At an open-cast mine, Abdullahi Ibrahim Danjija carefully chisels away at a hunk of whitish rock before stuffing a sack with the pieces which break off the walls.In the course of a day’s work he manages to fill three 50-kilo bags which will net him 150,000 nairas ($100), or around double the monthly minimum wage …
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Chagos islanders still dream of returning home five decades after being expelled by Britain, but with Donald Trump in the White House they may have to wait a little longer. Late last year, Britain made the shock announcement that it would return the Indian Ocean island chain to Mauritius after years of court battles, even if …
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The sudden freezing of US aid to malaria projects comes as deadly new variants are spreading in Africa and could have a devastating impact, the head of a major NGO told AFP.The US government has provided some 40 percent of the annual funding globally for control and research into a disease that causes more than …
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In Morocco’s tourist hub of Marrakesh, a contemporary art fair has energised the local creative scene, drawing on the famed city’s aesthetic legacy to propel emerging African artists into the global spotlight.The annual 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair has drawn collectors, curators and art enthusiasts from across the world, showcasing works from 30 galleries spanning …
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The M23 armed group and allied Rwandan forces launched a new offensive on Wednesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, days before the Rwandan and Congolese presidents are due to attend a crisis summit.The United Nations meanwhile said the battle for the key city of Goma, which the M23 and Rwandan troops seized last …
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Italy’s government Wednesday blamed its much-criticised release of a Libyan war crimes suspect on the International Criminal Court (ICC), which it accused of presenting a poorly written arrest warrant.The case of Osama Almasri Najim, head of Libya’s judicial police, has sparked a major political row for Italy’s hard-right government, with opposition parties pressing for Prime …
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South Africa’s unlikely unity government has been stretched and cracked in the seven months since it was formed but remains intact under the leadership of President Cyril Ramaphosa, who delivers its first state of the nation address Thursday.Several loud quarrels have erupted over sticking points such as language education in schools and Ramaphosa’s warm words …
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President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze foreign assistance has sent aid staff in Africa into “panic mode”, with even HIV experimental treatment programmes stopped dead in their tracks.Trump last week ordered a suspension of foreign assistance, while his billionaire ally Elon Musk has boasted he is putting the vast US humanitarian agency USAID “through the …
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The British government was grilled in parliament on Wednesday as it denied claims by Mauritius that a new deal to return the Chagos Islands changes the lease terms for a key US military base.The foreign ministry hit back at reports that Britain would pay Mauritius up to £18 billion ($22 billion) to use Diego Garcia …
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The M23 and Rwandan forces on Wednesday launched a new offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing a mining town in South Kivu province, as they resumed their advance towards the regional capital Bukavu.Just days after capturing the strategic city of Goma in neighbouring North Kivu, the M23 armed group had declared a unilateral …
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