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Two rivals claim to be in charge in Niger. One is detained and has been publicly silent for days
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoNearly two weeks have passed since the coup in Niger, and the two men making competing claims to...
Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of hostages, mostly children and women, who were held captive for...
What are the minimum marriage ages around the world, as England and Wales raise age to 18?
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoEngland and Wales have formally changed the legal age for marriages and civil partnerships to 18,...
Why schoolchildren are being abducted in northern Nigeria amid the region's security crisis
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoThe kidnapping of 287 grade school students by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria this week was only the...
Doha Film Institute Unveils Fall 2023 Grantees Including Prince Naseem Doc & New Films By Mohamed Al...
Deadline via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoQatar’s Doha Film Institute (DFI) has announced the recipient projects for its fall 2023 grants...
Mass wedding plans for 100 Nigerian girls and women spark outrage
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoA Nigerian rights group has launched a petition to stop plans by religious leaders and a state lawmaker to push 100 girls and young women into marriage in a mass ceremony next week, which have ...
UN investigator: Contemporary slavery extensive around globe
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoA U.N. investigator says contemporary forms of slavery are widely practiced around the world, including forced labor for China’s Uyghur minority, bonded labor for the lowest caste Dalits in ...
Libya asks Lebanon to release Gadhafi's detained son who is on hunger strike, officials say
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoLibya’s judicial authorities have formally asked Lebanon to release one of the late dictator Moammar...