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UN peacekeepers killed in Mali, as junta denounces 'agressive' statement from EU council president

Three UN peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in central Mali.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 22, 2023

The Guardian view on post-Covid welfare: needs more progressive experiments

Editorial: Sadiq Khan’s free school meal plan ought to be the start of something big

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023

Sudanese print newspapers in decline as readers turn online

As an economic crisis deepens and readers grow more attached to their phones, Sudan's once vibrant newspaper industry is in decline, with publishers shutting down or reducing their print operations, sellers, editors and union officials tell Reuters.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2023

Supermarket fruit and veg shortages set to last 'weeks'

It has been blamed on poor weather conditions

Wales Online · Feb 20, 2023

Islamist terrorism is rising in the Sahel, but not in Chad – what's different?

Since the rise of Boko Haram in Nigeria and the emergence of Islamist-Salafist groups in northern Mali in 2013, the Sahel has increasingly been caught in the maelstrom of Islamist terrorism.

The Conversation · Feb 20, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Free schools meals help every child to live up to their potential

It is hard to learn on an empty stomach. That is why we welcome the move by Mayor Sadiq Khan to extend free school meals to all primary school children to support struggling families through the cost-of-living crisis.

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2023

Sadiq Khan calls for London’s free school meals scheme to be expanded across whole country

Free meals will make the crucial difference, say head teachers

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2023

What’s driving conflict in the disputed Somali city of Las Anod?

Violence has erupted in a city at the centre of dispute between Somalia’s semi-autonomous Somaliland & Puntland regions.

Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2023

Hemedti Says Regrets Participating in Military Coup in Sudan

Deputy head of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereign Council Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo acknowledged on Sunday that he had made a mistake in participating in the October 25, 2021 coup. Dagalo made his statement shortly after head of the Sovereign Council, army commander, Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said the army had carried…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 20, 2023

Exclusive: Free school meals for all primary school pupils in London, says Mayor, in victory for our special investigation

Exclusive: Mayor to announce £130m package after the Evening Standard’s School Hunger Special Investigation

Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2023