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Where do Africans study abroad?

Education M&G Data Desk - 5 Sep 2020

China is becoming the preferred destination for countries such as Ghana and Nigeria

Iraqi rivers under threat from dams in Iran and Turkey

Environment Agency - 29 Aug 2020

This year, an unprecedented fiscal crunch caused by low oil prices forced the government to suspend infrastructure investments. But new dams alone won’t save Iraq’s waterways, experts warn.

The orchestrators of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Yemen

World Cameron Joseph - 12 Jul 2020

As the crisis continues to unfold, the biggest threat may be the vested interest in maintaining the civil war Therefore, with no end in sight to the conflict plaguing the nation, the question worth asking is: who benefits from a Yemen at war?

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Iraq parliament demands US troop ouster after Soleimani killing

Article Agency - 6 Jan 2020

Ties have deteriorated after an American precision drone strike killed Iran's Major General Qasem Soleimani

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Trump warns Iran of ‘major retaliation,’ threatens sanctions on Iraq

Article Sebastian Smith & Amir Havasi - 6 Jan 2020

Trump bluntly warned Iran against taking vengeance, repeating his insistence that US bombing targets could include Iran's cultural heritage sites

Rubber bullets well past their sell-by date

Article David Bruce - 6 Dec 2019

Police must distinguish between those acting violently and other protesters when using force

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Iraq: more than a month of anti-regime protests

Article Agency - 5 Nov 2019

Demands for the government to resign have led to deadly clashes since October 1

Refugees in Greece face rising hostility

Article Simon Allison - 23 Oct 2019

A new government is getting 'tough' on immigration – but local organisations provide crucial support

Iraq cut the internet, and the economy suffered

Article Agency - 17 Oct 2019

Cyber security NGO NetBlocks estimated the total losses to the Iraqi economy at $951 million

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Mobile cinema brings movie magic to Syria Kurd children

Article Delil Souleiman - 20 Aug 2019

In Kurdish-held areas of the northeast, filmmaker Shero Hinde is screening films in remote villages using just a laptop, projector and a canvas screen

In limbo: ‘Isis children’ in prison

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Jan 2019

Iraq grapples with how to handle an unprecedented number of minors, many of whom were beaten into confession

Someone is defending SA’s transition

Article Point Author - 12 Oct 2018

It is an unpopular view, but Fanie du Toit’s evidence and argument shows us a way forward

Military ignored Mosul war-wounded

Article Jonathan Whittall 2 - 24 Aug 2018

In ridding the city of the Islamic State, its health system was gutted, affecting 1.8-million residents

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Congolese doctor helps Yazidi women overcome rape stigma

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Jun 2018

The sexual enslavement of Yazidis is a tragedy the DRC's Dr Denis Mukwege is especially qualified to talk about

Healthcare on the frontlines of the fight for Mosul

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Jun 2017

Despite the extreme challenges and deep sadness of daily life in and around Mosul, the resilience of the health workers of Mosul is awe inspiring.

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