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New drug could be a breakthrough in treatment for killer TB, trial suggests
Sorfequiline shows stronger action than existing treatments against illness that killed 1.23 million last …
Lue lisää »The Congo basin may be the world’s most important rainforest – why is it the least researched?
It is the second-largest tropical forest on Earth, and one of the most vital …
Lue lisää »Nestlé accused of ’risking health of babies for profit’ over added sugar in cereals sold in African countries
Campaigners say the company is contributing to rising rates of childhood obesity, while the …
Lue lisää »Nicki Minaj to spotlight plight of Nigerian Christians in UN speech arranged by White House
Rapper to give address on Tuesday after supporting Trump’s post condemning the Nigerian government …
Lue lisää »Eswatini confirms receiving over $5m from US to accept deportees
Trump administration struck largely secretive deals with at least five African nations to accept …
Lue lisää »‘His role is to recruit’: the Sheffield-based propagandist for Sudan’s RSF militia
Abdalmonim Alrabea has appeared in hundreds of videos in which he expresses support for …
Lue lisää »Ethiopia confirms outbreak of deadly Marburg virus
At least nine cases detected of Ebola-like illness, according to Africa CDC, which kills …
Lue lisää »UK warned that 15% cut to health fund will force ‘impossible choices’ on Africa
Advocates fear that other donors will follow Britain’s reduction to the Global Fund for …
Lue lisää »Anger in South Africa after plane of Palestinians held on tarmac for 12 hours
Authorities held 153 passengers, including children and a heavily pregnant woman, over travel documents …
Lue lisää »British-Egyptian activist stopped from flying to UK, says family
Egyptian authorities prevented Alaa Abd el-Fattah from attending human rights awards in London Alaa …
Lue lisää »‘Utter hypocrisy’: tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa that are law in UK
British American Tobacco pushed Zambian ministers to drop or delay ad bans, health warnings …
Lue lisää »French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal pardoned and to be released from prison
Eighty-one year-old who is suffering from prostate cancer can now be transferred to Germany …
Lue lisää »North Darfur aid operations ‘on brink of collapse’ after RSF capture of El Fasher
Fears rise for displaced civilians as UN reports deteriorating situation and MSF warns of …
Lue lisää »State-sanctioned fuel smuggling cost Libya $20bn over three years – report
Policy body calls for western-backed investigation into oil officials known to be at heart …
Lue lisää »The man on a mission to save Mauritania’s ‘city of libraries’ from encroaching desert sands
Desert settlement of Chinguetti faces rising sands, dwindling tourism and insecurity due to conflict …
Lue lisää »Borderline ambiguity: How Google Maps removes disputed Western Sahara border for Morocco users
The tech giant has released a statement acknowledging the use of different border displays …
Lue lisää »TikTok influencer publicly executed in Mali as jihadist crisis worsens
Mariam Cissé, who posted videos in support of ruling junta, received death threats before …
Lue lisää »Violent reprisals after DRC whistleblowers discover profiteering in protected land
Environmentalists seeking to end logging, smuggling and pollution in DRC’s Mangrove Marine park faced …
Lue lisää »US has sent $7.5m to Equatorial Guinea to accept noncitizens deportees
Country is one of world’s most repressive and corrupt, raising concerns over rights abuses …
Lue lisää »Protesters target major new Nigerian museum embroiled in looted artefacts row
Protest at Mowaa comes amid dispute over ownership of Benin bronzes looted by British …
Lue lisää »Terrorist turf war battle in north-eastern Nigeria leaves about 200 dead
Fighting between Boko Haram and rival militants from Islamic State West Africa Province broke …
Lue lisää »Jacob Zuma’s daughter goes on trial over deadly South African riots
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused of inciting terrorism and public violence after her father was …
Lue lisää »Protesters disrupt event at Nigerian museum embroiled in looted artefacts row
Protest at Mowaa comes amid dispute over ownership of Benin bronzes looted by British …
Lue lisää »Tanzania officials seek arrest of opposition leaders after fatal election protests
Incumbent president won with 98% of vote but opposition was barred from running and …
Lue lisää »Trump says US will boycott G20 summit in South Africa, citing treatment of white farmers
Administration has long accused South Africa of allowing white Afrikaner farmers to be persecuted …
Lue lisää »Civil rescue groups in Mediterranean cut ties with Libyan coastguard
Accusations of violent interceptions and human rights violations levelled at EU-funded Libyan services by …
Lue lisää »UK rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite warning of possible genocide
Exclusive: British government adopted ‘least ambitious’ option months before RSF’s massacres in El Fasher …
Lue lisää »Sudanese militia group accused of war crimes agrees to a ceasefire
International mediators broker three-month halt to civil war as further evidence emerges of mass …
Lue lisää »South Africa launches investigation into 17 citizens fighting in Ukraine
Men aged 20-39 ‘lured to join mercenary force’ in conflict-ridden Donbas region have requested …
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