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Libya Exposed As Child Migrant Abuse Hub

The United Nations has warned that large numbers of children are still risking their lives to make the dangerous...

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Libya Exposed As An Epicentre For Migrant Child Abuse

The United Nations has warned that large numbers of children are still risking their lives to make the dangerous...

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The Men Competing For Love In the Deserts of Chad

Men of Chad's Wodaabe culture put on their make-up and don their best clothes to impress would-be brides at a week-long...

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Akufo-Addo Appoints New GPHA Boss

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed the Corporate, Marketing and Public Affairs Manager of the Ghana...

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France Sends Backup To Niger After 16 Troops Killed

France is to send a contingent of counterterror forces to help the army in Niger after militants ambushed a military...

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Solar-Powered Cinema Opens In Burkina Ahead of Festival

A solar-powered cinema was unveiled in Burkina Faso Friday ahead of Ouagadougou's hosting of Africa's top film...

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Boko Haram Attack Kills Seven In Nigeria

At least seven soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack on military positions in northeast Nigeria, a civilian...

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Donors Pledge $672 Mn In Aid For Lake Chad Region

Donor countries meeting in Oslo on Friday pledged $672 million (634 million euros) in emergency aid for people...

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‘Terrorist Attack’ Kills 15 Soldiers In Niger

Fifteen soldiers were killed and 19 wounded in a attack by "terrorist elements" in western Niger, authorities said...

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Tight Security For Africa’s Top Film Festival In Burkina

Burkina Faso is laying on tight security for Africa's top film festival which kicks off Saturday in a nation hit a year...

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World Donors Gather In Oslo To Tackle Nigeria Famine

UN aid agencies and donor countries gathered in Oslo Thursday for a two-day meeting to raise emergency aid for millions...

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‘Africa’s Most Acute Crisis’

An international conference in Oslo on Friday aims to raise $1.5 billion (1.4 billion euros) to help people affected by...

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Construction of Takoradi To Paga Railway To Begin End of Year

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that, the Takoradi – Paga rail line campaign promise will begin...

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Why Does A Nigerian Muslim Leader Want To Restrict Polygamy?

Polygamy is widely accepted all over Nigeria but one of the country's most prominent Muslim leaders is trying to ban...

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Helping the Boko Haram Displaced

Not a single car remains in the town of Dikwa in northeast Nigeria and there's no way to communicate to the outside...

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Civilians In the Crossfire of Boko Haram and the Military

The four women lay dazed on the beds of the clinic. The face of one of them was burnt. Another broke her leg during the...

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1.4 Million Children Face Famine In Four Countries

Almost 1.4 million children suffering from severe malnutrition could die this year from famine in Nigeria, Somalia,...

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Merkel Visits Algiers In Bid To Curb Africa Migrant Flow

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Algeria from Monday to press efforts to get North African countries to reduce...

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Merkel Visits Algeria, Security and Migration Top of the Agenda

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on a two-day visit to Algeria starting Monday. She is scheduled to hold talks with...