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Sun, sea, sand… In Somalia? Tourism trickles in despite insecurityThu, 20 Nov 2025 06:27:47 GMT

Children run in turquoise water, hawkers tout wares on white sands, and families laugh as tourists disembark from small boats — but it’s not some tropical island, it’s Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.”I didn’t really tell my family where I was going,” said Sheryl, from the United States, after walking along Lido Beach in the city.”But… from …

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The case of Africa’s ‘vanishing’ carbon dealsThu, 20 Nov 2025 06:16:23 GMT

When Liberia’s government signed an agreement with a little-known Dubai company run by a royal sheikh in 2023, the “carbon credit” deal promised to protect vast tracts of forests and offset big polluters’ emissions.It was one of a flurry of deals UAE-based Blue Carbon signed that year covering millions of hectares of forests across Africa …

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Nigeria searches for abducted schoolgirls as gunmen attack churchThu, 20 Nov 2025 02:53:34 GMT

Security forces were scouring western Nigeria for two dozen kidnapped schoolgirls on Wednesday, a day after gunmen stormed a church service, killing two people in an attack captured on video.Nigerian security forces have been placed on high alert, the information minister said, as the country faces an uncomfortable spotlight on its security situation.The armed forces …

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South Africa chase history in India as Gambhir feels the heatThu, 20 Nov 2025 02:20:18 GMT

Temba Bavuma’s South Africa are aiming for their first Test series victory in India in 25 years when the second match starts on Saturday in Guwahati.The visitors stunned India in a low-scoring first Test at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens to extend their fine run after being crowned World Test champions in June.The victory was South Africa’s …

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Unequal South Africa seeks to tackle inequality as its G20 ‘legacy’Thu, 20 Nov 2025 01:56:38 GMT

From the scrappy metal shacks packed tightly on the banks of the thin Jukskei river, the sparkly skyline of Johannesburg’s richest neighbourhood less than two miles away was another world.Bags of refuse for sale to recycling companies lined a muddy path to a vegetable garden tended by residents of the informal settlement at the foot …

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Trump vows to end Sudan war, in sudden pivotWed, 19 Nov 2025 21:53:48 GMT

US President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to end Sudan’s grinding civil war at the request of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, condemning “tremendous atrocities” in a conflict he has previously overlooked.Trump admitted that the devastating war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was “not on my charts” before Prince Mohammed bin Salman …

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Trump says will work to end Sudan war at Saudi prince’s requestWed, 19 Nov 2025 19:12:39 GMT

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would start “working” to end the war in Sudan, after visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked him to help solve the devastating conflict.Trump has until now barely commented on the conflict between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has killed tens of …

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Trump says will start ‘working’ on Sudan, at Saudi prince’s requestWed, 19 Nov 2025 18:31:02 GMT

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would start “working” on the war in Sudan, after visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked him to help end the conflict.Since its outbreak in April 2023, the war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed tens of thousands of people and …

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Arsenal to end partnership with Visit RwandaWed, 19 Nov 2025 11:01:00 GMT

Premier League leaders Arsenal will end their partnership deal with Rwanda at the end of this season, the African country’s development board announced on Wednesday.The Visit Rwanda partnership, signed eight seasons ago, had increasingly come under scrutiny due to spiralling violence in mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which borders Rwanda.The DRC accuses Rwanda of …

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