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US envoy to Sudan says he’s seeing increased political will in the region to help bring the Sudan conflict to an end.

The actor aims to regenerate an island off Sierra Leone and start the country’s first wind farm.

Flames spread throughout the Al-Ahram Studio in Giza with three surrounding buildings evacuated.

Lifting restrictions on Niger is a climbdown for Ecowas and an embarrassment for Nigeria’s leader, analysts say.

Friends and allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin were quick to congratulate him on his election win but Western leaders denounced what they called an… Read More »Western leaders denounce Putin’s ‘illegal’ election win as allies send congratulations

In a damning statement, a spokesperson decries Washington’s “condescending attitude” towards Niger.

Thailand is one of the biggest plastic polluters in the world: Some 2 million tonnes of plastic waste are produced each year in the country, and… Read More »World Recycling Day: Thailand drowning in foreign plastic waste

Eight people, all women and children, were killed on Monday in “reckless” air strikes by the Pakistani military in the border regions of Afghanistan, the… Read More »Several killed in Pakistani air strikes on Afghanistan, says Kabul

Cubans staged rare street protests Sunday over food and electricity shortages as the country suffered long outages that left parts of the island without power… Read More »Rare protests erupt in Cuba over food and electricity shortages

Vladimir Putin said Russia would not be “intimidated” as he hailed an election victory that paves the way for the former spy to become the… Read More »Putin vows Russia cannot be ‘intimidated’ in election day victory speech