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Norway is to give an extra 3.3 million in aid to countries in West Africa's troubled Sahel region, where a string of successive coups has set off a vast humanitarian crisis. The Nordic nation has already…

Some are stubborn optimists. Others struggle with despair. Their faces show the weight they carry as they witness the impact of climate change.

It’s extremely difficult to be pro-Palestine in a country with a documented history of punishing anyone who doesn’t tow the pro-Israel line, and so, it stands to reason that many people, and certainly African students, many of whom are provided scholarships and bursaries by German institutions and companies, would opt for silence in the face of an Israeli orchestrated genocide.

The past years’ coups and the spread of terrorism are posing a major threat to stability in the Sahel region. Europe can and must counteract this

The European Union on Monday thas taken another step towards imposing sanctions on Niger's new military rulers, who overthrew the democratically elected leader in July. 

The former president attempted to flee in the night with his family, cooks and security, a military spokesman said.

Amir Levy/Getty ImagesThe family of British 16-year-old Noiya Sharabi confirmed to BBC that she was killed along with her 13-year-old sister, Yahel, and their mother, Lianne, in the Hamas attacks on Israel.The girls and their father, Eli, had been reported missing in the Oct. 7 attack, disappearing from Kibbutz Be’eri, an Israeli settlement in Southern Israel that was targeted in the blitz. The girls’ mother was killed in the attack, and Yahel’s death was confirmed last week...

The former president attempted to flee in the night with his family, a military spokesman said.

Niger's junta said on Thursday that it had thwarted an escape attempt by ousted President Bazoum. Bazoum denies the claim. He has been imprisoned by the military since the 26 July coup despite international…

The military government in Niger says it has foiled an attempt by the deposed former President, Mohamed Bazoum, to escape from custody.