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Who Are the Tuareg—and Why Do They Keep Rebelling? Culture

Who Are the Tuareg—and Why Do They Keep Rebelling?

The Tuareg, Sahara's nomadic 'blue people,' have launched at least five major rebellions since 1916. Their fight for autonomy in northern Mali reveals...

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How Private Military Companies Work—and Why They Thrive Economy

How Private Military Companies Work—and Why They Thrive

Private military companies employ tens of thousands of contractors worldwide, operating in a legal gray zone between soldiers and civilians. Here is h...

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How Continental Rifting Works—Africa's Next Ocean Science

How Continental Rifting Works—Africa's Next Ocean

The East African Rift is slowly splitting the continent in two. Here's how tectonic forces tear landmasses apart and eventually create new ocean basin...

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What Is the Coup Belt—Africa's Chain of Juntas Culture

What Is the Coup Belt—Africa's Chain of Juntas

Three Sahel nations—Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger—fell to military coups in rapid succession. Here's how the Coup Belt formed, why juntas replaced dem...

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How Malaria Works—and Why It Still Kills Health

How Malaria Works—and Why It Still Kills

Malaria kills over 600,000 people a year despite being preventable and treatable. Here's how the parasite hijacks your blood cells, evades your immune...

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How FIFA World Cup Qualifying Works Across Six Zones Sport

How FIFA World Cup Qualifying Works Across Six Zones

FIFA's World Cup qualification is a multi-year global tournament spanning six confederations, each running its own format to fill 48 slots. Here's how...

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What Is the Green Sahara—and Why Did It Vanish? Science

What Is the Green Sahara—and Why Did It Vanish?

The world's largest hot desert was once a lush landscape of lakes, rivers, and grasslands. Scientists call this era the African Humid Period, and new...

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How Sleeping Sickness Parasites Outsmart Your Immune System Science

How Sleeping Sickness Parasites Outsmart Your Immune System

African trypanosomes evade the human immune system by constantly switching their protein coat, a molecular disguise act that has baffled scientists fo...

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Last Two World Cup 2026 Spots Decided in Mexico Tuesday Sport

Last Two World Cup 2026 Spots Decided in Mexico Tuesday

The final two places at the 2026 FIFA World Cup are at stake on March 31 in Mexico, as DR Congo face Jamaica in Guadalajara and Iraq meet Bolivia in M...

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Germany Tests Strength Against Ghana — Nagelsmann Plans for World Cup Without Musiala Sport

Germany Tests Strength Against Ghana — Nagelsmann Plans for World Cup Without Musiala

The German national team faces Ghana in Stuttgart. Head coach Nagelsmann must do without the injured Jamal Musiala and is using the friendly to assess...

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What Is Sleeping Sickness and How Does It Kill? Health

What Is Sleeping Sickness and How Does It Kill?

African sleeping sickness is a parasitic disease spread by tsetse flies that invades the brain, disrupts sleep cycles, and kills without treatment. He...

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What Is Coltan and Why It's in Every Smartphone Technology

What Is Coltan and Why It's in Every Smartphone

Coltan is a rare mineral found largely in the Democratic Republic of Congo that is refined into tantalum — a critical component inside nearly every mo...

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