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Sierra Leone debates decriminalizing abortion as women and girls endanger their lives apnews.com/article/sierra…

USAID cuts have hit hard across Africa—billions pulled from development, including vital biodiversity funding. In Sierra Leone, chimps are now at risk. Tacugama lost ~50 staff after US Fish & Wildlife cuts. Now poaching & trafficking threats loom. My report for FRANCE 24 English ⬇️

Last year, Sierra Leone triggered a public health emergency over Kush - an addictive synthetic drug that has quickly spread across West Africa. Despite efforts, treatment remains limited. Women have been less visible in the crisis. My report for The Associated Press ⬇️ apnews.com/article/sierra…

Available tomorrow on BBC iPlayer and from 9pm on BBC Two.

Urge everyone to watch this doc by Joshua Baker Louis Theroux uses his trademark patience & pauses effectively to show the dangerous mindset of Settlers. Scenes of outright calls for ethnic cleansing and the violent fragmentation of life in the West Bank for Palestinians.

🏍️ In Bombali district, women like Mariama are riding motorbikes, challenging norms and making their mark. See how this initiative supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is empowering women in #SierraLeone: unf.pa/otr 🗞 via @Guardian

In Tiné Chad, 3,500 Sudanese refugees are arriving daily - fleeing violence in Darfur. Many are hungry & dehydrated but aid cuts mean little awaits them. My dispatch from Tiné with Anne Applebaum The Atlantic theatlantic.com/international/…

We spent a week on the border with Tine, Chad as thousands of refugees arrived, fleeing Northern Darfur. 20,000 people are now in the transit camp on the border where the needs are immense. Read lynsey addario's report for The Atlantic

🇸🇳Le Sénégal se dirige vers une criminalisation de l'homosexualité. L'annonce a été faite par le ministre porte-parole du gouvernement. Un échos favorable à un collectif de la société qui a organisé une marche vendredi pour réclamer un durcissement des peine contre les LGBTQ.

Cet étudiant a chassé l'ambassadeur d'Israël d'une université de Dakar. Il raconte aujourd'hui son action à AJ+ français :

It tears my heart to say that my father, Ngugi Wa Thiong'o passed away earlier today. I am me because of him in so many ways, as his child, scholar and writer. I love him - I am not sure what tomorrow will bring without him here. I think that is all I have to say for now.

Mariama Timbo rides tall on her pink bike. The only female motorcyclist in her province, she’s now training others. On International Women's Day, I met the Bombali Bike Ladies & learnt how motorbikes are changing women’s lives in Sierra Leone. More ⬇️ theguardian.com/global-develop…

A U.N. convoy delivering food into Sudan's al-Fashir in North Darfur came under attack overnight, a spokesperson for the U.N. children's agency told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that initial reports indicated "multiple casualties". reuters.com/world/africa/u…

Togo has suspended broadcasts of French state-funded international news outlets RFI and France 24 for three months, its communications authority said on Monday, accusing them of a lack of impartiality and rigour. reuters.com/business/media…

The U.S. is considering banning 36 more countries — 25 of them in Africa. A leaked internal memo outlines dozens of concerns, including visa overstays and weak security protocols. The potential impact is significant, as the list spans much of the continent.

Since April 2023, nearly a million refugees have crossed into Chad, fleeing deadly violence in Sudan. One town — Adré — has become a fragile frontline for an estimated quarter of a million refugees. My report on the situation in Eastern Chad for The Associated Press ⬇️ apnews.com/article/sudan-…

🇸🇳 Barclays Bank has released a report re-evaluating #Senegal's debt, putting it at 119% of GDP in 2024. This downgrade has impacted the country's ratings on the financial markets. Our correspondent Caitlin Kelly has more ⤵️

Breaking: Israeli human rights organizations B'Tselem and PHR publish reports concluding Israel is committing a Genocide in Gaza.

BBC’s Jeremy Bowen: Israelis don’t want us to film outside the window at the devastation in Gaza…communities in the north of Gaza are flat, there’s nothing left…Israel will not allow reporters, like myself, to enter Gaza to report the story and they don’t want us to see it