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Burkina Faso: Makeshift gold mine caves in near Hounde, killing several minersF

Ten people were killed when a makeshift gold mine collapsed in western Burkina Faso, a miners' association said on Thursday. "In the early hours of February 8, miners... were trapped" near the town of Hounde, according to Abasse Derra, an official with the local gold...
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Tunisia: Attacks against trade union leaders could backfire on beleaguered President Kais SaiedF

Dozens of Tunisian civil society organisations,parties and political figures on Thursday voiced their "full support" for the powerful UGTT trade union, accusing President Kaid Saied of "targeting" it. The top UGTT official for highway workers, Anis Kaabi, was arrested...
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Morocco: Man sets himself ablaze outside Morocco consulate in Madrid, motives unknownF

A Moroccan man sustained serious injuries after setting himself on fire outside the Moroccan consulate in Madrid on Tuesday, police and diplomatic sources told AFP. He was badly burnt and emergency services took him to hospital. It took place in a northeastern...
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Egypt keeps social media influencers in prison, along with 60,000 political prisonersF

Egypt has extended the pre-trial detention of three TikTok comedians after their online sketch about a prison visit had gone viral, a lawyer representing them told AFP on Monday. Mohamed Hossam al-Din, Basma Hegazy and Ahmed Tarek were arrested last month after...
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