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By Patrick Markey and Kent Mensha: Standing near the dried river bed that marks Ghana's northern border, Alima can see her hamlet, lying in Burkina Faso less than two kilometres (1.2 miles) away. Even though her home is just a short walk away, she says she will never...

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...

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov arrives in Mali late Monday for talks with its junta leaders seeking Moscow's help in battling an Islamist insurgency that remains entrenched despite years of fighting. The visit of less than 24 hours will be Lavrov's third trip...

Egypt's Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world's most prestigious educational institution, has called for the boycott of Swedish and Dutch products after far-right protesters destroyed Korans in those countries. Al-Azhar, in a statement issued Wednesday, called on "Muslims...