A worshipper enters a mosque in the oasis town of Oulata in Mauritania. Oulata is an ancient trade and religious centre that still guards treasured artefacts dating back to the Middle Ages.
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For 14 months, I've investigated allegations that mining giant @RioTinto is contaminating water in SE Madagascar with harmful levels of lead and uranium. Yesterday, @LeighDay_Law filed a letter of claim to Rio Tinto, step 1 in a UK lawsuit. @Patrassa
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As King Charles III makes his first trip to Africa as king, some Kenyans want answers for colonial abuses. Others want him to address recent allegations.
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Agnes Tirop, a young superstar of Kenyan running, had just broken the 10km world record when she was stabbed and bludgeoned to death at home. Why? https://t.co/GFFhULxzpT
With its maze of huts housing 15,000 souls on a green hillside in the Indian Ocean island of #Mayotte, Kaweni has grown into France's largest shantytown. #AFP
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"La violence est leur vengeance pour cette vie. Ils se disent qu'avec un chambo (coupe-coupe) en main, ils ont un statut dans le quartier"
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📷 Powerful photo essay captures the life of desperate camel herders in northern Kenya, forced to leave their homes in the face of drought. Pictures by @Patrassa Words by @caroline__kimeu@GdnDevelopment#IBTRecommends https://t.co/mKEPxlcZzG
Have the Oxford professors who made the AstraZeneca Covid jab created a vaccine to end malaria? @Mcinparis reports on a promising new weapon against the disease
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