At least 60 people have been killed after a gold mine collapsed in Sudan’s West Kordofan province, with rescue efforts continuing as residents search for survivors and those trapped underground. Medical workers
French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a sharp diplomatic offensive against China’s expanding role in Africa, accusing Beijing of pursuing a “predatory logic” designed to trap nations in economic dependency while presenting
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The United Nations Human Rights Chief, Volker Türk, has issued a stark warning over the escalating use of armed drones in Sudan, describing the conflict as being on the verge of entering
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In the rainforest-covered province of Tshopo in northeastern Congo, fear began with whispers. Late last year, villagers circulated alarming stories that a mysterious illness was causing men’s genitals to atrophy. Within days,
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The Dominican Republic has announced a $20 billion contribution to the United Nations-backed Gang Suppression Force (GSF), which has begun deploying to Haiti in an effort to combat heavily armed criminal groups
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On 15 October 1987, Thomas Sankara, the leader of Burkina Faso, was assassinated alongside twelve of his senior officials. At the time, which I remember well, there was great confusion as to
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China is set to eliminate tariffs on imports from 53 African nations in a phased rollout beginning Friday, marking a major shift in global trade dynamics and underscoring Beijing’s efforts to deepen
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In February 2008, beneath the harsh afternoon sun of Accra, US President George W. Bush stood before a small gathering of journalists and dismissed swirling rumors with a chuckle. The United States, he claimed,
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On April 25, 2026, Mali’s Defence Minister, Lieutenant General Sadio Camara, was killed during a coordinated series of attacks by armed groups across the country. A suicide car bomb (vehicle-borne improvised explosive
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A coordinated multi-front assault by jihadist and separatist forces has pushed Mali’s military government into crisis, exposing the limits of Russian intervention and raising fears of a wider regional destabilization A sweeping
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Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is accelerating an ambitious industrial vision that aims to reshape the continent’s economic model, turning it from a supplier of raw materials into a global manufacturing and
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Today was a very important day for Mali. This country, under the leadership of President General Assimi Goïta, is the most important outpost of the multipolar world in West Africa — and
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A growing illicit pharmaceutical pipeline from India to West Africa has been uncovered through trade data analysis, revealing the export of more than 320 million synthetic opioid tablets over the past three
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In the heart of the European Union, a bold exhibition is forcing an uncomfortable question into public debate: has Europe truly moved beyond its colonial past, or is it still living in
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An international arms broker is on trial in London accused of using a government-linked role to facilitate the alleged illegal trade of military equipment to countries under strict embargoes, according to reporting
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A Nigerian Air Force strike intended to hit suspected jihadist fighters has killed more than 100 civilians after striking a crowded market in northeastern Nigeria, according to reports from Amnesty International and
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