Export of donkeys banned after Asian demand
Niger has banned the export of donkeys, warning that a three-fold increase in trade, mainly to Asian countries, is threatening its donkey population.
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Bomb kills 30 at Kurdish wedding
At least 30 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a Kurdish wedding in north-eastern Syria. The bomber blew himself up on Monday night a
Avoid empty talk, Xi Jinping tells G20 leaders
China’s President Xi Jinping has urged leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies to avoid “empty talk” as they look to quick
President fires defence minister after gunmen seize village
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has fired Defence Minister Tieman Hubert Coulibaly after suspected Islamist militants briefly seized the
Opposition chief Jean Ping calls for calm
Gabon’s opposition leader Jean Ping says he has asked his people to “calm down,” as post-election violence claimed more lives and th