Gunmen targeted villagers who had rejected attempts to impose extremist rule

Several mines collapsed in region that produces 15% of world’s supply of rare metal that is key for production of smartphones, computers and aircraft engines

Four players, including two from Morocco, also banned and both federations fined

Sadio Mané says his team would have been ‘crazy’ not to return to the pitch

Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, seems likely to extend his rule in a country that has become a key strategic ally of the West

The newcomers see this once beleaguered city as a place of creative possibility

Galway man Liam Cullinane’s life had been one of adventure and physical activity, but one day all that came to an abrupt and horrifying halt

Move is part of Tel Aviv’s struggle for regional influence against Iran and Turkey

Books about the Americas, photography, Cuba, rampant western hypocrisy, the Roman empire, Africa and much more

Group calling themselves Comité Militaire pour la Refondation said they removed president from power

Morocco’s landmark buildings are impressive, but it’s the market stalls and street bakeries that make the biggest impression

Takeover is the latest in a string of coups and attempted coups in the west African nation since it gained independence in 1974

The summit in Angola is following themes set at the weekend’s G20, and with Africa’s resources and Europe’s funding on the table

The Taoiseach has travelled to Angola from South Africa where he attended the G20 summit at the weekend

Rite & reason: A culture that continuously excludes and dismisses people on the basis of their Christianity can be guilty of what Pope Francis called “polite persecution”

Attackers engaged in gun fight with authorities before scaling perimeter face and seizing students

Workplace Relations Commission hears litany of grievances running from not being paid to work permits

Opposition and activists have said security forces killed more than 1,000 people and are reportedly hiding bodies

Rights groups cite pattern of enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and extrajudicial killings ahead of the polls

Protests broke out after president’s key challengers were excluded from ballot