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Kenya fears ecological disaster as two rising lakes get closer

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0 Rising water levels along Kenya’s Great Rift Valley have forced thousands of people from their homes. There are also fears of an ecological disaster as two lakes are getting closer – causing fear of contamination, and threatening wildlife and livelihoods. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi explains. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Kenya

Why Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes are going through a crisis

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Thousands of people in Kenya have been forced to abandon their homes after a drastic rise in the levels of the lakes along the Rift Valley. Homes, schools, hospitals and roads are under water. Environmentalists say decades of deforestation and this year’s unusually heavy rains have contributed to the disaster. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from Lake Baringo, where the water has risen by around 12 metres in the last seven years. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Kenya #KenyaFloods #RiftValley

Mali transition talks end with no deal, military leaders agree to release Keita

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Talks between West African mediators and Mali’s military coup leaders have ended with an agreement to release the overthrown president. But no deal on a transitional government. The mediation team from the regional bloc Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) would report to heads of state on progress made before a summit on Mali later this week, Colonel Ismael Wague said on Monday, but the military spokesman added that the final decision on the makeup of an interim transitional administration would be decided “by Malians”. The country was plunged into a political crisis after former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was forced to resign. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports. – […]

Mali coup leaders promise elections after Keita overthrow

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Malian opposition leader Mahmoud Dicko said he would step back from politics, after meeting soldiers who deposed the president in a coup. The new military rulers have ordered civil servants to return to work, and promised to oversee democratic elections, within a “reasonable timeframe”. The international community has condemned Tuesday’s coup, with some announcing sanctions. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Mali #MaliCoup #IBK

Mali coup: Soldiers promise to hold new elections

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Soldiers in Mali have forced President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign. Military leaders say they will form a transitional, civilian-led government and organise, what they call, credible elections. The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has condemned the coup. In the coming hours, the UN Security Council will meet to discuss the crisis. First, Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford starts our coverage, Later, we will be joined by Ahmed Idris live from neighbouring Abuja to discuss the latest. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Mali #MaliCoup #IBK

Mali president, prime minister arrested in apparent coup

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Mali’s president and prime minister are said to have been arrested in what could be a coup. Pictures on social media show two cars carrying President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. A video shows protesters, who have been calling for Keita to quit, celebrating in the capital, Bamako. There are also reports of heavy military presence near the radio station and the airport. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Mali

Ship leaking tonnes of oil off Mauritius splits apart

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The Japanese-owned ship that ran into a coral reef off the coast of Mauritius has split apart, spilling the remaining oil in its hold into the sea. Mauritius declared an environmental emergency, and many now fear the spill will do irreversible damage to the local wildlife. Al Jazeera’s Laura Burdon-Manley reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Mauritius #MauritiusOilSpill #Wakashio

More Black Americans visiting, moving to Africa

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0 Black Americans are being invited to migrate to West African countries. Ghana and Senegal are encouraging them to settle, explore and invest. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque met some in Daka,r who say they wanted to leave racism and division behind in the US. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Africa #BlackLivesMatter

More than 9,000 arrests in Ethiopia since June killing of singer

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More than 9,000 people have been arrested in Ethiopia during recent unrest that followed the killing of a popular musician. That’s according to the state-run Human Rights Commission which says 178 people have died in the violence since June. Critics now worry the country might be sliding back towards repression. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in 2018 promising democratic reforms. But he’s had to face growing ethnic tension over land and resources. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Ethiopia

Indian Ocean faces growing threat of fuel spill

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The MV Wakashio ship still has more than half of its 4,000 tonnes of fuel on board after running aground off Mauritius last month. A state of emergency has been declared because of the threat of catastrophic damage to coral reefs in the Indian Ocean. According to the country’s prime minister, the ship is breaking apart. It is feared the vessel could break up as cracks in the hull widen. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Mauritius #Oil