Africa
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Blast in Mogadishu comes less than a fortnight after election of new president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
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Birdwatch In the Selous Game Reserve you can see seven different bee-eaters. Each one sports impossibly beautiful colours
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Photographer David Ramos was onboard the rescue vessel Golfo Azzurro, operated by the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms
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High court to consider review of decision not to prosecute former MI6 director over Abdel Hakim Belhaj case
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The authors of two buzzy new novels, Homegoing and Welcome to Lagos, explore ancient and modern stories of west Africa
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Budget minister’s warning on poll funds comes after death of key opposition figure and amid fears over fragile political deal
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International media is dominated by the Trump administration, but those of us outside the US need an outlook that really reflects today’s global realities
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Press team stop Gambian journalists asking about some of foreign secretary’s writing on Africa
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Foreign secretary criticised for diverting new £700m ‘empowerment fund’ away from countries in Africa and Middle East
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Mass walkout over reneged 2013 deal on boosting pay and staffing has left patients untreated and medical union leaders in jail
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The Nigerian city has recorded the world’s worst levels of PM10 air pollution. But although the results are lethal, the problem is not taken seriously here
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A dispute over Nubian lands that are to be sold off to investors exposes tension between government development plans and rights of the ethnic group
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A state crackdown has silenced ethnic Oromo people in Ethiopia, but grievances over land and rights, and a lack of political options, could reignite protests
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Campaigners say tens of millions in urgent need in Yemen, South Sudan, Nigeria and Somalia are in hands of an overwhelmed, outdated humanitarian network
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As he prepares to leave Africa for Afghanistan, the UN assistant secretary general dismisses the idea of donor fatigue, arguing aid is the ‘smart thing to do’
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At least 17 dead as crowds try to push their way into ground after failing to gain entry prior to kick off, a state news agency said
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Major funding commitment to help ‘virtually bankrupt’ country shake off legacy of dictatorship, as President Adama Barrow promises better life for Gambians
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Each day, thousands of women carry heavy bundles across the Morocco–Melilla border. Fernando del Berro documented their journeys
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As ministers end Dubs scheme, young Sudanese who now have little hope of entering UK give their reactions
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Opposition members scuffle with guards after president is condemned as a ‘scoundrel’ and ‘rotten to the core’
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Scuffles break out in South African parliament on Thursday between parliament staff and the Economic Freedom Fighters
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Move would sweep away regulations designed to prevent US extraction firms from making secret payments to access natural resources abroad
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We asked NGOs how the reinstatement of the ‘global gag’ rule will impact what they do, and the people they work with. Here are some of the responses
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