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In dust and heat Chadian women crush gravel to make ends meet

In one hand Idjele grips a heavy hammer, in the other a block of concrete that she smashes into pieces with heavy blows that...

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Schools under siege in northern Nigeria

Nigerian sisters Hafsat, 14, and Aisha, 13, were asleep in their dormitory when gunmen overran their school in a remote northwest village and snatched...

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Nigeria

Nigeria lifts four-month ban on new mobile subscriptions

Nigeria will restart issuing new mobile subscriptions from next week, the government said, four months after it halted the process in an attempt to...

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Nigeria

65,000 flee attacks on northeast Nigeria town: UN

As many as 65,000 people have fled the northeastern Nigeria town of Damasak following a series of jihadist attacks, the UN refugee agency said...

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WHO Declares Uganda’s Ebola Outbreak Over

The World Health Organization has confirmed that Uganda's outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is officially over, even as the virus continues to spread rapidly across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A WHO official told a briefing on Wednesday that Uganda's all-clear follows the...

At Least 12 Killed As Wildfires Rage Across Northern Algeria

Wildfires have torn through large parts of northern Algeria, leaving at least 12 people dead and dozens more injured, as the country's civil protection authorities battle dozens of separate blazes along the northern coastline. Interior Minister Said Sayoud said on Wednesday night that at least 54 people had...

Tanzania Expels Nchimbi From Ruling Party Over ‘Indiscipline’

Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party has expelled Emmanuel Nchimbi, days after he announced his resignation as the country's vice-president just 10 months into the role. The 54-year-old had stirred controversy in recent weeks with a series of pointed remarks, including a call for Tanzanians to push...