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Jihadists kill at least 11 people in Burkina Faso ambush
Ouagadougou (AFP) — Jihadists killed at least three soldiers and eight civilian auxiliaries in an attack Saturday in Burkina Faso's volatile north, security sources...
Nigeria’s worst floods in a decade kill 500, displace 1.4 million
Abuja (AFP) — About 500 people have died in Nigeria's worst floods in a decade and 1.4 million others have been displaced from their...
India halts production at factory linked to Gambia ‘cough syrup’ deaths
New Delhi (AFP) — The deaths of dozens of children in Gambia from suspected fatally contaminated medicinal syrups sees Indian authorities shut down production...
Thousands of Tunisian protesters demand President Saied removal after ‘coup’
Tunis (AFP) — Thousands of Tunisians demonstrated Saturday in the capital Tunis, denouncing a power grab by President Kais Saied and demanding accountability for...
Turkey’s silent wars of influence in Africa
by Khaled Hamoud Alshareef
On a recent visit to Africa, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said, “What my African brothers have longed for years...