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More than 1,000 migrants rescued off West Africa, MSF says

More than 1,000 migrants have been rescued off the coast of West Africa in a week, reports Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

Six football federations back Infantino for re-election, Reuters reports

Representatives from six football associations in Africa and Asia are backing FIFA President Gianni Infantino for re-election in a joint statement.

UN says 143 migrants dead or missing off Mauritania after boat drifts at sea

The UN says 143 migrants and refugees were reported dead or missing off the coast of Mauritania last week.

ECOWAS backs $25 billion West Africa gas pipeline to Morocco

The West African Economic and Monetary Union (ECOWAS) has reached an agreement with Sierra Leone on a gas pipeline from sources in Nigeria, Senegal and Mauritania to Morocco. The pipeline, with a capacity of 30 billion cubic meters, will bring West African gas closer to the European market.

More than 1,000 migrants rescued off the coast of Mauritania

More than 1,000 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Mauritania, the Mauritanian coast guard says.

Raped by Putin's mercenaries, couldn't scream

Russian mercenaries are accused of brutal sexual violence in Mali. They belong to the Afrika Korps, a paramilitary force under the Kremlin that replaced the notorious Wagner Group in Africa. The "white men" are said to be burning villages, killing men and raping women - seemingly with impunity.

UN Warns: Four Million Displaced in Sahel Region Need Urgent Aid

Around four million people are fleeing in the Sahel region of Africa. Many of them are exposed to violence, forced recruitments and arbitrary deprivations of liberty, according to the UN.

69 Dead as Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Mauritania Coast