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Kidnapping of foreigners soars in Africa's lawless Sahel region

Kidnapping of foreigners soars in Africa's lawless Sahel region When Marin Petrovi? arrived in Bamako in early September last year, he was elated. The Bosnian national had spent years applying for tourist visas to Mali, only to be repeatedly denied on security grounds. The West African country has …

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At least 55 Ghanaians killed in Russia-Ukraine war, Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says

At least 55 Ghanaians killed in Russia-Ukraine war, minister says At least 55 Ghanaians have been killed fighting in the war in Ukraine, with two others currently held as prisoners of war, Ghana's foreign affairs minister says. On a trip to Kyiv, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said that about 272 Ghanaian…

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Former US embassy worker in Burkina Faso jailed for life over abuse of minors

Former US diplomat sentenced to life for abusing two girls in Burkina Faso A United States citizen has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing two teenage girls while working at the US embassy in Burkina Faso. The US Department of Justice said 41-year-old Fode Sit…

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Jeffrey Epstein tried to buy palace in Morocco days before arrest

Epstein tried to buy a palace in Morocco days before his arrest in 2019 Jeffrey Epstein tried to buy a multimillion-dollar palace in Morocco the day before his arrest in 2019, according to documents released by the US Department of Justice last month. Epstein had pursued acquiring Bin Ennakhil sinc…

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1 week, 4 days ago Politics

Kenyan charged with luring young men to fight for Russia in Ukraine

Kenyan charged with luring young men to fight for Russia in Ukraine Police in Kenya have charged a man accused of luring young men to Russia with job opportunities, only for them to end up fighting in Ukraine. Festus Arasa Omwamba, head of recruitment agency Global Faces Human Resources, recruited …

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1 week, 4 days ago Politics

Is Ethiopia heading back to war with the TPLF or Eritrea in Tigray?

Is Ethiopia heading back to war in Tigray? Fears of a return to war in northern Ethiopia are driving many people to leave the region of Tigray just over three years after the civil war there ended. "Those who can afford it fly, those who can't use buses," one person in the main city of Mekelle told…

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Kordofan drone strikes: Sudan's pivotal new front line as truce remains elusive

Drones hammer Sudan's gold and oil zone - the pivotal new front line Intensified drone attacks on the new front line of Sudan's civil war have led to mass civilian casualties in recent weeks and are increasingly shaping the course of the conflict. The epicentre of the fighting has shifted to the so…

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