Suffering spreads in Somalia amid falling aid and growing interest in its natural wealth
Country faces similar conditions to those that brought it to the brink of famine in 2022
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Irish explorer Arkle Resources gets four licences to look for uranium in Namibia
The company’s portfolio comprises complementary metals which are essential for the generation and storage of clean energy
Unloved African Union could yet play key role in protecting continent
Co-ordinated continental action may be needed to negotiate better international agreements
The midlife ‘gap year’: ‘How you can get the most value out of the short time you have’
Can a midlife break spent criss-crossing the globe bring renewed meaning to life?
Nigeria deploys troops after 170 killed in deadly Kwara village attack
Gunmen targeted villagers who had rejected attempts to impose extremist rule
At least 200 people killed in landslide at coltan mining site in DR Congo
Several mines collapsed in region that produces 15% of world’s supply of rare metal that is key for production of smartphones, computers and aircraft engines
Senegal boss Pape Thiaw handed five-match ban over Africa Cup of Nations final walk-off
Four players, including two from Morocco, also banned and both federations fined
Fifa’s Gianni Infantino condemns Senegal’s walk-off in Africa Cup of Nations final
Sadio Mané says his team would have been ‘crazy’ not to return to the pitch
Outcome of Uganda’s election seems certain, but what happens next will be revealing
Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, seems likely to extend his rule in a country that has become a key strategic ally of the West
Why are so many Irish moving to the ‘new Berlin on the Med’?
The newcomers see this once beleaguered city as a place of creative possibility
From the French Foreign Legion to learning to walk again: ‘I lived one life until I was 26, then life changed’
Galway man Liam Cullinane’s life had been one of adventure and physical activity, but one day all that came to an abrupt and horrifying halt
Why Israel’s recognition of breakaway Somaliland is controversial
Move is part of Tel Aviv’s struggle for regional influence against Iran and Turkey
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Books about the Americas, photography, Cuba, rampant western hypocrisy, the Roman empire, Africa and much more
Benin says it foiled attempted coup that saw military officers on state TV
Group calling themselves Comité Militaire pour la Refondation said they removed president from power
Travelling to Morocco? Bring a tape-measure and an empty suitcase
Morocco’s landmark buildings are impressive, but it’s the market stalls and street bakeries that make the biggest impression
Guinea-Bissau soldiers take ‘total control’ after contested election result
Takeover is the latest in a string of coups and attempted coups in the west African nation since it gained independence in 1974
African and European leaders seek mutual benefits at seventh AU-EU summit
The summit in Angola is following themes set at the weekend’s G20, and with Africa’s resources and Europe’s funding on the table
‘This is ridiculous’: Taoiseach defends his level of foreign travel during trip to Angola
The Taoiseach has travelled to Angola from South Africa where he attended the G20 summit at the weekend
Two-thirds of humanity live in places where religious freedom is violated
Rite & reason: A culture that continuously excludes and dismisses people on the basis of their Christianity can be guilty of what Pope Francis called “polite persecution”
Gunmen kill vice-principal, abduct students in attack on Nigerian girls’ boarding school
Attackers engaged in gun fight with authorities before scaling perimeter face and seizing students
Out-of-pocket Zimbabwean care workers left without wages after promised jobs fall through
Workplace Relations Commission hears litany of grievances running from not being paid to work permits
Hundreds killed in Tanzania election protests, says UN
Opposition and activists have said security forces killed more than 1,000 people and are reportedly hiding bodies
Tanzania’s Hassan declared landslide winner in election that triggered violent protests
Rights groups cite pattern of enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and extrajudicial killings ahead of the polls
Tanzania opposition party says 700 killed in election protests
Protests broke out after president’s key challengers were excluded from ballot
Roots and Branch: Alex Haley’s lesser known Irish heritage
The Roots author’s follow-up novel Queen traces five generations of a second branch of his ancestry back to a town in Co Monaghan
An 18-year-old girl was the first in Ireland to benefit from pain-free surgery
The celebration is both a tribute to the pioneers who revolutionised surgery and an opportunity to appreciate the silent guardians of the operating room
Colonialism still a puppet master of today’s extinction crisis
Decolonising entrenched patterns of power and thinking needed as part of response to environmental nightmare
At least 70 people drown as migrant boat capsizes off West Africa
Gambia says vessel carrying about 150 people sank off coast of Mauritania
Migrants detained in Africa ‘face torture, sexual abuse’, with EU policy blamed for adding to problem
Bloc has migration control deal with Mauritania, a common departure point for those trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands
US again detains Abrego Garcia with intention to redeport him to Uganda
Lawyers accuse Trump administration of trying to ‘coerce’ guilty plea from immigrant on charges of human smuggling
Bob Geldof: ‘I never read about myself. I can’t stand the stupid f**king things I say’
The singer and campaigner on how music is no longer a pillar of social protest and why it’s no surprise Live Aid sprang from the Irish community
Healthy environment is a human right, top UN court rules in landmark climate case
‘This is the start of a new era of climate accountability at a global level’ - Greenpeace
US to destroy almost $10m in contraceptives rather than send abroad for women in need
Supplies were almost certainly intended for women in Africa, two senior congressional aides says
Kenya: Most deaths during antigovernment protests caused by police, Amnesty says
Sixteen killed and hundreds injured as Kenyans mark since year deadly demonstrations
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