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23 Jan 2017 - 7:43pm

Jammeh 'plundered' millions from The Gambia coffers

The Gambia's exiled strongman Yahya Jammeh plundered the state coffers and stole millions of dollars in his final weeks in power, an aide to new President Adama...
23 Jan 2017 - 7:39pm

African troops prepare for Gambian president's return

West African troops approached the Gambian capital Sunday to secure President Adama Barrow's arrival from neighbouring Senegal, as controversy erupted over the...
22 Jan 2017 - 7:40am

The Gambia's Jammeh leaves country after trying to cling to power

Yahya Jammeh, The Gambia's leader for 22 years, flew out of the country late on Saturday after declaring he would step down and hand power to newly elected...
22 Jan 2017 - 6:25am

Nigeria botched air strike may have killed up to 236 people

As many as 236 people may have been killed in the botched Nigerian air strike against Boko Haram that hit a camp for civilians displaced by the unrest, a local...
21 Jan 2017 - 10:38pm

Gambia's Jammeh steps down as leader

Gambia's leader had little choice but to step down after some 7000 soldiers from Nigeria and Senegal entered Gambia backed by tanks and warplanes.
20 Jan 2017 - 9:51pm

UN says 45,000 flee The Gambia amid political turmoil

Political turmoil in Gambia has driven about 45,000 people, mainly children, to flee into Senegal, according to the UN.
21 Jan 2017 - 12:33pm

Established migrants mentor newly arrived refugees

Newly arrived refugees are being paired with older and more experienced migrant volunteers to help them adjust to life in Australian in a new project that on...
20 Jan 2017 - 10:42am

West African leaders head to The Gambia on mediation mission

A delegation of West African leaders - including the presidents of Liberia, Mauritania and Guinea - are due to arrive in The Gambia on Friday as part of a...
20 Jan 2017 - 6:00am

US drop bombs on IS camps in Libya

US bombers have launched a raid on Islamic State targets in Libya.
19 Jan 2017 - 8:48am

Timeline of The Gambia's political crisis

Here is a timeline of developments in The Gambia since the December election which President Yahya Jammeh lost to opponent Adama Barrow:
19 Jan 2017 - 10:16am

Mali punishment for co-op with France

Mali will observe three days of national mourning after a suicide bomb attack on a military camp killed up to 60 people and wounded more than 100 others.
18 Jan 2017 - 10:30pm

Attack at Mali military camp kills 33

An explosives-laden vehicle has exploded at a camp for armed fighters in northern Mali, killing at least 33 people.
18 Jan 2017 - 9:12pm

1000 UK tourists flying back from Gambia

Thomas Cook is flying almost 1000 British holidaymakers back from Gambia following fears of increasing civil unrest in the West African country.
19 Jan 2017 - 8:03pm

Senegalese forces say they will enter Gambia unless Jammeh quits

Senegal's army spokesman said on Wednesday that its forces are at the Gambian border and will enter at midnight if the veteran president, Yahya Jammeh, refuses to...
18 Jan 2017 - 9:35am

No sex unless you register to vote: Kenyan MP issues warning

The Mombasa Women Representative reportedly said she wouldn’t have to withhold sex herself – her husband has already registered to vote.
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18 Feb 2017 - 9:11pm

Giving kids a fighting chance in rural Australia

The residents of Tingha, a tiny town in regional New South Wales, are hoping a boxing program for disaffected youth will curb rising crime rates.
18 Feb 2017 - 8:36pm

Paediatrician calls for a re-think on 'No Jab, No Pay' immunisation policy

As the federal government releases figures showing an increase in childhood immunisation rates, a paediatrician believes the 'No Jab, No Pay' policy targets the...
17 Feb 2017 - 6:36pm

Have scientists just discovered previously unknown 'eighth continent'?

The new continent has been tentatively named Zealandia, and it's right next door to Australia.
17 Feb 2017 - 2:03pm

Trump asks black journalist if Congressional Black Caucus are 'friends of yours'

Amid the confusion of Thursday's press conference, President Donald Trump tried to have one black reporter set up a meeting with a group of African American...
17 Feb 2017 - 7:04pm

Opinion: Aid workers are not a target, and never should be

On February 8, six Red Cross workers were killed when their convoy came under fire in Afghanistan. When humanitarians are a target, it's the locals - in desperate...
17 Feb 2017 - 7:12am

Why sitting is not the 'new smoking'

Sitting down at work all day may not be so bad for you after all, writes Emmanuel Stamatakis.
16 Feb 2017 - 7:38pm

Indian couple found guilty of orchestrating 16 sham marriages in visa scam

An Indian couple has been found guilty in a Brisbane court on a total of 66 charges related to running a marriage visa scam for Indian men to marry Australian...
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