Tag: Guardian Africa
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Image: Guardian Africa ๐ Nigeria (approximate area) ยท โ๏ธ Nigeria ยท ๐ Guardian Africa Gunmen โattacked worshippers in Dekara village on Friday taking women, children and older peopleAn armed group has posted a video showing what โ residents said were about โ 600 women, children and โolder people abducted in an attack on a mosque in Nigeriaโs…
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Image: Guardian Africa ๐ Africa (approximate area) ยท โ๏ธ Africa ยท ๐ Guardian Africa ๐ New conflict detected Fuelled by TikTok and street dance battles, the coupรฉ-dรฉcalรฉ offshoot is latest expression of Cรดte dโIvoireโs pop cultureThe 400-strong crowd, perched on plastic chairs and wooden benches in Abidjanโs Yopougon-Selmer neighbourhood, roared with approval as Sauce Graine…
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Image: Guardian Africa ๐ Africa (approximate area) ยท โ๏ธ Africa ยท ๐ Guardian Africa ๐ New conflict detected Activists in the region say politicians regard LGBTQ+ people as โthe easiest scapegoats to maintain their powerโA growing number of west African countries are implementing or strengthening anti-LGBTQ+ laws, amid local political pressures and a global pushback…
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Image: Guardian Africa ๐ World (approximate area) ยท โ๏ธ Other Conflicts ยท ๐ Guardian Africa Creatives priced out of Abidjan have breathed new life into a city that was hit by a jihadist attack in 2016By the poolside of La Fourchette de Rลze hotel in Grand Bassam, a Cรดte dโIvoire city sandwiched between the รbriรฉ…
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Image: Guardian Africa ๐ Sudan (approximate area) ยท โ๏ธ Sudan ยท ๐๏ธ Guardian Africa Amid fears of fresh bloodshed, the country is hoping its offer of education and employment can provide a model for other nations to followIt didnโt matter that he was so frail he could barely walk. Rahmatalla Abdeen knew if they found…
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Image: Guardian Africa ๐ Nigeria (approximate area) ยท โ๏ธ Nigeria ยท ๐ Guardian Africa Stigma and superstition surround those with disabilities such as Downโs syndrome and cerebral palsy. But there is a growing move to raise awareness and increase inclusivityWhen Fatima Muhammad was told to drown her infant son or abandon him in the forest…
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Image: Guardian Africa ๐ Nigeria (approximate area) ยท โ๏ธ Nigeria ยท ๐ Guardian Africa Pelumi Onifade, a young journalist, was allegedly shot while covering the #EndSars demonstrations in 2020. His body has never been released and no one has been held responsibleSitting in her familyโs two-bedroom apartment on a sweltering Sunday afternoon, Bosede Onifade says…
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Image: Guardian Africa ๐ World (approximate area) ยท โ๏ธ Other Conflicts ยท ๐ Guardian Africa Exclusive: Three men killed in incidents over past year allegedly involving G4S guards, who replaced in-house team after previous deathsBereaved families and politicians have raised alarm about continued killings on Del Monteโs pineapple farm in Kenya despite the company hiring…
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Image: Guardian Africa ๐ Nigeria (approximate area) ยท โ๏ธ Nigeria ยท ๐ Guardian Africa Gangs made up of cattle rustlers and jihadists have long terrorised communities in northern and central NigeriaNigerian soldiers killed more than 300 members of kidnapping and cattle bandit gangs in the north-western state of Zamfara this week, according to a government…
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Image: Guardian Africa ๐ Nigeria (approximate area) ยท โ๏ธ Nigeria ยท ๐ Guardian Africa In a country where xenophobia has a legacy, a recent well-funded iteration has emerged that feeds on post-apartheid failures and local insecuritiesDonโt already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up hereItโs been a terrifying few weeks in South Africa.…