Southern African leaders extend mission in Mozambique to root out Islamist insurgency

Southern African leaders extend mission in Mozambique to root out Islamist insurgency

Regional leaders have extended the Southern African Development Community (SADC) military mission which intervened in Mozambique in July to combat an Islamist insurgency in the country’s northernmost Cabo Delgado province. The SADC Mission in Mozambique (Samim) was due to end on October 15, but presidents Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa,...

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Children soldiers, some aged 5, among fighters rescued from Islamist militia captivity in Mozambique

Children soldiers, some aged 5, among fighters rescued from Islamist militia captivity in Mozambique

The UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) added its voice to that of Human Right Watch regarding “worrying reports” of child soldiers in Mozambique. “Unverified video material secured by armed forces in an abandoned training camp apparently shows abducted children as young as five handling weapons and being indoctrinated to fight,” Unicef...

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Kenya’s President Kenyatta and Gabon’s President Bongo top list of African leaders with stolen assets in offshore tax havens

Kenya’s President Kenyatta and Gabon’s President Bongo top list of African leaders with stolen assets in offshore tax havens

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ali Bongo of Gabon top the list of African leaders named in the Pandora Papers investigation as hiding assets in offshore tax havens. Incidentally, the two are friends, with President having visited Nairobi in 2016 in a show of solidarity. Kenya’s President Kenyatta is known...

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Arsenal wonderkid Patino, 17, knocking on manager Arteta’s first team door and he’s ready to go

Arsenal wonderkid Patino, 17, knocking on manager Arteta’s first team door and he’s ready to go

Promising Arsenal youngster Charlie Patino was denied the chance to make his first-team debut following a late request by Thomas Partey. The 17-year-old midfielder is highly-rated by the club’s Hale End academy staff and is pushing for a role in Mikel Arteta’s senior set-up. There were rumours Patino would be...

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Alcohol makers: Excessive drinking is associated with an increased risk of certain types of cancer

Alcohol makers: Excessive drinking is associated with an increased risk of certain types of cancer

The American Cancer Society recognises the link between alcohol and breast cancer, and so does a surgeon general’s report on addiction. The alcohol industry doesn’t dispute it, either. “Many lifestyle choices carry potential risks and the consumption of alcohol is no exception,” a spokesperson for the Distilled Spirits Council wrote...

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Bullish Mozambique President Nyusi tells Islamist militants to throw in the towel after rout

Bullish Mozambique President Nyusi tells Islamist militants to throw in the towel after rout

Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi wants Islamist militants in its far north to surrender, saying they had nowhere to run, after allied Rwandan, Mozambican and southern African forces pushed them out of the territory they had been occupying. Nyusi’s comments to mark Peace and National Reconciliation Day on Tuesday came a...

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Battle for women’s alcohol appetite versus doctors’ warning on high breast cancer risk the world shuns

Battle for women’s alcohol appetite versus doctors’ warning on high breast cancer risk the world shuns

As October ushers in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the social media campaign Drink Less for Your Breasts stands out like a red flag against a cheerful tide of pink ribbons, especially the ones printed on labels of alcoholic beverages. This is the time of year when some craft brewers...

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How a small team at ‘Our World in Data’ built information tools that reined in Covid pandemic

How a small team at ‘Our World in Data’ built information tools that reined in Covid pandemic

Imagine trying to tackle Covid-19 with no idea of where it was spreading or how quickly, the mortality risk or the efficacy of treatments and vaccines. That describes the first half of 2020. Countries published intermittent snapshots of the situation. The World Health Organization (WHO) published case numbers in PDFs....

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New UN report details crimes against humanity against Black African migrants in Libyan prisons

New UN report details crimes against humanity against Black African migrants in Libyan prisons

 A UN report by human rights investigators in Libya details a number of possible war crimes and crimes against humanity against detainees and migrants in Libyan prisons. The investigators said that they now have a confidential list of suspects. “The investigations indicated that several parties to the conflicts violated [international...

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Tyson Fury feels boxer Anthony Joshua is over the hill, tells him to hang up gloves

Tyson Fury feels boxer Anthony Joshua is over the hill, tells him to hang up gloves

Tyson Fury believes Anthony Joshua should retire from boxing if he loses his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua lost his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles following a comprehensive defeat to Usyk last month. Speaking immediately after the second loss of his professional career, Joshua was adamant that he wanted...

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