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Consulting firm Mercer just ranked 241 different cities based on their quality of life for expats.
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Niger's ruling military group suddenly closed its airspace on Sunday which means some flights from Europe to southern Africa will now take longer.
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Security experts criticized the country for failing to better prepare for potential conflict, comparing it to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Sudan has been gripped by violence since fighting broke out between Sudan's army and a rival paramilitary group.
Violent clashes in Sudan erupted when the commander of the Sudanese army and the head of a paramilitary group refused to negotiate a truce.
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State-backed Saudia issued a statement saying one of its Airbus jets was involved in "an accident" at Khartoum airport after fighting erupted in Sudan.
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The Ukrainian president said as many as 60 shipments could be sent to the continent by mid-2023 if international funding helps subsidize the cost.