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4 Aug
Supporters of Niger's junta planned a march in the capital Niamey on Thursday to protest sanctions and demand the departure of French troops, which are stationed in Niger to help it fight an Islamist insurgency.
27 May
With a background in financial engineering and after working for a few years in the banking sector, 30-year-old Tunisian Saif El-din Sayd decided to let it all go and follow his passion for animals.
24 Apr
The forces of two rival generals fought intense street battles in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Friday, witnesses reported, as the warring parties ignored appeals for an end-of-Ramadan ceasefire.
30 Dec 2022
The decision by Brazil's Supreme Court follows violent incidents in Brasilia attributed to supporters of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro. Incoming Justice Minister Flavio Dino praised the ruling.
18 Dec 2022
Lula's incoming justice minister has also vowed to prosecute protesters who caused damage and violently torched cars and buses in Brasilia on Monday.
15 Dec 2022
Kinshasa's police chief says at least 50 people have died after intense rains triggered flooding and landslides.
16 Oct 2022
One of the most popular holiday destinations for French people is the campsite. Argelès-sur-Mer, in the eastern Pyrenees, is the town with the largest amount of camping accommodation in Europe. In the summer, this Western corner of the Mediterranean sees its population increase tenfold. We meet two brothers who run a campsite in Argelès.
15 Aug 2022
An explosion at a market in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, has killed at least one person and injured many more. The initial blast sparked a fire.
28 May 2022
Accra residents were grappling with flash flooding on Tuesday (May 24) after heavy rain hit the Ghanaian capital overnight.
2 May 2022
Residents of Liberia's capital Monrovia say waste management has become a full blown crisis with just a few trucks to collect garbage that is dumped on the streets and beaches.
23 Feb 2022
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22 Feb 2022
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We look at press reaction in the UK as Rupert Murdoch hands over the reigns to his media empire. In other news: the French media have varying takes on the pope's visit to Marseille. Also, a landmark decision in Brazil sets an important precedent for indigenous rights in the country. Finally, 90 South African schoolchildren are sent to hospital after eating cannabis-infused muffins.
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Aung San Suu Kyi is, for many, the face of the democracy movement in Myanmar. But some are looking beyond the civilian leader.
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Citing declining inflation and a strong rebound in economic activity, Ghana's central bank on Monday (September 25) held its interest rate at 30%.
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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and Italy's premier Giorgia Meloni have visited a migrant center on Italy's southernmost island after a surge in the number of migrants arriving there.
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German police say 26 officers were among those injured after violence on the sidelines of an Eritrean event in Stuttgart. Tensions run deep within the diaspora over the eastern African nation's polarized politics.
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