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Weather tracker: heavy rainfall causes flooding and death in east Africa
Rain in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi has damaged farmland and infrastructureEastern Africa has experienced heavy rain...
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Process raw materials in Africa, urges top environmentalist
Few economic and social benefits will come to Africans if processing is all done overseas, says...
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Burkina Faso soldiers massacred 223 civilians in one day, finds rights group
Human Rights Watch demands investigation into killings in two villages just weeks after Russian troops fly...
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Sudan had largest number of people facing extreme food shortages in 2023, UN report shows
The African country accounted for two-thirds of the additional 13.5m people needing urgent help as displacement...
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At least 21 migrants dead after boat capsizes off coast of Djibouti
Children among those killed in second fatal incident in two weeks close to the Horn of...
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Tuesday briefing: Rishi Sunak finally passes his Rwanda bill – now to find out if it works
In today’s newsletter: After months of wrangling, Parliament passed the government’s controversial plan to tackle small...
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World Bank suspends Tanzania tourism funding after claims of killings and evictions
Plan to expand Ruaha national park has been beset by allegations of abuse, leading bank to...
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Sudan’s forgotten war - podcast
While conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine have captured global attention, the civil war in Sudan has...
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Nigerian woman rescued 10 years after kidnap by Boko Haram in Chibok
Lydia Simon, recovered along with three children born in captivity, was one of 276 schoolgirls taken...
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New types of mosquito bed nets could cut malaria risk by up to half, trial finds
Adding another insecticide to the protective netting has proved effective in fight against the disease that...
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Rwandan leader went to Arsenal game as country marked 30 years since genocide
Paul Kagame flew to UK for Champions League match while national police told citizens to restrict...
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Increasing number of villages torched across Sudan shows conflict is intensifying - report
Satellite data indicates growing number of airstrikes on settlements, in a war that has already killed...
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Europe: Sudan war ‘world’s worst child displacement crisis,’ Paris conference told – as it happened
Annalena Baerbock, the German foreign minister, says ‘every life counts equally, whether in Ukraine, in Gaza,...
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Liberia senate votes to establish war crimes court
The court will investigate crimes against humanity committed during the African country’s two civil wars between...
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UK Foreign Office holding secret talks with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group
Exclusive: Rights groups denounce negotiations with Rapid Support Forces, accused of ethnic cleansing and war crimesInside...
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Sudanese refugees in Chad unable to access medical care for war injuries
Some people in Ambelia camp waiting for treatment to wounds resulting from ethnic violence last yearHundreds...
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Russian military trainers arrive in Niger as African country pulls away from US
West African state turned to Russia to help in fight against insurgents throwing into doubt future...
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Malawian journalist arrested over article accusing businessman of corruption
Rights groups condemn arrest of Macmillan Mhone, who was charged with ‘publication of news likely to...
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‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM
Repealing ban would mean return of ‘one of the most pernicious forms of violence committed against...
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‘Hardest Geezer’ Russ Cook enjoys a day off running after epic Africa journey
Endurance athlete from Worthing says he is ‘just trying to soak it all in’ after completing...
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‘I’m a little bit tired’: Briton becomes first person to run the length of Africa
Russ Cook from Worthing reaches Ras Angela, Tunisia, after covering more than 9,900 miles in 352...
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Fears of violence grow as Somalia scraps power-sharing system
Semi-autonomous state of Puntland refuses to recognise changes to the fragile country’s constitution and has withdrawn...
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US tourist killed after bull elephant toppled safari vehicle in Zambia
Four others were wounded in the attack at Kafue national park, in which the animal barreled...
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Rio Tinto’s Madagascar mine may face lawsuit over pollution claims
Mining company hit with accusation it contaminated waterways with harmful levels of uranium and leadIn a...