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France to withdraw ambassador and troops from NigerEmmanuel Macron says he will consult coup leaders on withdrawal after two months of defying their expulsion orderFrance will withdraw its ambassador from Niger followed by the French military contingent in the next months, Emmanuel Macron has said in the aftermath of the coup in the west African country that ousted the pro-Paris president.The French president's announcement appeared to end two months of defiance in which Paris's ambassador had been kept in place in Niamey despite coup leaders ordering him to leave. Continue reading...
Dozens killed and injured by truck bomb explosion in Somalian cityDetonation took place at security checkpoint in Beledweyne, killing at least 18 peopleAn explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a security checkpoint in the central Somalia city of Beledweyne on Saturday, killing at least 18 people and wounding 40 others, authorities have said.Abdirahman Dahir Gure, the interior minister of Hirshabelle state, announced the toll to journalists. Continue reading...
Eliminate malaria once and for all or it will come back stronger, UN warnedWorld faces 'malaria emergency' from resistance to insecticides, waning efficacy of drugs, funding shortfalls and climate changeAfrican leaders have warned that the world is facing the "biggest malaria emergency" of the past two decades.Heads of state and experts came together in a show of unity to call for urgent action on malaria at the UN general assembly on Friday, saying progress on eradicating the disease faced serious setbacks from mosquitoes' growing resistance to insecticides, and the decreased effectiveness of antimalarial drugs and diagnostic tests. Continue reading...
Rhino numbers rebound as global figures reveal a win for conservationTally rises to 27,000 but is still a far cry from former half a million, and Javan and Sumatran rhino remain critically endangeredGlobal rhinoceros numbers have increased to 27,000 despite populations being ravaged by poaching and habitat loss, new figures show, with some species rebounding for the first time in a decade.Rhinos numbered about 500,000 across Africa and Asia in the 20th century but their populations have been devastated. Last year, they began showing signs of recovery in some areas, although two species - the Javan and Sumatran - remain close to disappearing. Continue reading...
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