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Israelis grapple with how to celebrate Passover amid war and months-long hostage crisis
Passover is a celebration of freedom for Jews, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt. However, this year the Israel-Hamas war is making the mood more sombre.
West Africa again grapples with 'coup contagion' as military takeovers rise
West Africa's new wave of coups kicked off in Mali in 2020, followed by another in Guinea the next year and then Burkina Faso late last month.