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Civilians killed by motorbike raiders in western Niger NEWS WIRES © AFP, Issouf Sanogo At least 10 people were killed Thursday in Nigers western Tillaberi province, where civilians are increasingly falling prey to attacks blamed on jihadists, local officials told AFP. One local elected official said "attackers on motorbikes killed at least 15 people around 3:30 pm (1430 GMT), four in the village of Danga-Zouani and four in the nearby village of Korombara. The others were kille...

When Raul Castro decided to retire, both as leader of Cuba and head of the Communist Party last April, it was the end of a politically adventurous era for a country most American leaders loved to hate.In the late 1950s, it was Raul and his more famous older brother, Fidel Castro, who led an insurgency that toppled the American-backed dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista.Fidel was described as one of the last of the world’s die-hard socialists – and...

At least 10 people were killed Thursday in Nigers western Tillaberi province, where civilians are increasingly falling prey to attacks blamed on jihadists, local officials told AFP. One local elected official said attackers on motorbikes killed at least 15 people around 3:30 pm

The Papua special autonomy law which has paved the way for significant amounts of funds to flow into Papua and West has been in force for almost 20 ...

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LWF’s Ophélie Schnoebelen traveled to southern Chad to discover how local communities are learning to welcome, trust, and share resources with refugees fleeing from conflict in the Central African Republic.

A country known for slavery is trying to undo its legacy | Middle East & Africa

IT’S an area that spans five countries of western and north-central Africa. As I can vouch from experience, it’s a sweltering region, much of it…

A coup in Mali has brought to power a leader who talks of doing deals with ISIS and al-Qaeda and thrown a multinational effort to combat the…

Background Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment is a major global priority. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Building the Resilience of Vulnerable Communities in Burkina Faso (BRB) project, an agricultural development program, improved women’s empowerment, as measured by the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI). Methods This study used a longitudinal, quasi-experimental study design. Participants included both treatment and c...