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Nearly 64,000 Flee Nigeria for Niger Where a Humanitarian Crisis Is Deepening
[UN News] Violence in northern Nigeria is fueling a growing humanitarian crisis across the whole region: 64,000 have fled to neighbouring Niger and several hundred have left for Benin since the start of the year, as host countries struggle to cope, the UN's refugee agency (UNHCR)...
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AFCON 2027 Qualifiers - Rwanda Seek to Defy History As Mali Test Looms
[New Times] Rwanda and Mali are preparing for a crucial two-match showdown that could shape their chances of qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)....
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Amavubi Players Upbeat Ahead of Bamako Showdown
[New Times] Rwanda's Amavubi have travelled to Bamako in high spirits, hoping to secure a positive result against Mali that would strengthen their chances of qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)....
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Mauritanian anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid resigns from parliament
Prominent Mauritanian human rights activist and anti-slavery advocate Biram Dah Abeid announced his resignation from parliament Monday citing "widespread corruption" in the west African country, where he is an opposition lawmaker....
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Senegalese families mourn sons lost in deadly migrant boat disaster
Grieving families in northeastern Senegal are struggling to come to terms with the loss of loved ones after a migrant boat capsized off the country's coast, killing dozens of people in one of the deadliest such tragedies in recent years....
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Senegal vows action on smugglers after latest migrant boat tragedy
The death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off Senegal rose to 39 on Monday, authorities said -- one of the country's deadliest migration tragedies in recent years...
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Senegal: Footage reveals wreckage of deadly migrant boat in which 39 people died
At least 39 people have died after a migrant boat sank off Senegal's Atlantic coast. Footage shows the shattered vessel washed ashore as rescuers continue searching for victims....