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Gunmen abduct 25 schoolgirls in northwestern Nigeria

The attack took place before dawn on Monday. Gunmen also killed the school's vice principal.

African nations join coalition levying taxes on luxury air travel

A coalition of 13 countries has announced new taxes on luxury air travel, applying to private jets as well as business and first-class tickets. Most of the members are from the Global South.

ICC prosecutors seek life sentence for Janjaweed leader convicted of Darfur crimes

The International Criminal Court is pushing for the maximum penalty, life in prison, for Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, a former commander of Sudan’s notorious Janjaweed militia.

Mali opposition accuses military junta of failing to protect the country amid ongoing fuel crisis

For the last two months, Mali’s capital, Bamako, has face a growing shortage of petroleum products. Now the country’s opposition is urging the population to “open their eyes” to a regime that “seizes the nation” without protecting it.

Search continues for remains of three last Israeli hostages

Excavators searching for the remains of three Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas returned empty handed on Sunday, after a full day of searching for the last remaining bodies.

UK Home Secretary threatens to block visas for Angola, Namibia and DRC

The United Kingdom is threatening to restricts visas for nationals from three African countries that it has accused of not cooperating with the deportation of illegal immigrants.

Cracks between Senegal’s Sonko-Ousmane alliance widening

For now, it’s the status quo — nothing has changed. Neither Bassirou Diomaye Faye nor Ousmane Sonko has spoken about the crisis shaking their party, their coalition, the “Diomaye President” coalition that brought Bassirou Diomaye Faye to power.

Nigeria: Vice principal killed as armed men kidnap 25 students in Kebbi

At least 25 students have been abducted from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Nigeria's Maga town, Kebbi State, following an overnight attack by gunmen.

Science mission finds glimmer of hope for marine biodiversity in ocean depths off Comoros

As world leaders meet at the COP30 summit in Brazil, the urgent need to hit a global target of protecting 30 percent of the world’s ocean by 2030 has been brought into stark focus by an international science mission which has just returned with new evi...