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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Mali's armed forces and foreign fighters thought to be from Russia's Wagner Group of widespread abuses, including executing dozens of civilians and torturing detainees. It said the atrocities were…

At least 15 people have been killed and thousands evacuated after wildfires broke out across Algeria, the country's interior ministry says. Outbreaks of 97 wildfires were recorded across 16 provinces affecting forest, crops and farmland…

Ghana's former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources Cecilia Dapaah has been arrested by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) after the reported theft of $1m (£780,000) cash from her house. According to the OSP, the former…

Four types of medicine, made in India, caused the deaths of at least 70 children in Gambia last year, according to a presidential commission of inquiry. According to the World Health Organisation the syrups contained "unacceptable"…

Twenty two people have died and more than hundred are still trapped after a massive landslide hit a village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The landslide occurred in Irshalwadi village in Raigad district on Wednesday night…

Russia has insisted it understands the concerns African nations have following Moscow's decision to leave the Ukrainian grain deal which ensures countries in need get deliveries. But Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergei Vershinin,…

A month after the provisional results of a referendum on a new draft constitution, Mali's Constitutional Council has confirmed a massive victory for those who voted "yes." 96.91 percent of the votes counted backed the plans which would…

The rarefied setting of Aspen, Colorado, with its mountain views and manicured lawns, is a world away from the minefields and trenches of Ukraine's front-line, but for a few days this past week the two places were connected. Every year,…

Spain's election on Sunday is provoking political tremors even before polls open. The most likely government to emerge - most analysts predict - will be a coalition including a hard-right nationalist party for the first time in Spain…

Medics in Sudan's capital have been beaten and whipped by armed men who attacked their convoy, medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says. A medical team was taking supplies to the Turkish Hospital in the south of Khartoum when…