Africa

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Drone strike kills schoolgirls in Sudan satellite data points to systematic attacks on farming villages, starvation and airpower merge into a war economy
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ISWAP overruns Nigerian bases in Borno coordinated raids kill dozens of soldiers and abduct hundreds, army disputes toll while claiming control
theguardian.com
UK Mother’s Day flower boom draws on Kenyan labour Kenya supplies most British roses while workers report long hours and chemical exposure, ethical labels compete with price pressure
independent.co.uk
Floating fishmeal factories target Guinea-Bissau waters Guardian investigation tracks motherships and illegal sardinella supply, protected zones depend on enforcement not maps
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South African women train with guns and martial arts amid femicide crisis government declares national disaster but shelters and policing lag, private security expands as households buy protection directly
independent.co.uk
Heavy rains flood Nairobi and strand motorists military deployed as Red Cross teams struggle to reach residents, clogged drains and neglected maintenance turn seasonal weather into recurring transport shutdowns
independent.co.uk
Khalifa Haftar blocks EU delegation in Benghazi Libya’s recognised governments lack control of oil and migration routes, Visitors leave from the airport lounge
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US deportees sue Eswatini over detention Third-country removals shift legal responsibility across borders, A paid holding cell replaces due process
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South Sudan raid kills at least 169 people UN shelters over 1000 civilians as Kiir-Machar tensions flare, aid groups lose staff and clinics to a war economy that survives every peace deal
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Belgium seizes suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker Prosecutors say Ethera used false Guinea flag and forged papers, Sanctions enforcement reaches ships faster than the enablers
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Ghana says 55 citizens killed after being lured to fight for Russia Kyiv links African recruitment to a wider brokered pipeline, Families and consular services absorb the costs
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UN sanctions four RSF commanders in Sudan Measures target el-Fasher atrocities after UN experts cite hallmarks of genocide, Individual blacklists leave war logistics and revenue systems intact
independent.co.uk
Sudan government condemns RSF chief Uganda visit RSF claims capture of Chad-border town, Border control turns diplomacy into revenue
aljazeera.com dhakatribune.com
Botswana president declares diamond-funded health system failed Revenue shock exposes procurement rents and outsourcing hollowing, Nationalisation pitched as fix for accountability gap
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UN report: Libya runs migrant detention as profit-sharing industry Militias and state-linked actors trade interception for ransom and forced labour, Humanitarian border policy quietly subsidises torture logistics
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Motorcycle gunmen kill at least 50 in northwest Nigeria Raids exploit slow state security response, Violence market outcompetes monopoly on force
aljazeera.com dailymail.co.uk dhakatribune.com
New Spinosaurus mirabilis described from Niger Sahara fossils Science paper argues wading fish-hunter not fully aquatic predator, armed state guard and coup-disrupted transport show paleontology as regulated resource extraction
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Gabon orders social media blackout HAC cites national security while NetBlocks sees YouTube TikTok Facebook WhatsApp disrupted, VPN demand explodes as regime uses telecom licenses as censorship switch
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Sudan RSF drone strike in Kordofan kills aid workers Cheap UAVs turn humanitarian logistics into targetable infrastructure
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Morocco sentences 19 AFCON final fans to up to 1 year in prison Pitch-storming and damage charges weaponize collective deterrence, crowd control doctrine travels well beyond football
independent.co.uk
US quietly deports asylum seekers to Cameroon Third-country transfers turn asylum into jurisdictional arbitrage, rights disappear once paperwork becomes logistics
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Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka to stay unbeaten in T20 World Cup Short-format variance rewards tactics and individual nerve over cricket bureaucracies, Rich boards watch underfunded teams rewrite odds
aljazeera.com dhakatribune.com
South Africa arrests Robert Mugabe son after gardener shot Mugabe-era impunity exports itself across borders, Rule-of-law theater appears when famous names enter police blotter
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Florida Palm Beach Zoo team trains Zimbabwe rhino to accept eyedrops voluntarily Private lodge-backed conservation program avoids sedation by behavioral conditioning, Ridiculous idea beats international ritual
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UN fact-finding mission: RSF siege of El Fasher shows hallmarks of genocide Darfur atrocities documented as drone war and foreign backing continue
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Kenyan intelligence: 1 000+ nationals recruited into Russian army, Rogue agencies allegedly use visas and state insiders to feed Ukraine front
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US reportedly sends asylum seekers to Cameroon Third-country removals expand beyond border theater, Due process becomes a flight manifest
independent.co.uk time.com