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What the rest of the world is publishing about the Horn of Africa — and what the Horn's own newsrooms are publishing about everywhere else.

These are headlines published by other newsrooms, not Hornafrika reporting. We show the headline, a short extract and a link; the full article stays with the publisher who wrote it, and copyright in each headline and extract remains with that publisher. How the wire works

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La NationRegionalFrenchState-affiliatedMahad20 Aug 2026

Emploi et compétences : Le nouveau cap 2026-2030

Faire de la transformation économique un véritable moteur de création d’emplois, de développement des compétences et de renforcement de la protection sociale. Tel est l’enjeu majeur de l’atelier national de concertation et de finalisation…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKat Wong and Amanda Meade20 Aug 2026

Alan Jones’s ‘yelling stopped’ when his ‘sexual behaviour’ began, alleged victim tells court

Sydney court hears complainant was more than 40 years younger and far less powerful than the shock jock when he started working as his driver Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or…

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La NationRegionalFrenchState-affiliatedMahad20 Aug 2026

Billet Juger sans savoir : un talent caché très répandu

Nous sommes devenus des champions dans l’art de juger avant même de comprendre. Un événement survient et, aussitôt, nous lui attribuons une valeur : heureux ou malheureux, bon ou mauvais, succès ou échec, chance ou catastrophe. Comme si…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJakub Krupa20 Aug 2026

Russia launches ‘massive attack’ on Kyiv and surrounding region – Europe live

Zelenskyy says Russia had been preparing for a long time, combining different types of missiles Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said 18 people have been hospitalised after the overnight attacks, with emergency and clean-up response continuing…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalKalyeena Makortoff20 Aug 2026

Travelodge boss quits amid fallout over hotel chain’s security failings

Joanna Boydell steps down after widespread criticism over company’s handling of guest safety issues The boss of Travelodge has resigned after widespread criticism of her handling of security failings at the hotel chain, including a…

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AfricanewsPan-Africaneditorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)20 Aug 2026

Death toll rises above 100 in Central African Republic mine collapse

The death toll from a gold mine collapse in western Central African Republic has risen above 100, with several others still missing or trapped underground. The disaster struck an artisanal mine near the Cameroon border, highlighting the…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLisa Cox20 Aug 2026

More than 1,000 birds found dead in three mass mortality events amid ‘significant’ H5 escalation in Australia

South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas says there have still been no detections in poultry or livestock and no mass deaths involving mammals Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalCaroline Davies20 Aug 2026

Farage using Christianity ‘to stir anti-Muslim feeling’, says Rowan Williams

Former archbishop of Canterbury also has ‘awkward questions’ for activist Tommy Robinson on his claimed faith A former archbishop of Canterbury has accused Nigel Farage of misusing the UK’s Christianity “to channel anti-Muslim feeling” and…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalLogan Scherer20 Aug 2026

Melancholy made in Hungary is fuelling bestsellers across the globe – and widely misunderstood

A ‘capacity for despair’ forged by political oppression has long been consider a Magyar national trait. But after Orbán, writers in the country remind us that melancholy must not always be bleak A lone visitor looks for a garden outside an…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHarry Borg (now) and Mabel Banfield-Nwachi (earlier)20 Aug 2026

GCSE results: hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland await grades – latest updates

Students will begin receiving this years exam results online and in person from 8am (GMT) this morning Good morning and welcome to our GCSE results day live blog. Today, like every year, hundreds of thousands of pupils across England,…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalBenita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent20 Aug 2026

‘There was grift, there was thuggery’: Victorian premier says ‘nothing is off limits’ at construction royal commission

Ben Carroll releases terms of reference for inquiry that will include examining allegations of CFMEU corruption on state government building sites Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalHelena Horton20 Aug 2026

Monstera magic: Barbican hands out cuttings as ‘green lung of the city’ closes

Five hundred people turn up to adopt plants from conservatory that will reopen in 2030 after renovation project Above the waxy monstera leaves and bright pink hibiscus flowers in the Barbican conservatory hangs a giant net to catch the…

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