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  • Move to overturn FGM ban in the Gambia postponed
    Montag, 18. März 2024 19:49 Uhr

    Committee will examine for at least three months a bill proposing repeal of ban on female genital mutilation

    A decision on whether to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Gambia has been postponed for three months after MPs called for more consultation.

    FGM was outlawed in the country eight years ago and is punishable by up to three years’ imprisonment.

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  • Libya coastguard accused of hampering attempt to save more than 170 people
    Montag, 18. März 2024 16:19 Uhr

    Médecins Sans Frontières says ‘dangerous manoeuvres’ by coastguard put refugees at even greater risk

    An NGO performing search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean has accused the Libyan coastguard of hampering an attempt to save more than 170 people making the perilous journey across the sea to Europe.

    In a statement, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said its ship had come to the rescue of two boats in international waters on Saturday: a small fibreglass boat carrying 28 people and a double-deck wooden vessel with 143 people onboard, which appeared to be in distress.

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  • Idris Elba reveals ‘dream’ of building eco city on island off Sierra Leone
    Montag, 18. März 2024 15:06 Uhr

    Actor and his childhood friend planning development on Sherbro to be a public-private partnership

    Idris Elba has shared details of his “dream” to turn an island off the coast of Sierra Leone, the country where his father was born, into an environmentally friendly smart city.

    The actor is working with his childhood friend to develop Sherbro, which is roughly the size of the Isle of Man, after the island was given enough autonomy by the west African nation’s government to allow the work to go ahead.

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  • Weather tracker: cyclone warning in Australia while Finland freezes in -16C lows
    Montag, 18. März 2024 10:44 Uhr

    Meanwhile, South Sudan has ordered schools to shut amid extreme heatwave

    A cyclone warning has been issued in northern Australia for coastal communities from the island of Groote Eylandt to the Northern Territory/Queensland border. Tropical Cyclone Megan, which developed in the Gulf of Carpentaria on Saturday, has been declared a category 3 cyclone by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Megan is forecast to make landfall on Monday, but has already brought gale-force winds and heavy rainfall to some areas over the weekend. Groote Eylandt was cut off after more than 400mm of rain in just 24 hours on Sunday.

    There is a chance that Megan could strengthen further into a category 4 storm before making landfall, with the potential for damaging wind gusts of up to 125km/h. Megan is the fifth named cyclone in Australian waters so far this season, which is below the average of about 10 by this stage of the year.

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  • South Sudan closes schools in preparation for 45C heatwave
    Montag, 18. März 2024 09:50 Uhr

    Authorities advise parents to keep children indoors during extreme heatwave, expected to last two weeks

    South Sudan is closing all schools from Monday in preparation for an extreme heatwave expected to last two weeks.

    The health and education ministries have advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45C (113F).

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  • EU seals €7.4bn deal with Egypt in effort to avert another migration crisis
    Sonntag, 17. März 2024 18:48 Uhr

    Six of bloc’s leaders sign agreement in Cairo aimed at boosting economy and bringing stability to region

    EU leaders have sealed a €7.4bn (£6.3bn) deal with Egypt to help boost the country’s faltering economy, in an attempt to bring stability to the “troubled” region and avert another migration crisis in Europe.

    The three-year EU-Egypt strategic partnership involves €5bn in soft loans to support economic changes, €1.8bn to support investments from the private sector and €600m in grants including €200m for migration management.

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