East africa articles
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Devastating flooding in east Africa claims dozens of lives and displaces thousands
Devastating flooding has struck east Africa, with extreme rainfall wreaking havoc across several countries. Recent weeks have seen dozens of deaths in the region related to torrential rainfall, which is set to peak in the coming days. The situation has worsened so much that last week, Burundi - one of the world's poorest countries - called for international help to try and grapple with the floods. In Kenya's capital, Nairobi, once busy streets were turned into rivers. 35 people have died since...
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Refugee who left UK for holiday in 2008 stranded in east Africa for 16 years
Saleh Ahmed Handule Ali, now 33, had indefinite leave to remain in UK, but Home Office failed to keep a recordA refugee who left the UK on holiday as a teenager in 2008 has been stranded in east Africa for the last 16 years in a case that senior judges have described as “extraordinary”.Saleh Ahmed Handule Ali, now 33, arrived in the UK at the age of nine in April 2000 with his mother and two younger siblings from Somalia. They came to join Ali’s father, who had been granted refugee status by the...
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Warner Chappell Music taps ICE as sole digital licensing partner in Europe, Middle East, Africa
Launched by the UK’s PRS for Music, Sweden’s STIM and Germany’s GEMA, ICE represents 330,000 rightsholders Source