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In the central Saharan region of Africa - agreements to limit numbers heading north are breaking down. 

West Africa is in the midst of a wave of military coups which have swept through the region playing havoc with many long-standing international relationships.

Every inch of territory that is being won and lost in Ukraine's counter-offensive comes at an immense cost to the men on the frontlines.

Kyiv has been targeted by a series of Russian missile attacks at the start of a visit by African leaders designed to broker peace. It comes as fierce battles rage in the south and east of the country as part of Ukraine's counter-offensive to retake territory from Russian's occupying forces.…

In Ukraine, the country's future is being decided on the battlefield of Bakhmut, President Zelenskyy has declared. 

As Ukraine's biting winter begins to turn into spring, the war in the east is exacting a heavy toll on both sides. In Bakhmut, Russian forces appear to have the advantage, having laid waste to the town but as yet failing fully to control it. While in Vuhledar, a rail…

As Ukraine's biting winter begins to turn into spring, the war in the east is exacting a heavy toll on both sides. In Bakhmut, Russian forces appear to have the advantage, having laid waste to the town but as yet failing fully to control it. While in Vuhledar, a rail…

Ukraine continues to be on a military roll. Its army has made its biggest breakthrough against Russian forces in the south of the country since the war there began. 

Ukraine continues to be on a military roll. Its army has made its biggest breakthrough against Russian forces in the south of the country since the war there began. 

An edict by Afghanistan's hardline Taliban rulers to ban poppy cultivation has gone largely ignored.