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Unidentified armed men massacred 31 civilians in simultaneous attacks on several Mali villages this week, then killed nine soldiers responding to the assault as violence surges in the country's conflict-wracked centre. An Islamist insurgency that  erupted in the north...

The World Health Organization warned Wednesday the Middle East faces a "critical threshold" amid a relaxation of coronavirus measures, following a surge in cases in the region. "We are at a critical threshold in our region," the WHO's Middle East head, Ahmed...

Geneva, June 29, 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic is "not even close to being over", the WHO warned Monday, as the global death toll passed half a million and cases surge in Latin America and the United States. In another grim milestone, the number of infections...

By Armel Baily with Patrick Fort in Abidjan:  Little more than five years ago, Burkina Faso was on the up, priding itself as a favored tourist destination for well-heeled Europeans. Today, the country seems to be visibly sinking, battered by a jihadist revolt that has...