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          Mount Nyiragongo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, erupted for the first time in nearly two decades on Saturday, turning the night sky red and sending a river of lava flowing towards the nearby city of Goma. AP

          Volcano erupts in eastern DRC forcing thousands to flee

          AfricaMay 23, 2021
          A man cries after hearing opposition presidential candidate Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas had died from Covid-19, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. Reuters

          Republic of Congo presidential candidate dies of Covid as election results roll in

          AfricaMarch 22, 2021
          Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas cheer during their party’s last rally of the presidential campaign. AP

          Republic of the Congo poll in doubt as candidate ‘fighting death’

          AfricaMarch 21, 2021
          The bodies of Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio and his bodyguard Vittorio Iacovacci arrive back at Rome's Ciampino airport following a deadly attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ministero della Esteri/Handout via Reuters

          Body of Italian ambassador killed in Congo returned to Rome

          AfricaFebruary 24, 2021
          More than 500 migrants have died trying to reach the Canary Islands in 2020. EPA

          UN agency appeals for €100m to protect thousands of vulnerable migrants

          AfricaDecember 15, 2020
          Child refugees from Pakistan stand outside their home at a Hindu refugee settlement in New Delhi. Reuters

          How we should be observing World Refugee Day

          CommentJune 20, 2020
          Mohamed Salah will rejoin his Liverpool teammates for the first time since winning the Uefa Champions League at the end of July in France. Reuters

          Cairo erupts as Liverpool fans celebrate ‘Salah our son’

          WorldJune 15, 2020
          ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 14 MARCH 2019. UAE Team arrives at the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics at Zayed Sports City. (Photo: Antonie Robertson/The National) Journalist: None: National.

          Special Olympics declared open at packed Abu Dhabi stadium

          June 14, 2020
          Two samples of Ebola drug remdesivir during a news conference at the University Hospital Eppendorf in Hamburg, Germany. Reuters, File

          ‘Millions could die’ as second Ebola outbreak hits Congo

          AfricaJune 03, 2020
          IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said the fund was likely to revise its growth forecast for the global economy. AFP

          IMF approves debt relief for 25 countries to help them fight Covid-19

          EconomyApril 16, 2020
          A worker walks past a refinery in Nigeria's southern oil hub, Port Harcourt. Many oil-producing nations in sub-Saharan Africa are now having to cut budgets that were set based on an average oil price of $50-$60 per barrel. AFP

          African producers feel pain of lower oil prices

          EconomyMarch 23, 2020
          Brussels is a capital famed for its gourmet chocolate. Getty

          A guide to the 10 best chocolate shops to visit in Brussels

          February 11, 2020
          A Syrian woman in the governorate of Idlib. The woman is among thousands of civilians who have fled a Russian-backed offensive by the regime on the rebel town of Maaret Al Numaan in the south of the province December 27, 2019. AFP

          Lessons from war zones: what Syria, Bosnia and Chechnya had in common

          CommentDecember 29, 2019
          A boy receives a vaccination for measles and rubella at school in February 2019, during an immunization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters, file

          Measles surge prompts vaccination appeal

          UAEDecember 22, 2019
          Angry residents of this eastern Congo city burned the town hall and stormed the UN peacekeeping mission, known as MONUSCO, after Allied Democratic Forces rebels killed eight people and kidnapped nine overnight in an attack earlier this year. AP Photo/Al-hadji Kudra Maliro

          Militants kill 22 in eastern DR Congo

          AfricaDecember 15, 2019
          Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gestures as he addresses his supporters via a screen. Reuters, file

          US sanctions millionaire Hezbollah moneymen as Nasrallah speaks

          December 14, 2019
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