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Trump wants to deport foreign students like me. Universities must defy him

Universities will get nowhere by facilitating the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian students.

People walk on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

‘Stop lying’: Malians call for justice over French air strike

France denies UN report that 19 unarmed civilians were killed in a January air strike on a remote Malian village.

A video grab shows aerial images of the area around the village of Bounti in central Mali, shot in late January 2021 by the fact-finding mission of the UN peacekeeping force in Mali [File: MINUSMA/AFP]

Why is anti-French sentiment spiking in Senegal protests?

Several French businesses targeted during anti-government protests as anger grows over worsening economic situation.

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Rewrite the English department: Lessons in radical decolonisation

Can we reimagine the world of literatures in English in a way that puts historically marginalised voices at the centre?

April 20, 1969: Cornell University student leader Eric Evans reads a statement after members of the Afro-American Society occupied Willard Straight Hall to protest against the university's perceived racism [Photo courtesy of Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University]

Mahmoud Dicko: The ‘people’s imam’ challenging Mali’s Keita

The Muslim leader has emerged as the leader of an opposition movement seeking the Malian president’s departure.

Mahmoud Dicko

Family of seized Soumaila Cisse says Mali gov’t ‘moving too slow’

‘We don’t know when this nightmare will end,’ says son of veteran opposition leader kidnapped in late March.

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‘Three years is enough’: Why are Gambians protesting?

Thousands take to the streets of Banjul amid growing tension over the length of President Adama Barrow’s term.

Gambian President Adama Barrow leaves the Elysee Palace after a meeting with French President in Paris, France, March 15, 2017

Chile’s indigenous groups decry discrimination on Columbus Day

Thousands bring Santiago to standstill on Columbus Day, denouncing discrimination and persecution of indigenous people.

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What’s behind Mali massacre and how to stop escalating violence

Ethnic tensions threaten to further destabilise Mali, analysts say, calling for dialogue and accountability for victims.

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Trinidad mother reunited with sons taken by ISIL father to Syria

Campaigners praise Trinidad and Tobago government, which is expected to allow the two kidnapped boys to return home.

Do not use: Felicia Perkins-Ferreira and her two boys