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Jihadists attacked military installations in several towns in western Mali early Tuesday, in a new series of assaults in the junta-led country amid resurging violence in the wider Sahel region.For more than a decade Mali has faced assaults from groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group as well as separatist movements and criminal …

Jihadists attack string of Mali military sitesTue, 01 Jul 2025 14:14:54 GMT Read More »

An Algerian court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison sentence against dual-national author Boualem Sansal, whose case has strained ties with France.Sansal, 80, was first sentenced to five years behind bars on March 27 on charges related to undermining Algeria’s territorial integrity over comments made to a French media outlet.The appeals court confirmed the sentence …

Algeria court upholds writer Sansal’s five-year jail termTue, 01 Jul 2025 11:39:14 GMT Read More »

Suspected jihadists attacked military installations in several towns in western Mali early Tuesday, the military and residents said, in a new series of attacks in the junta-led country amid resurging violence in the wider Sahel region.For more than a decade Mali has faced attacks from groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group as …

Suspected jihadists attack string of Mali military sitesTue, 01 Jul 2025 11:10:03 GMT Read More »

More than 14 million of the world’s most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die by 2030 because of the Trump administration’s dismantling of US foreign aid, research projected on Tuesday.The study in the prestigious Lancet journal was published as world and business leaders gather for a United Nations conference in Spain …

Over 14 million people could die from US foreign aid cuts: studyTue, 01 Jul 2025 09:22:48 GMT Read More »

In a hilltop village in Rwanda, residents watch intently as a small troupe of actors perform a play adapted from a best-selling French novel — written far away but echoing a story that is painfully close to home.”Small Country” tells the story of Gaby, whose carefree childhood is torn apart by civil war in Burundi …

Raw wounds and laughter as Rwanda genocide play taken to villagesTue, 01 Jul 2025 07:01:17 GMT Read More »

An Algerian court is expected to deliver a verdict Tuesday on prosecutors’ bid to double the jail term of a dual-national author whose conviction has strained ties with France.Boualem Sansal, 80, was first sentenced to five years behind bars on March 27 on charges related to undermining Algeria’s territorial integrity over comments made to a …

Algeria court to rule on bid to double writer’s jail termTue, 01 Jul 2025 06:58:21 GMT Read More »

Embarrassed and in debt, Edwin was left reeling after losing $16,000 to CryptoBridge Exchange (CBEX), one of the crypto-trading platforms preying on investors in Africa.Edwin, a Kenyan government worker who only gave his first name out of shame, first encountered CBEX on Telegram, a messaging app. He was lured with promises of guaranteed monthly returns made …

CBEX crypto scam: AI-hyped Ponzi scheme defrauds African investorsTue, 01 Jul 2025 05:50:45 GMT Read More »

As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, pushing back against decades of stigma to reclaim the dance as part of their artistic heritage.Once iconic figures of Egypt’s cinematic golden age, belly dancers have watched their prestige wane, their art increasingly confined to nightclubs and wedding …

‘In our blood’: Egyptian women reclaim belly dance from stigmaTue, 01 Jul 2025 03:32:23 GMT Read More »

UN chief Antonio Guterres urged the world to “rev up the engine of development” at an aid conference in Spain on Monday as US-led cuts jeopardise the fight against poverty and climate change.Dozens of world leaders and more than 4,000 representatives from businesses, civil society and financial institutions are in the city of Seville for …

UN chief urges aid surge in world of ‘climate chaos, conflicts’Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:46:18 GMT Read More »

Four former executives at South Africa’s failing transport company were arrested and charged Monday over allegations of corruption worth millions of dollars in a high-profile case linked to the plunder of state resources.  The ports and freight rail company Transnet was among the state-owned firms caught in a widespread graft scandal that rocked ex-president Jacob …

S.Africa’s ex-transport bosses charged over Zuma-era graft caseMon, 30 Jun 2025 17:16:17 GMT Read More »