People
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France Exonerates Women Convicted Over Abortions Before Legalisation
France decriminalised the voluntary termination of a pregnancy with the 1975 Veil Law, named after women’s rights champion and health minister Simone Veil, who championed legalising abortion.
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Stalled Sierra Leone Abortion Bill Leaves Women Few Options
Approximately 91,500 illegal abortions were carried out in Sierra Leone in 2021, according to a report by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) published in 2024
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Mobutu Expo Lays Bare DR Congo Dictator’s Troubled Legacy 30 years on
Mobutu era left few visible traces behind: a handful of palaces and monuments to the late dictator lie decrepit, while virtually no infrastructure from his time survives to this day
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Iran Nobel Winner Unwell After ‘Violent’ Arrest: Supporters
Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel prize, was detained Friday after addressing a memorial ceremony in the eastern city of Mashhad for lawyer Khosrow Alikordi, who was found dead earlier this month.
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Saudi Sets New Death Penalty Record After Executing 340 in 2025: AFP tally
Since the start of 2025, Saudi Arabia has executed 232 people in drug-related cases, constituting the majority of the 340 executions carried out so far, according to AFP’s tally, based on ministry and SPA announcements.
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Trapped, Starving and Afraid in Besieged Sudan City
Two and a half years of war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have ravaged the South Kordofan state capital, with strikes intensifying in recent weeks.
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Wakimbizi wa Congo wasimulia vifo na machafuko wakati vita vikianza upya
Maelfu wamekimbia huku raia wakijikuta tena katikati ya mapigano kati ya M23, jeshi la Congo na washirika wao.
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Kenya Celebrates Jamhuri Day: 61 Years Of Freedom
Jamhuri Day, observed every December 12, commemorates Kenya’s independence from Britain in 1963 and the country’s transition into a republic exactly one year later, on December 12, 1964
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M23 Consolidates Control of DR Congo City, Bodies in Streets
Around 10 bodies were collected from the streets between Wednesday and Thursday, according to local sources and witnesses.
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Tanzania Opposition Rejects Election Results, Calls for Fresh Poll
“The October 29 election is null and void and all results must be cancelled,” Heche said, adding that Tanzanians were denied a genuine chance to choose their leaders.
