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Attacks on female students – called an act of ‘biological terrorism’ – have been confirmed as intentionalIranian authorities have confirmed they are investigating reports that several schoolgirls have been poisoned as “revenge” for the role young women…
Kais Saied claims migrants are part of campaign to make country ‘purely African’ in move critics say is to distract from economic crisisTunisia’s president, Kais Saied, has told a meeting of security officials that migrants are part of a wider campaign…
Somalis arrive in Ethiopia from disputed town of Las Anod, where at least 82 people have died in fightingMore than 60,000 Somali refugees have fled to Ethiopia after an escalation in fighting in the town of Las Anod, in the Sool region, where tensions …
Gloria Orwoba attended a senate meeting in a suit stained with red dye as part of her campaign for free access to menstrual productsA Kenyan politician has become the subject of a vicious online hate campaign after she protested against period poverty …
World Food Programme calls for urgent $125m injection after being forced into axing supplies into Bangladesh refugee camps by 17%The UN has been forced to cut food rations for Rohingya refugees by 17% and has warned of “unconscionable” further cuts in…
Reports that fighters have threatened those issuing birth control medicines come as Afghan midwives and activists warn of impact on women’s health and rightsTaliban fighters have stopped the sale of contraceptives in two of Afghanistan’s main cities, c…
‘Racist’ inequalities leave sub-Saharan region bearing burden of more that half world’s new HIV infections, says Winnie ByanyimaThe head of UNAids, Winnie Byanyima, has attacked pharmaceutical giants for prioritising profits over saving lives, and warn…
Revelation shows dangers posed by bad actors and paid operatives in democratic systems across AfricaRevealed: the hacking and disinformation team meddling in electionsAn Israeli disinformation specialist hired to run covert dirty tricks campaigns in Af…
The verdict, the first of its kind in almost a decade, has shocked many who fear country is sliding back into state extremismThree Sudanese men have been sentenced to hand amputation for stealing, the first time in almost a decade that such a punishmen…
Determination to get donations to stricken areas is galvanising people haunted by fears for family and friendsTurkey and Syria earthquake – latest news updatesDozens of volunteers are packing boxes piled high on a north London industrial estate, fillin…