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Why a tiny island’s fate could decide Seychelles’ next president

India, Qatari royals, China and ecologists have their own, very different, views on Assumption Island's future.

Why a tiny island’s fate could decide Seychelles’ next president

India, Qatari royals, China and ecologists have their own, very different, views on Assumption Island's future.

Ethiopian runner Shewarge Alene dies aged 30

Ethiopian runner Shewarge Alene dies aged 30, the organiser of the Stockholm marathon confirms.

Ethiopian runner Shewarge Alene dies aged 30

Ethiopian runner Shewarge Alene dies aged 30, the organiser of the Stockholm marathon confirms.

Former French president Sarkozy given five year sentence in Libya case

Nicolas Sarkozy, president from 2007-12, was found guilty of criminal conspiracy but cleared of other charges.

French navy seizes nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine off West African coast

French authorities say the "remarkable seizure" was found on board a fishing boat following a tip-off.

The professor who beat fraud allegations to become Malawi’s president…again

The president-elect of the southern African nation has a long and controversial political career.

The professor who beat fraud allegations to become Malawi’s president…again

The president-elect of the southern African nation has a long and controversial political career.

Malawi’s ex-president wins election in comeback at age 85

Peter Mutharika defeated the incumbent, Lazarus Chakwera, the election commission announces.

Somalia’s president: They tried to kill me five times

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says he is a prime target of the Islamist group al-Shabab.