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The Gambia’s notorious and exiled former president could be seen back in the country and possibly on the political scene.

The military junta has released prisoners detained during deposed President Alpha Condé's rule

Francine Niyonsaba says she keeps competing after her enforced switch to longer distances to "make sport a better place and inspire others".

There is a "complete depletion of food stocks" in the northern Ethiopian region, the TPLF says.

Cellou Dalein Diallo says Sunday's takeover "completes" the work that opposition groups had begun.