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Africa
Inside Mali: What now for the country that bet its security...
As Mali fights Islamist militants and separatists, it has turned to Wagner mercenaries...
How South Africa's oldest Quran was saved by Cape Town...
A Quran - neatly handwritten more than 200 years ago by an Indonesian imam who had...
Brics summit: How China's and Russia's clout is growing...
The wealthiest square mile in Africa is hosting a big international summit this...
Maiden Pharmaceuticals: Fury in The Gambia over India cough...
In September last year, Ebrima Sajnia watched helplessly as his young son slowly...
Zimbabwe election: Chicken and chips put a taste for democracy...
Free fried chicken and an endorsement from an unbeaten former world boxing champion...
Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards - report
Saudi border guards are accused of the mass killing of migrants along the Yemeni...
Bradley Cooper: Leonard Bernstein's family defend actor...
The family of Leonard Bernstein have defended actor Bradley Cooper in a row over...
More than 60 migrants feared dead at sea off Cape Verde...
More than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off...
Sudan conflict: Black market AK-47s flood Sudan's capital
The price of an AK-47 assault rifle, one of the most-recognisable weapons of war,...
Why Ethiopia's Amhara militiamen are battling the army
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has found himself at the centre of a new conflict...
How undercover sting outwitted pangolin traffickers
The leaders of a global wildlife trafficking gang have been convicted after a four-year...
Barbie banned from Algerian cinemas for 'corrupting morals'
Algeria has banned the popular Barbie film three weeks after its release in the...
Niger coup: Ousted President Bazoum to be charged with...
Niger's military junta has announced plans to prosecute deposed President Mohamed...
Period poverty: In Africa, women are being priced out of...
Women on the minimum wage in Ghana have to spend one in every seven dollars they...
Niger coup: Fact-checking misinformation spreading online
In the aftermath of the coup in Niger, false claims and misinformation are being...