France should repay billions of dollars to Haiti to cover a debt formerly enslaved people were forced to pay in return for recognising the island’s
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Nigerian woman rescued 10 years after kidnap by Boko Haram in Chibok
Nigerian troops have rescued a pregnant woman and her three children 10 years after she was abducted by Boko Haram militants when she was a
War, grief and hope: the stories behind the World Press Photo award-winners
Photographs documenting the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, migration, family and dementia have topped this year’s World Press Photo awards – one of the world’s
Panama’s presidential frontrunner vows to ‘close’ Darién Gap
Panama’s presidential frontrunner has vowed to “close” the Darién Gap, the swampy jungle straddling the border with Colombia that has become an unavoidable ordeal for
New types of mosquito bed nets could cut malaria risk by up to half, trial finds
Two new types of mosquito bed nets have been found to reduce cases of malaria by up to a half, raising hopes of combating the
Lethal heatwave in Sahel worsened by fossil fuel burning, study finds
The deadly protracted heatwave that filled hospitals and mortuaries in the Sahel region of Africa earlier this month would have been impossible without human-caused climate
US reimposes sanctions on Venezuela as hope for democracy crumbles
The Biden administration has reimposed crushing oil sanctions on Venezuela, admonishing the president Nicolás Maduro’s attempts to consolidate his rule just six months after the
Europeans care more about elephants than people, says Botswana president
Many Europeans value the lives of elephants more than those of the people who live around them, the president of Botswana has said, amid tensions
Rwandan leader went to Arsenal game as country marked 30 years since genocide
The president of Rwanda, whose police force has asked the country’s people to restrict football-related activities during the 30-year anniversary of the Rwanda massacre, is
Sunak considering exemptions to Rwanda bill for some Afghans
Rishi Sunak’s government is considering concessions on the Rwanda deportation bill to allow exemptions for Afghans who served alongside UK forces, parliamentary sources say. Ministers