Author: alternativeafrica
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Fourth U.S. Soldier Is Found Dead After Ambush in Niger
The Defense Department did not identify the fourth soldier, who was a mechanic, according to two military officials. Before the announcement of that soldier’s ... -
Gulf blockade ‘poses no risk to Qatar World Cup’
The man in charge of Qatar’s World Cup preparations has said that a regional blockade against the country poses “no risk” to the football ... -
Fearsome Plague Epidemic Strikes Madagascar
Pneumonic plague kills even faster than the better-known bubonic form, which is transmitted by flea bites and gets its name from the infected lymph ... -
Sudan sanctions: US lifts most economic restrictions after two decades
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sudan’s president visited villages, such as this one in Darfur last month, ahead of the US announcement The US ... -
Liberia Holds a Free Election. Make That ‘Free-for-All.’
But any resemblance to American presidential elections ends there. Liberian democracy means daily traffic jams caused by thousands of people marching through the streets ... -
Saudi rejects UN blacklisting over Yemen child deaths
Riyadh has rejected a United Nations report that placed a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition to a blacklist of child rights violators for causing the ... -
Hunger in first 1,000 days
Image copyright UBELONG/Raul Roman Across Ghana, the irreversible effects of child malnutrition can be seen among thousands of children affected during their critical first ... -
Surviving Sierra Leone’s mudslide
Image copyright Olivia Acland More than 3,000 people lost their homes in last week’s mudslide in Sierra Leone, which killed at least 499 people, ... -
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Zimbabwe succession row: Grace Mugabe warns of coup plot
Image copyright AFP Image caption Zanu-PF appears split between supporters of Grace Mugabe and Emmerson Mnangagwa Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe has warned of ...
