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At least 138 killed in deadliest Burkina Faso attacks since 2015

Ouagadougou (AFP) – Suspected jihadists have massacred at least 138 civilians in Burkina Faso’s volatile north in the deadliest... Read more

5 Jun, 2021

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Goma airport reopens two weeks after volcanic eruption

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) – The international airport in DR Congo’s eastern city of Goma reopened Saturday, two weeks... Read more

5 Jun, 2021

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Twitter restricted in Nigeria after govt decree

Abuja (AFP) – Telecoms operators in Nigeria restricted Twitter Saturday, a day after the government announced its indefinite suspension... Read more

5 Jun, 2021

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Four decades of AIDS

Washington (AFP) – Forty years ago this month the first men began dying of a mysterious disease in California... Read more

5 Jun, 2021

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Nigeria 'indefinitely' suspends Twitter

Abuja (AFP) – Nigeria’s government said on Friday it was suspending Twitter’s operations indefinitely, two days after the social... Read more

4 Jun, 2021

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Searching for the lost children after DR Congo volcanic eruption

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) – DR Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo has ceased to rumble and Goma, the city that lives... Read more

4 Jun, 2021

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French warnings to Mali's ruling military come into effect

Bamako (AFP) – French warnings about suspending military cooperation with Mali after the country’s second coup in nine months... Read more

4 Jun, 2021

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Opposition movement set for key rally in crisis-hit Mali

Bamako (AFP) – Supporters of Mali’s M5 opposition movement were called out to rally on Friday in a demonstration... Read more

4 Jun, 2021

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Few options for Mali's partners in latest twist to crisis

Paris (AFP) – Mali’s neighbours and its ally France have struggled to formulate a firm response to the latest... Read more

4 Jun, 2021

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African postcolonial critic Mbembe tries fresh start with France

Johannesburg (AFP) – Cameroonian postcolonial scholar Achille Mbembe raised eyebrows when he accepted an invitation by France’s President Emmanuel... Read more

4 Jun, 2021