Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Africa

After Burkina Faso massacre, outcry grows over junta's silence

One of the worst massacres in Burkina Faso's history has provoked a fierce public outcry from victims' relatives and religious leaders, piling pressure on

After Burkina Faso massacre, outcry grows over junta's silence
Africa|Crime|News

Suspected jihadists kill hundreds in Burkina Faso attack

Hundreds were killed in north-central Burkina Faso on Saturday after suspected jihadists opened fire on them as they were digging trenches around a town to

Health|News|Political

Gambia parliament rejects bill to end ban on female genital mutilation

Gambia's parliament on Monday rejected a bill that would have ended a ban on female genital mutilation, after lawmakers voted down all the clauses in the proposed

Gambia parliament rejects bill to end ban on female genital mutilation
Health|Lifestyle|Opinion

Gambia's bid to unban FGM divides families and parliament

For Mariama Jarjou, taking her two daughters to a traditional circumciser when they were 5 and 4 was an act of love - a painful but important ritual that would

Gambia's bid to unban FGM divides families and parliament
News|Political

How Burkina Faso's junta is conscripting critics to fight Islamist rebels

Arouna Loure, a vocal critic of Burkina Faso's ruling military junta, received a

How Burkina Faso's junta is conscripting critics to fight Islamist rebels

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