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15 Nov
Mali's army on Tuesday said it has seized the major rebel stronghold of Kidal in northern Mali. Over in Liberia, ballot counting is underway following the run-off vote between the incumbent and his rival. President George Weah is hoping for a second term in office while former Vice President Joseph Boakai bids to unseat him.
12 Aug
Aid deliveries from Turkey to rebel-held areas of northwestern Syria stopped in late July after a UN Security Council mandate was not extended. Damascus had demanded the UN not deal with "terrorist organizations."
30 Jul
We look at reactions in the pan-African press following an attempted coup in Nigeria. Also, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts an African summit with an expected poor turnout. The US is left in a diplomatic quandary over attempts to label Russia's Wagner group as a foreign terrorist organisation. Also in the press: today marks 70 years since the armistice ending fighting in the Korean War and tributes are paid to iconic Irish singer Sinead O'Connor.
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On Inside Stuff with Martins Oloja, the multi-award-winning journalist and Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian this week talks about the reasons why federalism matters in Nigeria.
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Did you know that in Anglophone Cameroon, schoolkids don't wear uniforms? It's to avoid being identified by attackers. Also, they don't attend school on Mondays. Our teen reporter, 16-year-old Lum Precious, speaks with her peers in the first episode of GirlZOffMute from Cameroon. They appeal to President Paul Biya to act immediately so that kids no longer fear being attacked on their way to school.
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Hanna Domanska survived the genocide in Soviet Ukraine in the 1930s. Ninety years on she recalls the agony of the "Great Ukrainian Famine." This is her story.
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The largest corruption scandal in Southeast Asia's history has shaken Vietnam's anti-graft drive. Experts have warned that the country's economic stability may be at stake.
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Talking Europe hosts Pascal Canfin, the chair of the environment committee at the European Parliament. He is a former French government minister and a former director of the French branch of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). We take a look at what is coming out of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, and at the state of the EU's green transition.
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The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among industrialised countries. Our reporters head to Louisiana where Black women are four times more likely to die from pregnancy or childbirth complications than White women. Also #MeToo finally reaches Taiwan where a growing number of women have been speaking out about their experiences working with sexual predators.