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Sofia Christensen

Sofia Christensen

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Africa|News

How Burkina Faso's junta is conscripting critics to fight Islamist rebels

Arouna Loure, a vocal critic of Burkina Faso's ruling military junta, received a

How Burkina Faso's junta is conscripting critics to fight Islamist rebels
Africa|Health

Gambia's bid to unban FGM divides families and parliament

For Mariama Jarjou, taking her two daughters to a traditional circumciser when they were 5 and 4 was an act of love - a painful but important ritual that would

Gambia's bid to unban FGM divides families and parliament
Africa|Health|News|World

Gambia parliament rejects bill to end ban on female genital mutilation

Gambia's parliament on Monday rejected a bill that would have ended a ban on female genital mutilation, after lawmakers voted down all the clauses in the proposed

Gambia parliament rejects bill to end ban on female genital mutilation
Africa|Crime|News|World

Suspected jihadists kill hundreds in Burkina Faso attack

Hundreds were killed in north-central Burkina Faso on Saturday after suspected jihadists opened fire on them as they were digging trenches around a town to

Africa|Crime|News|World

After Burkina Faso massacre, outcry grows over junta's silence

One of the worst massacres in Burkina Faso's history has provoked a fierce public outcry from victims' relatives and religious leaders, piling pressure on

After Burkina Faso massacre, outcry grows over junta's silence
Africa|Crime|News|World

Burkina Faso junta speaks of coup plot after criticism over jihadi massacre

Burkina Faso's junta said it had uncovered an international plot to overthrow it and which included the massacre in August of hundreds of civilians by Islamist

Burkina Faso junta speaks of coup plot after criticism over jihadi massacre
Africa|Environment|Health

Senegal's urban cycling trend offers chance to boost green transport

Doctor Philip Moreira's commute to hospital on an electric bicycle is a dangerous, smog-infused weave through the chaotic traffic of Senegal's capital Dakar.

Senegal's urban cycling trend offers chance to boost green transport

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