Africa
Insecurity, inflation deepen malnutrition in Nigeria's northwest
Lariya Abdulkareem's family used to make a living farming beans and sorghum at a village in Nigeria's northwest Katsina state. Farmers outside working fields just outside Katsina city said the price of seeds for stables sorghum, millet and groundnut have doubled since the start of the year.
Benin's Talon defends jailing of political opponents
Benin President Patrice Talon on Wednesday dismissed criticism that his government was holding political prisoners after the jailing of two opposition leaders late last year. Benin opposition leader Reckya Madougou was sentenced in December to 20 years in prison for "terrorism" by a special court in the capital Porto-Novo after a brief trial that her attorneys condemned as a "political attack".
DR Congo tightens security in east after anti-UN unrest
Soldiers and police officers were deployed across eastern DR Congo towns Wednesday after days of deadly anti-UN protests that have claimed at least 19 lives in the volatile region. The UN first deployed an observer mission to eastern Congo in 1999.
Botswana hits 'historic' UN goal against HIV: report
Botswana has become the second nation in the world, after Eswatini, to reach a landmark UN goal towards eradicating AIDS, researchers said Wednesday, in what health experts hailed as "stellar results". To put it simply, these are really stellar results."
Shadowy Al-Qaeda fighters heap pressure on Mali's junta
Al-Qaeda jihadists are tightening the screws on Mali's military junta, extending their attacks to the south of the country and hitting a key garrison town on the outskirts of the capital. Since then, Mali's elected government has been replaced by a military one, and French troops are close to pulling out after the junta brought in Russian paramilitaries.
President Ramaphosa vows equal pay for South Africa women after AFCON win
President Cyril Ramaphosa rolled out the red carpet for South Africa's women on Wednesday, saying they deserved to be paid as much as their male counterparts after they won their first Africa Cup of Nations. "You deserve the best.
'Life-saving' peanut paste unlikely victim of Ukraine war
Under an acacia tree in Kenya's drought-ravaged north, malnourished infants feed on sticky mouthfuls of a nutrient-dense peanut paste long used to prevent child starvation in disasters across the globe.
Commonwealth Games defy doomsayers to remain afloat
The Commonwealth Games are sometimes seen as a quirky relic in the modern sporting calender but former International Olympic Committee (IOC) marketing chief Michael Payne says they have consistently defied the doomsayers. Payne, credited with transforming the IOC brand and finances through sponsorship, said the Commonwealth Games had shown remarkable resilience over the decades.
Kenya holds single-candidate presidential 'debate'
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto appeared alone at a presidential debate Tuesday ahead of April 9 polls, after his main rival pulled out at the weekend. But on Tuesday Ruto found himself alone on stage, opposite an empty pulpit, fielding questions from two journalists.
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