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Piers Potter
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Cyclone Freddy death toll dramatically rises in Malawi
The death toll in Malawi from Cyclone Freddy has risen to 326, the country’s president said late Thursday, bringing the total number of victims across...
13 Cameroonians still missing after boat sinks off Antigua
At least 14 people from Cameroon were rescued in eastern Caribbean waters early Tuesday after their boat capsized, but three people died and 13 others are...
UN-backed probe cites crimes against humanity in Libya
GENEVA — U.N.-backed human rights experts said Monday there is evidence that crimes against humanity have been committed against Libyans and migrants in chaos-stricken Libya, including...
Harris visits Ghana’s president, promises aid, investments
ACCRA, Ghana — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday praised Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo for his “democratic principles” during a visit with the West...
Equatorial Guinea confirms country’s first Marburg virus disease outbreak, says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that the death toll from the Marburg virus epidemic in Equatorial Guinea has risen to 20, with Malabo...
A demonstration in Bangui in support of China and Russia
Nearly 200 individuals gathered at the heart of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, to show their support towards China and Russia. The...
French Journalist Dubois Returns Home After Mali Captivity
French journalist Olivier Dubois made an emotional return home on Tuesday, March 21, following nearly two years in captivity in the Sahel, with President Emmanuel Macron greeting...
Russia, Ukraine extends grain deal to help world’s poor
An unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia — where hunger is a...
Angola: João Lourenço and Félix Tshisekedi Discuss DRC Security Situation
Angola: President João Lourenço has Saturday hosted his counterpart Félix Tshisekedi in Luanda for a three-hour private meeting over the security situation in the...
Central Sahel: Lives of 10 million children on the line as conflict rages
Ten million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are in dire need of humanitarian assistance – twice as many as in 2020...