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As England’s Lionesses roared, Nigeria’s queens of Africa made football history
ByNesrine Malik July 30, 2025

The Super Falcons secured their 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title in a gripping final against Morocco. What is the secret to the squad’s soaraway success?Don’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up hereHello and welcome to The Long Wa…

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As England’s Lionesses roared, Nigeria’s queens of Africa made football history
ByNesrine Malik July 30, 2025

The Super Falcons secured their 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title in a gripping final against Morocco. What is the secret to the squad’s soaraway success?Don’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up hereHello and welcome to The Long Wa…

Read More As England’s Lionesses roared, Nigeria’s queens of Africa made football history
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Christopher Nolan criticised for filming in occupied Western Sahara city
BySam Jones in Madrid July 28, 2025

Organisers of local film festival warn production of The Odyssey in Dakhla could normalise repression by MoroccoThe organisers of the Western Sahara international film festival (FiSahara) have criticised Christopher Nolan for shooting part of his adapt…

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Christopher Nolan criticised for filming in occupied Western Sahara city
BySam Jones in Madrid July 28, 2025

Organisers of local film festival warn production of The Odyssey in Dakhla could normalise repression by MoroccoThe organisers of the Western Sahara international film festival (FiSahara) have criticised Christopher Nolan for shooting part of his adapt…

Read More Christopher Nolan criticised for filming in occupied Western Sahara city
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Man rescued trying to reach Spain from Morocco in rubber ring and flippers
BySam Jones in Madrid July 22, 2025

Family in yacht pulled young man from the sea off Costa del SolA man who was apparently trying to reach Spain from Morocco using a rubber ring and flippers has been rescued after he was spotted by a family sailing to the Balearic islands.The family wer…

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Man rescued trying to reach Spain from Morocco in rubber ring and flippers
BySam Jones in Madrid July 22, 2025

Family in yacht pulled young man from the sea off Costa del SolA man who was apparently trying to reach Spain from Morocco using a rubber ring and flippers has been rescued after he was spotted by a family sailing to the Balearic islands.The family wer…

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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
ByStefanie Glinski in Cairo July 18, 2025

Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollutionWhen Mina Nedi graduated with a nursing degree last year, his friend…

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Sudan’s children face growing threat of deadly infectious diseases as vaccination rates halve
ByKat Lay, Global health correspondent July 17, 2025

The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also stallsChildren in Sudan, caught up in what aid organisations have called the world’s largest humanitarian cris…

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Sudanese paramilitary RSF accused of killing almost 300 people in village raids
ByReuters July 15, 2025July 15, 2025

Rights group says targets of Rapid Support Forces in North Kordofan were ‘empty of military objectives’Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed nearly 300 people in attacks in North Kordofan state that began on Saturday, according to…

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They Fled War in Ethiopia. Then American Bombs Found Them.
ByShuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim July 12, 2025July 12, 2025

In April, U.S.-made bombs destroyed a detention facility that held Ethiopian migrants in Yemen, crushing bodies and shredding limbs. Amid official silence, the survivors are left wondering why.

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