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Facing pressure from rights groups, World Bank suspends funding for Tanzania tourism project
A U.S.-based rights group says the World Bank has suspended funding for a tourism project in Tanzania that allegedly caused the suffering of tens of thousands of villagers.
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More deaths in the English Channel underscore risks for migrants despite UK efforts to stem the tide
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UK home secretary to visit Italy to discuss stopping migrants arriving on boats
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United Methodists open first top-level conference since breakup over LGBTQ inclusion
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As airplane makers struggle to meet demand, Morocco wants to become a manufacturing hub
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The UK government finally passes bill to send migrants to Rwanda. What took so long?
The British Parliament has finally passed legislation to send some migrants to Rwanda under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s controversial plan aimed at deterring risky English Channel crossings by people desperate to reach the U.K.
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Canadian police charge 2 former UN employees with conspiracy to sell military equipment in Libya
Canadian police say that two former United Nations employees in Montreal have been charged with participating in a conspiracy to sell Chinese-made drones and other military equipment in Libya.
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Tunisian Jews scale back annual pilgrimage to ancient synagogue because of security concerns
Jewish Tunisians who organize an annual pilgrimage to one of the world’s oldest synagogues are planning a scaled-down event next month.
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UK Parliament approves Rwanda deportation bill, ending weeks of legislative stalemate
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s latest effort to send some migrants to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament early Tuesday, hours after he pledged deportation flights would begin in July.
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South Africa’s ANC loses another court case against rival party led by former president Zuma
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has lost a second court case against a new rival party led by former President Jacob Zuma.
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Flooding wreaks havoc across East Africa. Burundi is especially hard-hit
Deadly floods are wreaking havoc in many parts of East Africa that face torrential rainfall. Burundi’s government is calling for international help to deal with the aftermath.
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The US military will begin plans to withdraw troops from Niger
U.S. officials said that they will begin to withdraw troops from Niger but there is no timeline. The planned departure comes comes as U.S. officials said Saturday they were trying to find a new military agreement after relations have frayed between Niger and the U.S.
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Sudan’s horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says
The U.N. political chief says the year-old war in Sudan between rival generals vying for power has sparked “a crisis of epic proportions” fueled by weapons from foreign supporters who continue to flout U.N. sanctions aimed at helping end the conflict.
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The US attempts a new military deal with Niger in a last ditch effort to stay
Two Western officials have told The Associated Press that the United States is trying to create a new military agreement with Niger that would allow it to remain in the country, weeks after the junta said its presence was no longer justified.
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Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa
Street vendors in Mali’s capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during the hottest months.
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Nigeria’s army rescues a woman abducted from Chibok as a schoolgirl, and her 3 children
Nigeria’s army says soldiers rescued a pregnant woman who was abducted by extremists a decade ago while she was a schoolgirl in the village of Chibok.
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Tunisian journalist sentenced to 6 months in prison for insulting an official
A judge in Tunisia has sentenced a journalist and political commentator to six months in prison in the country’s latest assault on members of the media who criticize the government.
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Burkina Faso junta expel 3 French diplomats over alleged subversive activities
The military Junta ruling Burkina Faso have expelled three French diplomats for alleged subversive activities, according to a government document posted on social media.
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How South Africa’s former leader Zuma turned on his allies and became a surprise election foe
South Africa faces an unusual national election this year, its seventh vote since transitioning from white minority rule to a democracy 30 years ago.
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Britain’s contentious plan to send some migrants to Rwanda hits a hurdle in Parliament
A law that will enable Britain to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda has suffered a setback after Parliament’s upper chamber pressed its attempt to amend the contentious legislation.
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The U.N. rights chief says eastern Congo’s escalating violence is being forgotten by the world
The U.N. human rights chief says the world is forgetting the escalating violence in eastern Congo as conflicts continue in places like Ukraine and Gaza.
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Italy’s leader keeps the focus on migration on her fourth visit to Tunisia in a year
Italy’s leader has acknowledged that Tunisia “cannot become the arrival point for migrants coming from the rest of Europe.”
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UN envoy lashes out at Libya’s feuding parties and their foreign backers, then says he’s resigned
The U.N. envoy for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, lashed out at the country’s feuding parties and their foreign backers at a U.N.
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Donors pledge $630 million for conflict-hit Ethiopia but fall far short of $1 billion needed
A United Nations-backed gathering has raised pledges of almost $630 million for Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis but fell short of the $1 billion sought to help feed and support millions of people facing conflict and climate change.
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8 family members die in Mozambique’s latest capsizing, a week after another killed nearly 100 people
State media in Mozambique say at least eight people from one family have died after their homemade boat sank in a central province.
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Islamic State-linked attackers kill at least 11 people and torch vehicles in eastern Congo
A local official in eastern Congo says extremist-linked rebels attacked villages over the weekend, killing at least 11 people, torching vehicles and taking possessions.
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World donors pledge $2.1 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan to ward off famine
French President Emmanuel Macron says world donors are pledging more than $2.1 billion in aid for Sudan.
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58 killed by 2 weeks of floods in Tanzania
That Tanzanian government says that flooding in the country has killed 58 people in the last two weeks as heavy rains continue.
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Congo landslide kills at least 15 people and up to 60 others are missing, officials say
Local officials say a landslide in southwest Congo caused by heavy rains killed at least 15 people and left as many as 60 others missing.
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US judge tosses out lawsuits against Libyan commander accused of war crimes
A U.S. judge has tossed out a series of civil lawsuits against a Libyan military commander who used to live in Virginia and was accused of killing innocent civilians in that country’s civil war.
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Young Ugandans tangle in the mud. They dream of becoming professional wrestlers
A bamboo-lined wrestling ring in rural Uganda has captured the attention of some American stars and fans of the sport.
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As a landmark United Methodist gathering approaches, African churches weigh their future
The United Methodist Church lost one-fourth of its U.S. churches in a recent schism, with conservatives departing over disputes on sexuality and theology.
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Eight buffaloes in Kenya electrocuted after walking into low-lying power lines, wildlife agency says
Kenya’s national wildlife agency says eight buffaloes walked into low-lying power lines in the country’s west and were electrocuted.
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A Nigerian transgender celebrity is jailed for throwing money into the air, a rare conviction
A local court in Nigeria has handed a six-month sentence to a popular transgender woman after convicting her of throwing money into the air at a social event.
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Three killed in Ethiopia shootout as regional rebellions spill into the capital
Three people have been killed during a shootout between militiamen and police officers in Ethiopia’s capital in a rare case of one of the country’s many regional rebellions spilling into the city.
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At least 13 people are killed and an estimated 15,000 displaced by flooding in Kenya
The United Nations say heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya have led to the deaths of at least 13 people and displaced some 15,000 people.
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Russian military trainers arrive in Niger as relations deteriorate with the US
Russian military trainers have arrived in Niger to reinforce the country’s air defenses as the western African nation pulls away from close cooperation with the U.S. in counterterrorism efforts, turning instead to Russia for help as it fights Islamic insurgents in the Sahel region.
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Sexual assaults rise in Central African Republic. Wagner, bandits and even peacekeepers are blamed
Sexual assaults and other cases of gender-based violence are rising in Central African Republic. The alleged attackers include everyone from Wagner mercenaries to bandits to United Nations peacekeepers.
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Sudan’s war began a year ago. Children are among its most fragile survivors
The war in Sudan began a year ago. Here in a camp for tens of thousands of people who have fled into neighboring Chad, the anniversary is marked by near starvation.
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Mali’s junta suspends all political activities until further notice
Mali’s ruling junta has issued a decree suspending all political activities until further notice, citing a need to preserve public order.
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