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Sudan war: MSF halts operations at Darfur camp over aid blockade
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Sudan war: MSF halts operations at Darfur camp over aid blockade

MSF says it is "heartbreaking" to suspend its activities at Zamzam camp that will leave 5,000 children who are malnourished without support. Medical charity MSF says it has been forced to suspend work in the vast camp for displaced people where famine has been confirmed in Sudan's North Darfur re...

Senegal set to unveil breakaway development model - PM
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Senegal set to unveil breakaway development model - PM

The new programme will favour local resources and human capital, said Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. Senegal's government will on Monday present plans to break away from foreign dependence and debt in favour of local resources and human capital, said Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. The new project i...

Somalia: The dilemma of displaced women in Mogadishu
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Somalia: The dilemma of displaced women in Mogadishu

Some of the displaced people have been living in camps in Somali capital Mogadishu for decades. By Hinda Abdi Mohamoud As the seemingly endless cycles of droughts, floods and conflicts continue to batter Somalia’s population, ever-growing numbers of people are fleeing to the outskirts of urban ar...

Hundreds march for ban on Ghana's illegal gold mining
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Hundreds march for ban on Ghana's illegal gold mining

Ghana is grappling with the country's worst economic crisis in a generation and the illegal gold mines have become a hot button electoral issue. Hundreds of people marched through Ghana's capital Accra on Friday in a peaceful protest against unlicensed gold mining, calling on authorities to act a...

Somalia, Egypt, Eritrea voice commitment to international law
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Somalia, Egypt, Eritrea voice commitment to international law

The presidents of Eritrea, Somalia, and Egypt have voiced their commitment to the international law principles during their meeting in Eritrea's capital Asmara on Thursday. Somalia, Egypt and Eritrea have reiterated their commitment to observing the international law principles, the Eritrean gove...