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Gunmen stage simultaneous attacks in, outside Mali capital: Army

Mali is battling insurgencies by the West Africa affiliates of al Qaeda and Islamic State.

SA Province traditional leadership condemns “unauthorised coronation” as Nigerian mission offers apology

Traditional leadership in South Africa’s (SA) Eastern Cape province has intensified criticism of an “unauthorised coronation” involving a Nigerian traditional figure, after a peacekeeping engagement in Gompo aimed at easing community anger and restoring calm.

UN nuclear non-proliferation pact faces key test as governments gather in New York

Governments from nearly every country will convene at the United Nations headquarters in New York next week to assess whether the world’s main barrier against the spread of nuclear weapons can still hold, amid rising global mistrust and mounting nuclear risk.