves — and traditionally reserved for Gabon’s nobles and village chiefs — gained international

The sea is higher than we think: Millions more at risk of rising sea levels, researchers say
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The sea is higher than we think: Millions more at risk of rising sea levels, researchers say

Rising sea levels due to climate change may threaten tens of millions more people than previously thought, according to a

Clerics meet in Nigeria: could the Anglican Church split?
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Clerics meet in Nigeria: could the Anglican Church split?

Conservative Anglican leaders from Africa, Asia, and Latin America gathered in Nigeria on Wednesday as part of a four-day meeting

Nigeria suspends doctors over Adichie son’s death
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Nigeria suspends doctors over Adichie son’s death

Nigeria’s medical regulator has taken disciplinary action against three doctors in connection with the death of the young son of

Boat capsize off Libya highlights deadly Mediterranean migration route
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Boat capsize off Libya highlights deadly Mediterranean migration route

Emergency teams are recovering victims after a migrant boat capsized off the coast near Derna, between Al-Tamimi and Umm Al-Razm

Somalia’s drought leaves 6.5 million on brink of hunger crisis, says ICRC
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Somalia’s drought leaves 6.5 million on brink of hunger crisis, says ICRC

Somalia is teetering on the brink of a worsening humanitarian emergency, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross

New campaign promotes CAF head Motsepe to lead South Africa’s ANC
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New campaign promotes CAF head Motsepe to lead South Africa’s ANC

A new online campaign is promoting South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe as the next head of the ruling African National

French court rules partially in favor of extraditing Senegalese media mogul Madiambal Diagne
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French court rules partially in favor of extraditing Senegalese media mogul Madiambal Diagne

A French Court of Appeal has issued a “partially favorable” ruling on the extradition of Madiambal Diagne, a prominent Senegalese

Sudan government says drone attacks came ‘from Ethiopian territory’
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Sudan government says drone attacks came ‘from Ethiopian territory’

In a statement on Monday, Sudan’s foreign ministry warned Ethiopian authorities of what it called the consequences of these “hostile