Niger: Thousands queue to volunteer in armed forces as threat of ECOWAS military intervention looms

Thousands gathered in Niamey to answer a call from several organisations to support the military. Also on Saturday (Aug. 19),…

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USA: Michael Jackson sexual abuse lawsuits revived by appeals court

A California appeals court on Friday (Aug. 18) revived lawsuits from two men who allege Michael Jackson sexually abused them…

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Senegal migrant shipwreck: ‘They dreamt of helping their parents out of poverty’

The village of Fasse Boye has become the new face of the tragedy of clandestine emigration. This fishing village in…

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In Senegal, village mourns its sons dead at sea in migrant tragedy

More than 60 people are believed to have died after a migrant boat from Senegal was found off West Africa's…

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Angola takes up one year rotating presidency of regional bloc SADC

It is also important to highlight here some of the main security challenges in the region, such as the situation…

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Niger: at least 28 civilians killed in western violence, according to local sources

At least 28 civilians were killed earlier this week in violence in several villages in southwestern Niger, close to Mali,…

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DR Congo: Children pushed into worst cholera crisis since 2017

when we arrived here, there was a serious problem because the displaced families didn't have access to drinking water. They…

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Brazilian jiujitsu offers lifeline to Rio favela kids

Brazilian jiujitsu has provided an escape route for numerous kids from the rough alleys of Cantagalo, a poor favela whose…

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Kenya: ban on churches accused of murdering starving worshippers

The Associations Registration Office said the license of self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie's Good News International Church had been cancelled…

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Working in the heat: Tunisian farm labourer says ‘we have no choice’

When she spoke tojournalists at the end of July, the North African country was going through an intense and unusual…

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