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Madagascar’s military ruler decrees that ministers must pass lie detector tests | Madagascar

Madagascar’s military president has said new ministers will have to pass lie detector tests to root out corrupt candidates, after he dismissed the prime...

Some of the world’s poorest countries to lose UK aid due to 56% budget cut | Global development

Some of the world’s poorest countries will lose out on UK aid that funds programmes such as schools and clinics, due to budget cuts...

Woman has sentence quashed by Tanzania court after over a decade on death row | Global development

A woman with severe intellectual disabilities in Tanzania has had her conviction and death sentence quashed after spending more than a decade in prison...

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...

More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say | Democratic Republic of the Congo

More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere...

Islamic State claims attack on international airport and airbase in Niger | Niger

Islamic State in the Sahel has claimed responsibility for an audacious assault at the international airport and adjacent air force base in Niamey, the...

South Africa expels top Israeli diplomat over ‘insulting attacks’ on president | South Africa

South Africa has ordered Israel’s top diplomat to the country to leave within 72 hours, citing “insulting attacks” on South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa...

Planes hit by gunfire and blasts heard at airport in Niger capital – reports | Niger

Gunfire and loud blasts have been heard at the main airport in the Nigerien capital of Niamey, according to the Reuters news agency and...

Hundreds feared dead in attempt to cross Mediterranean during cyclone | Italy

Up to 380 people may have drowned attempting to cross the Mediterranean last week as Cyclone Harry battered southern Italy and Malta, the Italian...

‘It’s the sovereignty of the country’: Guinea-Bissau says US vaccine study suspended | Guinea-Bissau

US health officials insisted it was still on. African health leaders said it was cancelled. At the heart of the controversy is the west...

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