France returns three looted skulls to Madagascar, including one believed to be King Toera’s, marking a historic step in colonial-era restitution efforts.
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Greek FM snubs Libya counterpart in spat over Turkey deal
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias snubbed his Libyan counterpart Thursday, abandoning a planned visit to Tripoli to avoid being welcomed by the top diplomat of a government allied with arch rival Turkey.
Language proposal stirs thorny debate in troubled Mali
Mali gained independence from France in 1960, yet even today French is the language of government business, used on road signs and in state TV broadcasts. Of these 13 are recognised as "national" languages but French is the only official one, meaning that it is used for government and regulatory business, said Amadou Salifou Guindo, a specialist in sociolinguistics.
'Nothing to eat': People starve in Burkina Faso town under jihadist blockade
Jihadists have dynamited bridges and mounted deadly attacks against supply convoys, blockading Burkina Faso's northern town of Djibo and leaving its people destitute. Several supply convoys have recently been attacked on the road.
S.Africa's ghost hunters look for clues in hollow rooms
Shortly after nightfall, flashlight in hand, Rivas Bright knocks twice on the broken window of an abandoned building in Pretoria, South Africa. Tonight they have come to an abandoned building within the campus of one of South Africa's largest universities, which asked not to be named.
'Brazil is back': Lula draws crowds at UN climate talks
Showered with applause and chants of "Lula!" "It's so good to see Lula bringing Brazil back into the fold," she said in a statement. lth/lg
'No one will take Goma': E.Africa commander in DR Congo
The commander of the East African Community's military force in the Democratic Republic of Congo vowed Wednesday to protect Goma, a key eastern city threatened by advancing M23 rebels.
Absent Nigerians confront World Cup 'bad dream'
Nigerians are facing up to the reality of not qualifying for the World Cup, which kicks off Sunday in Qatar, as the African football giants have to watch from the sidelines the countdown to the quadrennial global showpiece. Will Nigerian fans now switch their support to "Old Enemy" Ghana, a neighbouring West African country, one of five teams from the continent who qualified.
Ebola trial vaccines heading to Uganda: WHO
Three candidate vaccines against the strain of Ebola wreaking havoc in Uganda will be shipped to the East African country next week for trials, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The WHO and the Ugandan health ministry accepted the committee's recommendation, he said, adding: "We expect the first doses of vaccine to be shipped to Uganda next week."
Niger's threatened giraffes find new home
Conservationists in Niger said on Wednesday they had transferred threatened West African giraffes to a new home 600 kilometres (375 miles) away. Pain-staking efforts to save the West African giraffe seem to be bearing fruit.
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