Canada: premature baby with measles dies amid outbreak in Ontario
Infant had ‘contracted the virus before birth from their mother’, while the country has recorded 2,755 measles cases A Canadian infant who was born prematurely...
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Dehorning rhinos reduces poaching by 80%, study finds
Cutting off the animals’ horns more effective than traditional protection methods such as rangers and costs less, say experts Cutting the horns off rhinos causes...
Idris Elba: ‘I want to build the African Odeon’
Speaking at an SXSW London event, the actor outlined his desire to ignite the cinema experience for a new generation across the continent Idris Elba...
Venezuela warns US is dangerous anyway as countries respond to Trump travel ban
Being in the US a ‘great risk for anyone’, Venezuelan ambassador says, while Somalia promises to address security issues and Iranian Americans express regret Venezuela...
Outrage over arrest of Kenyan software developer as regional repression grows
Rose Njeri charged with breaching cybercrime law over tool for people to show opposition to proposed tax changes A Kenyan software developer and digital activist...
‘Multiple casualties’ reported after attack on UN aid convoy in Darfur
Trucks carrying food for 2m people in famine-threatened El Fasher targeted in RSF-controlled Al Koma, western Sudan A UN aid convoy carrying critical food supplies...
Bill Gates vows to give most of $200bn fortune to African health and education
Tech mogul says: “Every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity’ US tech mogul Bill Gates has pledged the majority of his...
UK should impose sanctions on Egypt over jailed activist, says Helena Kennedy
Top human rights lawyer calls for UK to take case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah to international court of justice Helena Kennedy: Must Laila Soueif die...
Inquest into notorious apartheid-era killings opens in South Africa
‘We want to correct the historic record’ – families of the Cradock Four, beaten and killed in 1985, seek justice 40 years on An inquest...
Al-Qaida affiliate attacks Mali army bases as junta struggles to contain jihadist threat
Attack in Timbuktu comes as Islamist group JNIM claims separate assault near border with Burkina Faso An al-Qaida-linked group has launched an assault on a...
