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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…

The Democratic Republic of Congo, has rejected accusations from neighbouring Uganda that he gave sanctuary to an Islamist rebel group and allowed it to exploit mineral resources. Last week the Ugandan leader, Yoweri Museveni, said Mr…

The paramilitary force fighting against the army in Sudan has taken control of a town in South Darfur with further reports of human rights abuses. Clashes between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army have forced several thousand…

In the latest sign of rising homophobia in different African countries, a Kenyan opposition MP is leading a campaign for parliament to further criminalise the country's small LGBTQ community. George Peter Kaluma's move comes after…