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Hubble-bubble trouble: Hookah ban leaves Malians divided
Hubble-bubble trouble: Hookah ban leaves Malians divided
by  AFP

"Shisha-abana," exclaims Bilal, a grocer in Mali's capital Bamako, in the national language Bambara: "Shisha is finished." But it is also a secular nation that tolerates alcohol, even if consumption is limited to certain public places and most shops and restaurants do not serve it.

Cost of living crisis dominates UK leadership campaign
Cost of living crisis dominates UK leadership campaign
by  AFP

With double-digit inflation and an economy teetering on the brink of recession, the cost-of-living crisis has dominated the race for Downing Street. She is also proposing to axe taxes on fuel which pay for the transition to cleaner energy and rejected "sticking plaster" solutions to the cost-of-living crisis such as direct government aid.

Angolans head to the polls in tightest ever race
Angolans head to the polls in tightest ever race
by  AFP

Angolans head to the polls on Wednesday in what is expected to be the most competitive vote in its democratic history, with incumbent president Joao Lourenco squaring up against charismatic opposition leader Adalberto Costa Junior. But UNITA's inroads might not be enough to unseat Lourenco, who is expected to secure a second mandate.

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