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Water, abundant for some and scarce for others, highlights inequalities of climate change
In Soweto, South Africa, residents queue up for fresh water. In a favela in Rio de Janeiro, residents collect it from a naturally-occurring small stream.
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Attack on Nigerien forces kills 23 soldiers and underscores continued conflict with militants
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Burkina Faso’s security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village’s massacre
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A Moroccan town protests water management plans
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Mass grave with bodies of at least 65 migrants found in the deserts of western Libya
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Algeria sets election for September. The military-backed president is expected to seek a 2nd term
Algeria will hold its next presidential election on Sept. 7, giving first-term President Abdelmajid Tebboune more than five months to campaign should he choose to seek a second term leading the oil-rich north African nation.
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Drought, heat and mismanagement make getting fresh water an increasingly tough task
As the world warms from human-caused climate change, fresh water for drinking, cooking and cleaning is becoming harder to get for many people.
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Refugee camps in Chad are overcrowded and running out of aid, and Sudanese refugees keep coming
Overcrowded refugee camps in eastern Chad are set to run out of money soon, exacerbating a dire humanitarian situation caused by the spillover from the conflict in Sudan.
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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
March 15–21, 2024
Children in traditional outfits wait before performing songs in Bucharest, Romania.
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Uganda’s president appoints son as top commander of the army, raising succession concerns
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday appointed his son as top commander of the military, a controversial move in a country where many have long believed Museveni is grooming his eldest child for the presidency.
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Two Nigerian students are killed and 23 injured in a stampede to get donated rice
Hundreds of students in Nigeria rushed to get food donated to their school by the government to help ease hardship, triggering a stampede that left two dead and 23 others injured.
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3 people are dead, several missing after migrant boat runs into trouble off southeastern Spain
Authorities say a boat carrying a group of migrants ran into trouble off the coast of southeastern Spain killing at least three people and several others were believed missing.
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Hundreds of Kenyan doctors protest in the streets as national strike enters second week
Hundreds of Kenyan doctors have protested in the streets demanding better pay and working conditions in an ongoing nationwide strike that has entered its second week.
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Rwandan man in US charged with lying about his role during the 1994 genocide
Federal authorities have charged a Rwandan man they accused of repeatedly lying about his involvement in murders and rapes amid the country’s 1994 genocide to win asylum and citizenship in the U.S.
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EU legal adviser backs cancellation of EU-Morocco fishing agreement over disputed Western Sahara
A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court has recommended that it annul Europe’s fishing agreement with Morocco, which would have allowed European boats to fish for valuable catch off the coast of the disputed Western Sahara.
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AP Week in Pictures: Global
March 15-21, 2024
A volcano erupts again in Iceland. A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees who survived a night at sea after their boat capsized were being rescued off Indonesia’s northernmost coast.
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Kenyan doctors stop providing emergency services at public hospitals as strike enters second week
Kenyan doctors have stopped providing emergency services at public hospitals, as they escalated a national strike that entered its second week.
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Taps have run dry across South Africa’s largest city in an unprecedented water crisis
Thousands of South Africans are lining up for water as the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people.
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Senegal votes Sunday in a presidential election that has fired up political tensions
Senegal votes Sunday in a tightly contested presidential election that has fired up political tensions and tested one of West Africa’s most stable democracies.
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Sudan is on course to become the world’s worst hunger crisis, with children already dying, UN says
The nearly year-long conflict between Sudan’s military and paramilitary forces has put the African nation on course to become the world’s worst hunger crisis with malnutrition soaring and already claiming children’s lives, the U.N. humanitarian office is warning.
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E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn’t keeping pace, UN says
U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further.
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The first woman to run for president in years in Senegal is inspiring hope
Senegal’s only female presidential candidate may have little chance of winning in Sunday’s election, but activists say her presence is helping to advance a decadeslong campaign to achieve equality in the West African nation.
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Algeria scolds television stations for Ramadan advertising blitz and immoral programming
Algerian officials are chiding television stations over the content choices they’ve made since the start of Ramadan.
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Investigators search the home of South Africa’s Parliament Speaker over bribery allegations
A special investigations unit in South Africa has searched the home of the Speaker of Parliament and seized evidence as part of a probe into accusations that she accepted bribes of at least $120,000 in her previous role as defense minister.
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Ethiopian bank seeks to recover millions after a technical glitch triggered massive withdrawals
Ethiopia’s biggest bank is reportedly attempting to recover more than $40 million after a technical glitch allowed customers to withdraw more than they had in their accounts.
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South Africa’s ruling ANC takes rival party to court in fractious buildup to election
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress is taking the independent electoral body and a rival political party fronted by the country’s former leader to court.
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UN reports a 35% increase in people affected by violence in South Sudan
The United Nations says the number of people affected by violence in South Sudan surged by 35% in the last three months of 2023. The U.N.
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Congolese journalist convicted of spreading false information expected to be freed soon
Reporters Without Borders says Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera was set to be freed soon after being sentenced to six months in prison for spreading false information among other charges.
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At least 100 villagers are kidnapped in the latest mass abduction in northern Nigeria
Armed gangs attacked two villages in Nigeria’s northwest over the weekend and seized at least 100 people from their homes.
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US weighing options in Africa after Niger junta orders departure from key counterterrorism base
The Pentagon is working through all channels with Niger officials on whether there is a viable way for U.S. troops to stay in the country following a March 16 directive that they leave.
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An abandoned, burned boat and 2 missing men: South African authorities investigate maritime mystery
South African rescue services searching for a missing charter boat captain are concerned about possible foul play after they discovered his boat burned and abandoned on a beach in neighboring Mozambique.
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The UK’s contentious plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is close to clearing Parliament
The British government hopes one last push can revive its stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. A bill aimed at overcoming a U.K.
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Gambia lawmakers refer a repeal of the ban on female genital cutting to more committee discussions
Lawmakers in Gambia have referred a repeal of the 2015 ban on female genital cutting for further committee discussions.
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The European Union announces an $8 billion aid package for Egypt as concerns mount over migration
The European Union has announced a 7.4 billion-euro or $8 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt as concerns mount that economic pressure and conflicts in neighboring countries could drive more migrants to European shores.
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South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave
South Sudan is shutting all its schools and warning of an extreme heat wave that’s expected to last two weeks.
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Niger’s junta says US military presence is no longer justified
Niger’s junta says the U.S. military presence in the country is no longer justified after holding high-level talks with U.S. diplomatic and military officials this week, Niger plays a central role in the U.S. military’s operations in the Sahel, and is home to a major airbase.
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4 officers were among 16 soldiers killed in southern Nigeria during fighting between communities
Defense officials say at least 16 soldiers, including four officers, have been killed in southern Nigeria while responding to a distress call during fighting between two communities.
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European charity ship rescues 135 migrants but is assigned to distant port in Italy with 359 aboard
The European charity ship Ocean Viking says it has rescued another 135 migrants, including a pregnant woman and eight children, from a double-decker boat in Maltese search-and-rescue waters.
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Congo reinstates the death penalty after more than 20 years as it struggles to deal with militants
Congo has lifted a more than two-decade-old moratorium on the death penalty as authorities struggle to curb violence in the country.
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Top Senegal opposition leader vows to help win March 24 election, speaking out after prison release
Senegal’s top opposition leader is vowing to help his team win thes March 24 presidential election even though he is barred from the ballot.
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