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 Congo ceasefire appears to crumble as rebels reportedly capture another eastern town
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an appar... (photo: AP / Moses Sawasawa) CBC
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 Hundreds of women raped, burnt alive in Congo jailbreak amid rebel conflict
Hundreds of women inmates in Munzenze prison of Congo's Goma were reportedly burnt alive after being raped during the chaos after Rwanda-backed rebel groups entered the C... (photo: AP / Moses Sawasawa) Hindustan Times
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 Burkina Faso, Mali & Niger leave ECOWAS, creating access to justice concerns
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that the official withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) raises... (photo: AP / Sophie Garcia) Jurist
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 Plea to Indonesia's President to stop human rights abuses in West Papua
The international advocacy group, Human Rights watch, has put out a plea to Indonesia's President to stop human rights abuses in West Papua. | President Prabowo Subianto ... (photo: AP / Achmad Ibrahim) RNZ
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 Study examines how African farmers are adapting to mountain climate change
A new international study highlights the severity of climate change impacts across African mountains, how farmers are adapting, and the barriers they face -- findings rel... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell) Science Daily
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 Some 20.75 mln people internally displaced in Horn of Africa: IOM
NAIROBI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The number of internally displaced persons (IDP) in the Horn of Africa rose to 20.75 million at the end of 2024, the International Organizatio... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) Xinhua
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 Algeria’s Largest Islamist Party Rejects Tebboune’s Remarks on Potential Israel Recognition
Watan-The Movement of Society for Peace (MSP), the largest Islamist party in Algeria, has expressed reservations over President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s remarks regarding... (photo: AP / Toufik Doudou) Watan
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 Covid's origins reviewed: Lab leak or natural spillover?
Whether Covid-19 was unleashed by a laboratory mishap or spilled over from animals remains an enduring, fiercely contested mystery. | Here are the leading arguments that ... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan) Khaleejtimes
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 Prague museum to host first European display of 3.18 million year old Lucy
Prague: The bone fragments of Lucy, a 3.18 million year-old human ancestor which rarely leave Ethiopia, will go on display in Europe for the first time in Prague this yea... (photo: Creative Commons / Ji-Elle) The Peninsula
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 Nigeria witchcraft accusation: Five sentenced to death after murdering woman they said was a witch
The men attacked the 67-year-old female victim after one of their wives had a dream about her. ... (photo: European Community / Benson Ibeabuchi) BBC News
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 US man, after visiting 110 countries, calls China home, sets up centres to share untold stories
His frequent work travels across US left him amazed by widespread lack of understanding about China, motivating him to bridge that gap. ... ... (photo: Creative Commons / Gonzalo Pineda Zuniga) South China Morning Post
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 Trump and Netanyahu hold talks as US president warns 'no guarantees' fragile peace in Gaza will hold
U.S. President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister faces competing pressure from his right-wing coalition to end a t... (photo: AP / Sebastian Scheiner, File) Naharnet
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 Trump and Netanyahu hold talks as US president warns 'no guarantees' fragile peace in Gaza ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister faces competing pressure from his right-wing coali... (photo: AP / Abdel Kareem) Times Union
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 Gazans in Egypt reject displacement, grapple with decision when to go home
Weeks into the ceasefire in Gaza, thousands of Palestinians who left for neighbouring Egypt are grappling with the question of when they might go home, though they reject... (photo: AP / Abdel Kareem Hana) Khaleejtimes
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 Al-Shahab suspects abduct 5 Kenyan officials in border region
NAIROBI, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Five Kenyan local government officials were abducted Monday in an ambush by al-Shabab terrorists in Mandera County near the border with Somali... (photo: UN / MOHAMED HASSAN) Xinhua
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 ‘African capital market suffers from information inefficiency’
The flow of information between the investors, users, the public and issuers lacks a required level dissemination of publicly and privately available data or information,... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) The Point
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 The world at war: the flashpoints that the west ignores
The world is becoming a more dangerous place. It’s an often-heard sentiment these days, but is it really true? Historical comparisons are of limited help. | Last weekâ€... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) The Observer
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 Slow pace of rate cuts perpetuating debt trap that millions of South Africans find themselves in
The start of 2025 has been a see-saw for South African consumers, with fuel prices increasing for the first two months, while the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announ... (photo: Creative Commons / Steve Partridge http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1173) Independent online
Debt crisis Johannesburg Photos South Africa Wikipedia: South Africa national debt |
 For world's poorest, fears for long-term setbacks after Trump aid cut
Washington: In Uganda, millions of schoolchildren have benefitted from a universal education program backed by the United States. In South Sudan, US assistance has helped... (photo: Public Domain / USAID in Africa) Gulf News
Aid cut Photos Trump admin US debt Wikipedia: United States foreign aid |
 ‘No New Wars’: Trump Boasts He Bombed Somalia
Anadolu / Anadolu/Getty | Newly elected President Donald Trump, who made a campaign promise of not starting any "new wars," seemingly went back on his word when he announ... (photo: AMISOM / Tobin Jones) The Daily Beast
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