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Reports of drone strikes add to fears that Israel-Hamas war could spread across Middle East
UN says situation in African country is ‘catastrophic’, with 25mn people in need of humanitarian assistance
Bloc seeks to shore up security in stable west African country with large donation of confiscated equipment
Military leaders struggle to find a solution to Sahel country’s political crisis
Announcement comes amid increasing tensions within military as it struggles to deal with insurgency in Sahel state
Islamist group exploits security vacuum to prevent food and medicine from reaching Mali city
West African county hit by unrest and allegations of a political witch hunt ahead of a bitterly contested presidential vote
Emboldened generals are realising they are likely to face little effective resistance to putsch attempts
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US and EU attempts to respond to China’s Belt and Road Initiative have fallen dismally short
6mn people ‘one step away’ from famine in 4-month conflict between warring generals, says refugee agency
Removal of democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum will fuel instability in a volatile region
Hopes for a democratic transition are fading, putting regional stability in jeopardy
Common spelling error has misdirected sensitive Pentagon messages to a company running Mali’s internet domain
Spillover from conflict risks creation of a corridor of instability stretching from the Red Sea to the Atlantic
Senegal president presses Moscow for humanitarian ‘progress’ ahead of Russia-Africa summit
Political tension defused with surprise withdrawal by incumbent in the face of protests and riots
‘Yes’ campaign wins referendum amid accusations of kidnapping and row over UN peacekeepers
Financial diplomacy can break the military and political deadlock that has brought the country to the brink of collapse
Violence erupts in Dakar and southern town of Ziguinchor after presidential hopeful Ousmane Sonko convicted of ‘corrupting youth’
Ousmane Sonko’s conviction for ‘corrupting the youth’ could complicate his bid to challenge incumbent president
Tens of thousands flee feared Janjaweed militia as Sudan power battle reignites two-decade-old conflict
Deal brokered by US and Saudi Arabia after almost a month of fighting
Emissaries of country’s warring generals meeting this week in talks brokered by Washington and Riyadh
Beijing’s loans to Sudan at risk as Chinese lenders hit by series of defaults across continent
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