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Hundreds of Africans remain adrift on the Aquarius rescue ship
Spain is the only country willing to take them in. So what does the African Union have to say? Evidence of villages burnt, and people tortured and killed in Cameroon. And who will prevail on Wednesday when a vote is taken to decide on the hosts of the 2026 Fifa World Cup?
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