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Africa
Morocco reopens some mosques, even as infections grow
Morocco announced the suspension of prayers in mosques back in March to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
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Protest
Protests against police brutality leave Nigerian cities gridlocked
A wave of demonstrations against police brutality in Nigeria shows no sign of abating.
- by Anthony Osae-Brown and Ruth Olurounbi
Bushfires
Hundreds of volunteers battle blaze on slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest single free-standing mountain in the world and attracts thousands of visitors every year.
- by Tom Odula
Islamic State
Suspected jihadists kill dozens in central Mali attacks
Suspected Islamist militants killed 25 people including 13 soldiers in multiple attacks in central Mali, burning down an army base and ambushing troops sent as reinforcements, the army and local authorities said on Tuesday.
World politics
Mali releases 180 jihadists in likely prisoner exchange
The prisoner swap has fuelled speculation that opposition politician Soumaila Cisse, captured in March, could be released.
- by Baba Ahmed
Human rights
Dozens of women accuse aid workers of sexual abuse during Ebola crisis
The women accuse men who said they worked for the World Health Organisation, UNICEF, Oxfam and Medecins Sans Frontieres among others.
- by Robert Flummerfelt and Nellie Peyton
World politics
Civilian named as interim PM for post-coup Mali
It comes after a retired colonel was sworn in as president, and coup-leader Colonel Assimi Goita as vice-president.
- by Cheick Diouara and Tiemoko Diallo
Islamic State
Suspected Islamists kill several in attack on convoy in northeast Nigeria
Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 11 people in northeastern Nigeria in an attack on a security convoy.
Wildlife
Botswana says it has solved the mystery of mass elephant deaths
Toxins in water produced by cyanobacteria killed more than 300 elephants in Botswana this year, an investigation has revealed.
- by Brian Benza
Biodiversity
Under legal pressure, Zimbabwe announces mining ban in national parks
Reports that a Chinese firm had started exploratory work to mine coal within Hwange National Park alarmed environmental and wildlife groups, who took legal action.
- by FARAI MUTSAKA
Immigration
Dozens of migrants rescued in Sahara Desert
Men, women and children were in distress, dehydrated and in need of medical attention when they were rescued by the International Organisation for Migration.
- by Carley Petesch