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Flooding caused by heavy rains has left more than 1,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed. ​Flooding caused by heavy rains has left more than 1,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed. Read More

Derna is quickly being reconstructed after a flood that killed thousands. But questions linger about the process, and residents say new buildings cannot erase their trauma. ​Derna is quickly being reconstructed after a flood that killed thousands. But questions linger about the process, and residents say new buildings cannot erase their trauma. Read More

After years of battling with her management, Ouafae B., a Moroccan UNESCO employee, has been been reinstated at the international […] ​After years of battling with her management, Ouafae B., a Moroccan UNESCO employee, has been been reinstated at the international […] Read More

The company was unable to pay its dues under the production sharing agreement. ​The company was unable to pay its dues under the production sharing agreement. Read More

The ailing former security chief will serve the rest of his prison sentence under house arrest in Oran in western Algeria. ​The ailing former security chief will serve the rest of his prison sentence under house arrest in Oran in western Algeria. Read More

Viktor Orbán is president of the Council until December and would like to see Brussels tighten ties with the countries of the Sahel. ​Viktor Orbán is president of the Council until December and would like to see Brussels tighten ties with the countries of the Sahel. Read More

The appeal trial of Dominic Ongwen, former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Christian fundamentalist organisation active in […] ​The appeal trial of Dominic Ongwen, former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Christian fundamentalist organisation active in […] Read More

The natural disaster in the north-eastern state of Borno occurred when a dam broke following torrential rain. ​The natural disaster in the north-eastern state of Borno occurred when a dam broke following torrential rain. Read More

Livestock minister and former rebel leader Hassan Bouba, who is known for being close to Russia and Bangui’s circles of […] ​Livestock minister and former rebel leader Hassan Bouba, who is known for being close to Russia and Bangui’s circles of […] Read More

Adopting a two-pronged approach typical of wartime diplomacy, Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi is simultaneously pursuing the military option against the M23 in the eastern provinces and conducting direct negotiations with the rebel movement’s Rwandan sponsor. With no consensus forthcoming, a round of talks between Rwandan and Congolese foreign ministers has been launched, mediated by Angolan