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Sick and wounded Palestinians enter Egypt after Israel reopens Rafah crossing | Gaza

Sick and wounded Palestinians have begun crossing into Egypt to seek medical treatment after Israel permitted a limited reopening of the Palestinian territory’s Rafah...

Weather tracker: Cyclone Fytia in Madagascar kills several people and floods homes | Madagascar

At least three people have died and nearly 30,000 people have been affected by flooding after Madagascar’s first tropical storm of the season hit...

International law meant to limit effects of war at breaking point, study finds | War crimes

An authoritative survey of 23 armed conflicts over the last 18 months has concluded that international law seeking to limit the effects of war...

Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accuses Lagos hospital of negligence after son’s death | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused a Lagos hospital of negligence after the death of one of her 21-month-old twin boys.Nkanu Nnamdi...

Attempt to overturn the Gambia’s ban on FGM heard by supreme court | Global development

A group of religious leaders and an MP in the Gambia have launched efforts to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation at the...

Two weeks on, questions linger over targeting and impact of US airstrikes in Nigeria | Nigeria

Two weeks after the US carried out Christmas Day airstrikes in north-west Nigeria on what it described as Islamic State fighters, questions remain over...

Anthony Joshua’s driver charged with dangerous driving after fatal crash in Nigeria | Anthony Joshua

Nigerian police have charged Anthony Joshua’s driver with causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal crash that killed two people.Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46,...

Cremation pyre in Africa thought to be world’s oldest containing adult remains | Anthropology

A cremation pyre built about 9,500 years ago has been discovered in Africa, offering a fresh glimpse into the complexity of ancient hunter-gatherer communities.Researchers...

US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts | Aid

The $2bn (£1.5bn) of aid the US pledged this week may have been hailed as “bold and ambitious” by the UN but could be...

Guinea’s junta chief elected president after opposition boycott | Guinea

The head of Guinea’s junta, Mamady Doumbouya, who had pledged not to run for office after seizing power four years ago, has been elected...

Tensions between Saudis and Emiratis over future of Yemen reach boiling point | Yemen

Tensions between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia over the future of Yemen and the imminent possibility of the declaration of an independent...

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