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No ceasefire on the occasion of the election campaign in Niger. While Nigerians are being called upon this Sunday, December 27, to elect their president and their deputies, jihadists are talking about them in the Lake Chad region and on the border with Mali. Rural political leaders make the issue of security one of their main themes.…

As we age, our skin is one of the first places it shows. But skin aging is caused by a number of things beyond just the years we're alive for."Skin aging is the result of both intrinsic biologic processes that contribute to chronologic aging, as well as extrinsic factors such as ultraviolet (UV) radiation, smoking, pollution, and poor nutrition," says Jacquelyn Sink, MD, a dermatologist at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. While it's important to wear a hat outside and avoid smoking, another preventative…

Polls show that roughly 80% of Americans take vitamins or supplements. You would think that something that so many people do in the name of health would be good for you, right? Not so fast. There may not be as many benefits of taking vitamin supplements—and multivitamins, in particular—as you've been led to believe. An Annals of Internal Medicine study by Johns Hopkins researchers concluded that multivitamins don't reduce the risk for heart disease, cancer, cognitive decline, or early death. The researchers also noted…

This year has been a crash-course in COVID knowledge. In January we had a vague understanding of the virus; 12 months later, we can recite the best ways to avoid exposure, rattle off nearby testing centers, and run through common symptoms from memory. And, as vaccination looms in the not-so-distant future, we continue to learn more about how best to fight and weaken COVID-19. Based on new research and expert opinion, you might consider armoring yourself with an ancient superfood: mushrooms. Here's why, and for more…

Soumaïla Cissé died on Friday, December 25, in Paris, where he was treated under contract with Covid-19. More than any other neighborhood in Bamako, Badalabougou is in mourning. The former leader of the opposition against Mali had established his family home there. It is also the headquarters of his party, the Union for Republic and Democracy (URD), that pays tribute to his memory. In Niafunké, the…

Its fine sandy beaches, lush forests and mangroves have made Casamance, the southern part of Senegal, one of the most attractive in the country for travelers. Since last March, however, tourists have left after the Covid-19 pandemic and the successive border closures. Surrounded by palm groves and postcard beaches, the seaside…

We are talking about the situation of journalists and bloggers in Egypt, as two of them have just been arrested in what is the world's third prison for journalists. Far behind China and just behind Saudi Arabia, Egypt is the country with the most detained journalists, 31 according to the RSF, listing two newcomers to Egyptian…

This Friday, December 25, is the last day of the campaign in Niger. The thirty candidates have until midnight to convince 7.5 million voters before the presidential and legislative elections on Sunday. The competing parties therefore organized the latest campaign events. With our Special Correspondent in Niamey, Magali…

Mauricio Pochettino ayaa noqon doona macalinka cusub ee kooxda Paris Saint-Germain kadib markii shalay shaqada laga caydhiyay Thomas Tuchel. Xiddiga reer Argentine, oo koox la’aan ahaa muddo sanad ah tan iyo markii laga ceyriyay Tottenham, wuxuu gacanta ugu jiri doonaa koox ciyaartoy wanaagsan leh iyo koox buuxdaoo qab ciyaaredkeed fican yahay, taas oo u oggolaan doonta inuu la soo shartago ciyaartoy waaweyn. Kooxda reer france ee xilli ciyaareedkii hore gaadhay finalka champions League markii ugu horaysay…

Guuldarro kale oo soo gaarta Arsenal kulankii sabtida ee Chelsea ayaa sababi karta in shaqada laga ceyriyo Mikel Arteta, kaasoo aan wax guul ah gaarin sideedii kulan ee ugu dambeysay.Gunners, oo laga badiyay shan jeer, seddexna barbardhac gashay, ayaa Emirates Stadium ku wajaheysa Chelsea, haddii ay mar kale laga badiyo, waxa ay u dhici karaan kaalinta 16aad ee Premier League iyagoo kaliya afar dhibcood ka hooseeya Reds. gudaha.Maamulka Arsenal ayaa wali ku adkeysanaya inay taageerayaan Mikel Arteta, kaasoo heysta rikoorkii…