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BBC newsreader George Alagiah dies at age of 67 following battle with cancer
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBBC newsreader George Alagiah has died aged 67 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2014, his...
Kush: the drug destroying young lives in West Africa
The Week via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAnti-drug activists talk with users about the synthetic substance in Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital. Charities are calling for international efforts to...
The British Museum seeks new director after theft scandal
Semafor via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSemafor Signals Insights from The New York Times, Art News, and BBC. The News The British Museum has...
The global synthetic drugs crisis has hit West Africa, where people are digging up human bones to...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoTwo recovering Kush users at a hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on June 22, 2023.JOHN WESSELS |...
Gabon's opposition is urging the military to hand power back to civilians
Semafor via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe News Gabon’s main opposition alliance has urged the international community to put pressure on...
Africa's internet vulnerability and how to fix it
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 days ago[Getty Images] A severe internet outage that has hit several African countries - the third disruption in four months - is a stark reminder of how...
How Niger got here and what it could mean for West Africa's future
The Week via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNiger President Mohamed Bazoum and General Abdourahmane Tchiani Illustrated / Getty Images The West...
What lurks beneath: Treasures, wrecks and curios
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 week agoBritain's coasts - once some of the most dangerous in the world to navigate for shipping - are littered with shipwrecks. This deadly legacy has left...
Niger coup: Why the latest West African military takeover matters
Semafor via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe News A general has declared himself the new leader of Niger following a coup that removed the...
US troops to leave Niger by mid-September
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe US and Niger have agreed that American troops will leave the country "no later" than 15 September, they announced in a joint statement on Sunday....