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1. CAR president pledges closer ties with Russia

   Since 2018, Bangui has forged closer ties with Moscow, with the later providing security and economic assistance

2. Women rickshaw drivers defy norms in Nigeria's conservative Kano

   Women rickshaw drivers defy norms in conservative Nigerian city of Kano

3. After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death, who will lead Iran?

   Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has long been considered a contender to the post of the country's next paramount ruler — even before an Israeli strike killed his father last week and despite the fact he has never been elected or appointed to a government po

4. Gabon fashion designer brings traditional raffia to Paris runways

   The natural material derived from palm leaves -- and traditionally reserved for Gabon's nobles and village chiefs -- gained international attention on the runways of the world's fashion capital

5. The sea is higher than we think: Millions more at risk of rising sea levels, researchers say

   Rising sea levels due to climate change may threaten tens of millions more people than previously thought, according to a new report. Writing in the journal Nature, researchers say that 90 percent of scientific studies use erroneous data when calculating the height of baseline coastal waters.