”What good English.” USA's president Donald Trump praised Liberia's president Joseph Boakai for his English – which is the main language in Liberia, a country partly founded by former American slaves.
World politicsHäcken sells its centre-back Abdoulaye Faye, 20, to German top club Bayer Leverkusen. According to German Kicker, the transfer sum lands at around three million euros – equivalent to approximately 33 million Swedish kronor.
FootballThe actor Lamine Dieng has passed away, 74 years old, the family reports to TT.
TV & filmThe number of girls and women who have been subjected to genital mutilation has increased by 15 percent in recent years, despite great efforts against it. In several places, parents are fighting against the tradition. It was my dad who told me not to accept genital mutilation, says 16-year-old Fatou.
WorldThe number of girls and women who have been subjected to genital mutilation has increased by 15 percent in recent years, despite great efforts against it. In many places, parents are fighting against the tradition. It was my dad who told me not to accept genital mutilation, says 16-year-old Fatou.
WorldNiger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally left Ecowas, announces the West African cooperation organization. This means that a year-long persuasion campaign has gone to waste.
WorldChad accuses Emmanuel Macron of having expressed himself contemptuously when he accused African leaders of ingratitude. The criticism is the latest example of the increasingly deep rift between Paris and the Sahel region.
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