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52m ago
Memory Banda’s battle, which she has been waging since she was a teenager in a village in Malawi, started with a poignant question: “Why should this be happening to girls so young ..read more
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17h ago
The Central African country’s incumbent president and his prime minister both ran. Shortly after the prime minister claimed victory, the president was declared the winner ..read more
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17h ago
Three days after the collapse of a four-story building that was under construction, rescuers were still combing through some 3,000 tons of concrete rubble even as signs of life faded ..read more
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17h ago
The four-story building under construction collapsed on Monday, killing at least eight people and leaving dozens of others missing ..read more
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17h ago
The authorities in Senegal said the incident involving the aircraft, a Boeing 737 that was flying to Mali, was under investigation ..read more
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17h ago
At least 10 people were injured when a Boeing 737 passenger plane overran the runway at Blaise Diagne International Airport and caught fire, authorities said ..read more
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3d ago
More than half a dozen nations have pledged personnel to a multinational effort to stabilize Haiti, where gangs have taken over much of the capital, setting off a major humanitarian crisis ..read more
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4d ago
Although a resident confessed to setting the August 2023 blaze that killed 76 people in a dilapidated building, a report found that officials had ignored warning signs for years ..read more
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6d ago
Nine months after a coup in Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, an ally of France and the U.S., remains locked in the presidential residence, cut off from contact with anyone but his doctor ..read more
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1w ago
Until now, key players had blocked the establishment of a court that could hold them accountable for atrocities like murder, rape and torture ..read more