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Niger crisis deepens as France plans to evacuate following coup

France announced a planned evacuation from Niger on Tuesday after a military coup there won backing from two other West African nations ruled by...

Russia making ‘maximum efforts’ to avert food crisis, Putin tells African summit

Russia is working to avert a global food crisis, its president Vladimir Putin has told leaders and officials from most African countries. It comes despite...

BBC staff in Cairo finish strike demanding equal pay with Middle East colleagues

BBC staff in Cairo have concluded their three-day strike for equal pay with colleagues across the Middle East but threatened future collective action if...

Russia offers support to Somalian army in fight against terror groups

Russia is ready to supply Somalia’s army with military equipment in its war against terrorism, Russia’s foreign minister has said. Sergei Lavrov made the offer...

Three killed and 10 injured in attack near synagogue in Tunisia

A Tunisian naval guard shot and killed a colleague and two civilians on Tuesday near a synagogue on the island of Djerba during an...

Floods amid heavy rainfall kill at least 129 people in Rwanda

Torrential rains have caused flooding in western and northern Rwanda, killing at least 129 people, a public broadcaster said. The death toll continues to rise,...

Governments race to rescue diplomats and citizens from Sudan

The US military airlifted embassy officials out of Sudan on Sunday and international governments raced to evacuate their diplomatic staff and citizens trapped in...

Fighting continues in Sudan despite ‘ceasefire’

Heavy fighting was still under way in Sudan on Tuesday hours after an internationally brokered truce was supposed to have come into effect, as...

Dozens killed as army and rival group battle for control of Sudan

The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group are battling for control of the chaos-stricken nation for a second day, signalling they are unwilling...

Pistorius to stay behind bars after being denied parole

Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been denied parole and will have to stay in prison for at least another year and four months. A...

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