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Senegalese Prime Minister Amadou Ba promised to lead the country towards “greater peace and prosperity” as the ruling party officially tapped him to replace incumbent Macky Sall. The post Senegal …

Eam Orn kneels in a forest in northwest Cambodia, pressing his hands together before an offering of bananas studded with smoking incense, and prays for the return of his land. …

An Israeli strike killed the head of the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom border crossing on Thursday, Hamas authorities in the Gaza Strip said. Crossing director Bassem Ghaben and …

Benin President Patrice Talon on Thursday called for relations to be swiftly re-established between his country and its neighbours, which are now controlled by military rulers after coups. Referring notably …

Canadian restaurants and cafes were no longer permitted as of Wednesday to offer plastic straws, food containers, checkout bags or cutlery to customers — despite a court ruling that such …

The goalkeeper and assistant coach of an Algerian top-flight club have been killed in a team bus crash, prompting the national federation to call off all matches this weekend. Ten …

Tens of thousands of global users of X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday reported problems using the Elon Musk-owned social network. Reports of the platform’s troubles began spiking just before 0600 …

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Wednesday dismissed the prime minister and immediately named a replacement in the wake of what he has described as an “attempted coup.” The post …

All is on track for African football’s biennial showpiece, the Africa Cup of Nations, according to organisers in the Ivory Coast, who are confident their security measures will prevent a …

A judge has ordered a New York court to reveal the names of 180 people — including victims, associates and suspected accomplices — tied to Jeffrey Epstein, the US financier …