#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Murdered son of Muammar Gaddafi was perceived as a threat to Libya’s elite. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, shot dead on Tuesday, appealed to ‘a nostalgia for a past that is remembered as more secure’
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#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of ex-Libyan leader, killed, say officials. Dictator’s second son, a key figure in post-2011 Libyan politics, reportedly shot dead at home by masked assailants
#Islamic #Politics #Religious × #Libya #Africa ×
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.30.2026 Islamic State claims attack on international airport and airbase in Niger. Motorcycle-riding militants launch strikes using heavy weaponry and drones, damaging planes belonging to Ivorian carrier and Togolese airline
#Aviation #Islamic #Religious × #Ivory Coast #Niger #Africa × #Togo
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.10.2025 Terrorist turf war battle in north-eastern Nigeria leaves about 200 dead. Fighting between Boko Haram and rival militants from Islamic State West Africa Province broke out on shores of Lake Chad
#Islamic #Religious × #Nigeria #Africa × #Chad
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.01.2025 Trump threatens to go into Nigeria ‘guns-a-blazing’ over attacks on Christians. US president says he ordered Pentagon to begin planning for action, without mentioning Muslim persecution
#Christian #Islamic #Politics #Religious × #Nigeria #Africa ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.23.2025 ‘Many Rastas were chased away, but we’re determined to remain’: Ethiopia’s religious community under threat. Rastafarians who sought a spiritual homeland in Shashamene face eviction and arrest for flying flag of Haile Selassie’s empire
#Religious × #Ethiopia #Africa ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.17.2025 US evangelical groups urge Trump to spare HIV/Aids program from aid cuts. Christian organizations helped create Pepfar, credited with preventing 25m early deaths, particularly in Africa
#Christian #Religious × #Africa ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.12.2025 The Long Wave: From aseeda to Vimto, Ramadan traditions across the diaspora. In my experience, to fast in a non-majority Muslim country is to withdraw into a type of social hermitage. Plus, 100 years of Black British music
#Islamic #Religious × #Showbiz #United Kingdom #Africa × #Europe #music
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.27.2025 King asks Moroccans not to kill sheep for Eid al-Adha as drought reduces herds. First such request in 29 years blames economic hardship and climate crisis for high livestock prices and shortages
#Islamic #Religious × #Weather #Morocco #Africa × #Eid al-Adha
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.26.2025 Life without parole for Nice church attacker who murdered three. Brahim Aouissaoui claimed the fatal stabbings at a church in southern French city were revenge on westerners
#Christian #Religious × #France #Africa × #Europe #Tunisia
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.16.2025 Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa. Police say motive for killing of Hendricks, who ran a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown
#Islamic #Religious × #Africa × #South Africa
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.01.2025 Trump airstrikes target ‘senior IS attack planner’ in Somalia. The US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, indicated multiple jihadists were killed and no civilians were harmed
#Islamic #Politics #Religious × #Somalia #Africa × #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.25.2025 Sierra Leone has a chance to protect women and girls. We must not allow US influence to stop us | Dr Ramatu Bangura. Religious extremists from the US are bolstering local opposition by pouring money and messaging into the country under the guise of supporting ‘family values’
#Religious × #Sierra Leone #Africa × #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.13.2025 ‘I was crying, there was no anaesthesia’: the fight for legal and safe abortion in Nigeria. In a country where thousands die every year from unsafe procedures, and rape is shockingly high, campaigners must overcome strict laws and religious beliefs, as well as misinformation and stigma
#Religious × #Nigeria #Africa ×
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.09.2025 ‘I’ve seen women suffer’: Malawi’s religious leaders fight for legal abortions. Deaths from backstreet abortions have united pro-choice Christian and Muslim clerics around ending the strict ban
#Christian #Islamic #Religious × #Malawi #Africa ×
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.06.2025 War crimes and rebel bishops: Christmas celebrations marred by bitter split in Ethiopia’s ancient church. As millions of Orthodox Christians in the country prepare to celebrate on January 7, the legacy of a brutal conflict is tearing apart its 1,700-year-old church
#Christian #Religious × #Ethiopia #Africa ×
#theguardian.com. × #Dec.31.2024 ‘Left at the mercy of jihadists’: Niger’s junta fails to curb surge in violence. Islamic State affiliate expands control since 2023 coup, killing hundreds of civilians and enslaving women, as media ban allows regime to cover up attacks
#Islamic #Religious × #Niger #Africa ×
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