A Swiss court sentenced a former Gambian interior minister to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity committed when President Yahya Jammeh was in power. Ousman Sonko fled to Switzerland in 2016, shortly before Mr Jammeh was voted out of office.

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Ugandan journalist Juliet Kyarisiima beaten and robbed while covering land dispute: mailchi.mp/cpj/ugandan-jo…

UN says fundamental laws of war & international humanitarian law are being violated every day during fight for control of El Fasher in Darfur. UN's deputy humanitarian coordinator for Sudan says appeals for a de-escalation of violence and protection of civilians are being ignored

'One who hides sickness will not be cured.'

SA's PresidentRamaphosa due to sign into law a controversial health insurance bill today that country’s main business lobby group describes as unaffordable and unconstitutional. It aims to widen health coverage among the poor & overhaul a historically unequal health care system.

Conference tackling deadly cooking methods begins in Paris today dawn.com/news/1833403

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Documents obtained by the BBC show millions of litres of untreated sewage were illegally pumped into the centre of England's largest lake, Windermere, in February because of a fault. It was 10 hours before an engineer could arrive to stop the flow

A study suggests millions of middle-aged adults who believe they're healthy may actually be obese. An Italian team looked at people's body fat percentage instead of calculating their Body Mass Index, or BMI.

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SA Justice Minister, Ronald Lamola orders a new inquest into death of ex ANC president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Chief Albert Luthuli. His family have always cast doubt on the conclusions of a 1967 inquest under the white minority govt which found he'd been hit by a train

The head of the Tunisian Bar Association has called for an end to the abuse of power following a police raid on its headquarters and the arrest of two prominent lawyers. Hatem Meziou said the arrests were heavy-handed and urged President Kais Saied to intervene.

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Did you know more Cape Verdeans live abroad than on the islands themselves? 🇨🇻

While the government values the benefits - remittances etc it's now aiming to boost opportunities at home to become a 'digital hub for W. Africa”.

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Hainault victim’s family thanks public for £150k to pay for ‘new family home’ newsshopper.co.uk/news/national/…

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50 countries meet at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris today to try to find safer ways of cooking in the developing world. They're following up on a report that found almost 4 million people a year die early because of fumes inhaled from wood fires or basic stoves