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Millions of used motor vehicles exported from the US, Europe and Japan to developing countries are of poor quality and are contributing significantly to air pollution, according a new UN report.

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Tanzanian president accused of repression on eve of election

October 27, 2020

Opposition leaders in Tanzania have accused the government of undermining democracy and curtailing fundamental freedoms on the eve of elections in which John Magufuli, one of Africa’s most

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Sudan government denies Rift Valley fever outbreak despite reports of deaths

October 27, 2020

An outbreak of Rift Valley fever has killed dozens of people and infected more than 1,000 in Sudan’s Northern state, according to local doctors. Doctors told the Guardian the disease has spread

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Seychelles election marks first opposition victory in 44 years

October 25, 2020

An Anglican priest won the Seychelles presidential election on Sunday, marking the first opposition victory since the Indian Ocean archipelago’s independence from Britain over four decades ago.

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Sudan is being rewarded for its revolution with blackmail | Nesrine Malik

October 25, 2020

Few countries in the world have been subjected to as many punitive sanctions as Sudan. After the deposed president Omar al-Bashir came to power in a military coup in 1989, the country was

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Gunmen kill at least six children in attack on Cameroon school

October 24, 2020

Gunmen stormed a school in Cameroon on Saturday and opened fire indiscriminately, killing at least six children and wounding about eight more in a region where separatist insurgents operate,

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‘Just stop killing us’: young Nigerians rise up against brutal police force

October 24, 2020

After weeks of unrest, men in fluorescent coats were clearing ash and blood from the streets of Lagos on Saturday. But for many like 22-year-old Anthony Oyodele, the memories of soldiers firing

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Guinea’s president wins third term amid widespread protests

October 24, 2020

Guinea’s president, Alpha Condé, has won a controversial third term with 59.49% of the vote, the National Independent Electoral Commission declared on Saturday. His victory came amid widespread

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Sudan-Israel deal depends on legislative approval, minister says

October 24, 2020

A groundbreaking deal between Israel and Sudan trumpeted as a diplomatic triumph by Donald Trump on Friday will only go ahead if it is approved by Sudan’s legislative council, which currently

Ezekwesili: Unless we fix politics urgently, it will disintegrate and destroy Nigeria

October 24, 2020

Ezekwesili Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, a former presidential candidate in the 2019 election, served previously as Minister of Education and in the Debt Management Office (DMO). In this interview with LEO

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‘A good day for Libya’: UN’s Stephanie Williams announces permanent ceasefire – video

October 23, 2020

Stephanie Williams, the acting head of the United Nations mission in Libya, announced that rival forces in Libya had agreed a permanent nationwide ceasefire, including the departure of all

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Sudan and Israel agree US-brokered deal on normalising relations

October 23, 2020

Israel and Sudan have agreed to work towards normalising relations in a deal brokered by the US that would make Sudan the third Arab country to set aside hostilities with Israel in the past two