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Malala Yousafzai speaks out against Boko Haram as she visits Nigeria on her ‘girl power trip’

Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai was greeted with cheers by dozens of young women in north-eastern Nigeria, where she spoke out for the many...

Madonna says Malawi hospital wing is ‘just the beginning’

Madonna has declared the opening of her hospital children’s wing in Malawi an “overwhelming success”, and said it is just the beginning. The Queen of...

Madonna’s Malawi children’s hospital is set to open

Madonna’s children’s wing at a Malawi hospital is due to officially open next week. The singer named The Mercy James Institute for Paediatric Surgery and...

Kenya becomes first African country to launch generic version of latest HIV drug

Kenya has become the first country in Africa to introduce a generic version of the current drug of choice for people living with HIV,...

Arab nations sever ties with Qatar as Gulf rift deepens

Four Arab nations have cut diplomatic ties to Qatar, further deepening a rift between Gulf Arab nations over the country's support for Islamist groups....

South African politician in hot water over ‘positive’ colonialism claims

The former head of South Africa's main opposition party faced suspension from party activities on Saturday after tweets in which she said colonialism had...

15 children die in botched South Sudan vaccine campaign

South Sudan's government said 15 young children have died in a botched measles vaccination campaign which saw people as young as 12 years old...

Amnesty calls new law in Egypt a death sentence for human rights groups

A new law ratified by Egypt's president that imposes harsh restrictions on non-governmental organisations could be a "death sentence" for human rights groups in...

Freed Nigerian schoolgirls begin rehabilitation after Boko Haram ordeal

The 82 young women released by Boko Haram extremists earlier this month are joining those already freed in a special rehabilitation programme, Nigerian officials...

Egypt strikes back after gunmen kill 28 Coptic Christians in bus attack

Egypt's government forces have struck bases in which militants who waged a deadly attack against Christians have been trained. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said fighter jets...

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