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Algeria’s deadly wildfires Wildfires which killed at least 38 people across northern Algeria have been contained, firefighters said Friday, as volunteers mobilised to help those who lost homes and livelihoods in the tragedy.   "All of the fires have been completely...

Burkina Faso's government on Thursday lashed calls on social media to attack the country's Fulani minority, describing them as a campaign for "ethnic cleansing" similar to the Rwanda genocide. Audio postings, mainly disseminated on WhatsApp, have urged "native"...

UPDATE: At least 26 people were killed and dozens injured Wednesday in forest fires that ravaged parts of northern Algeria, the country's interior minister said. The minister, Kamel Beldjoud, told state television that 24 people lost their lives in fires in El Tarf,...

Flooding and landslides during Niger's rainy season have killed 32 people and affected more than 66,000 since June, authorities in the Sahel state said. Seventeen people died when their homes collapsed and 15 drowned, while 44 were injured, according to the latest...