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Tanzanian leader orders smaller convoys and shared buses to cut fuel use as prices riseAP News• Apr 9, 2026 05:37 am
Benin is holding an election for a new president as security worsens and critics denounce clampdownAP News• Apr 8, 2026 11:05 pm
Hundreds march in Senegal’s capital over broken government promises and rising costsAP News• Apr 8, 2026 04:27 pm
Attacks on 2 villages in northern Nigeria leave at least 20 people dead, residents sayAP News• Apr 8, 2026 06:19 am
Rwanda tries to protect farmland in Africa’s most densely populated nationAP News• Apr 8, 2026 12:37 am
Detained aid worker Joseph Figueira Martin freed in Central African RepublicAP News• Apr 7, 2026 03:36 pmDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Detained aid worker Joseph Figueira Martin, who had been held in the Central African Republic for…
Nigerian military and officials say at least 26 killed in 3 weekend attacks on civilians and policeAP News• Apr 6, 2026 02:40 am
Cameroon lawmakers revive vice presidency, handing aging president sweeping control over the postAP News• Apr 5, 2026 12:16 am
‘Wow!’ The eye surgery marathon that restored sight for some South AfricansAP News• Apr 4, 2026 02:16 am
Paramilitary forces in Sudan kill at least 10 people in hospital drone attack, medical group saysAP News• Apr 3, 2026 03:00 am
Congo says its mpox outbreak is over after 2 years and more than 2,200 suspected deathsAP News• Apr 2, 2026 09:54 am
Burkina Faso forces killed twice as many civilians as jihadists, rights group saysAP News• Apr 2, 2026 06:25 am
Machete-wielding man attacks Ugandan nursery school, killing 4 childrenAP News• Apr 2, 2026 05:21 amKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A man killed four children in a machete attack inside a nursery school in the Ugandan…
A rare school in Kenya is empowering teenage mothers with education and child careAP News• Apr 2, 2026 12:25 am
A fire and explosions at a military camp in Burundi kill 13 people and injure 57AP News• Apr 1, 2026 03:05 am
Sexual violence is being used as a weapon in Sudan’s war, doctors group saysAP News• Mar 31, 2026 08:18 am
A South African politician goes snorkeling in a giant pothole to highlight city management failuresAP News• Mar 31, 2026 08:04 am
A women-led music festival pushes for peace in Congo’s conflict-ridden eastern regionAP News• Mar 30, 2026 05:35 amGOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese rapper Clem Cléopâtre took to the stage on the last day of a three-day music…
In South Sudan, a prophet’s sacred stick helps fuel a violent struggle for political powerAP News• Mar 29, 2026 11:12 pm
Republic of Congo constitutional court confirms leader Sassou-N’Guesso’s election win and fifth termAP News• Mar 28, 2026 12:28 pm
Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall kill at least 20 people in TanzaniaAP News• Mar 27, 2026 03:44 am
Militants in northern Nigeria kill 10 security forces and 1 resident, officials sayAP News• Mar 25, 2026 11:00 amABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Armed militants ambushed Nigerian security forces who were responding to a distress call in the northwestern…
More than 2 million people in Darfur left without proper care after drone strike on major hospitalAP News• Mar 25, 2026 08:09 am
South Africa’s top police officer faces charges in a widening corruption scandalAP News• Mar 25, 2026 03:24 am
Connor Esterhuizen blasts South Africa to a 33-run win in the 5th T20 against New ZealandAP News• Mar 25, 2026 12:39 am
Cambodian man deported by the US to Eswatini is being repatriated, his lawyer saysAP News• Mar 24, 2026 11:01 pm
Kenya floods worsen as 2 rivers burst banks, with death toll hitting 88AP News• Mar 24, 2026 06:26 am
Rebels in Congo used containers to hold journalists in brutal conditions, advocacy group saysAP News• Mar 24, 2026 02:12 am
Notorious apartheid police commander ‘Prime Evil’ testifies at South African hearing on killingsAP News• Mar 23, 2026 09:26 am
Zimbabwe releases on bail top opponent of changes extending the president’s ruleAP News• Mar 23, 2026 06:32 amHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe released on bail the leading opponent of planned constitutional amendments that would extend the rule…
An explosion in Nigeria’s Kwara state kills at least 1 person, police sayAP News• Mar 23, 2026 08:22 am
Spinners shine as South Africa beats New Zealand by 19 runs to level the T20 series at 2-2AP News• Mar 22, 2026 12:25 am
Uganda reintroduces rhinos into a protected area where they have been extinct since 1983AP News• Mar 20, 2026 08:39 am
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How these secretive traditional circumcision rites are responsible for dozens of deathsAP News• Mar 19, 2026 07:01 pm
Madagascar’s president orders lie detector tests for candidates applying to be government ministersAP News• Mar 19, 2026 12:14 pm
Congo and Rwanda agree on steps to de-escalate tensions in eastern CongoAP News• Mar 19, 2026 04:29 amGOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese and Rwandan officials met in the United States and agreed on coordinated steps to de-escalate…
As Zambia nears election season, some warn against the ‘sextortion’ of female candidatesAP News• Mar 18, 2026 12:34 pm
Nigerian soldiers repel an attack on a base and kill 80 Islamic militants, army saysAP News• Mar 18, 2026 12:27 pm
At least 17 dead in fighting on Sudan’s border with Chad, aid group saysAP News• Mar 18, 2026 05:08 am
Making menstrual leave official: 2 paid days off a month for period painAP News• Mar 17, 2026 11:41 pm
African soccer confederation strips Senegal of Africa Cup title and declares Morocco the championAP News• Mar 17, 2026 03:19 pm
Belgian court orders trial of ex-diplomat for Congo independence icon Patrice Lumumba’s killingAP News• Mar 17, 2026 11:33 am
2 men found with hundreds of ants are charged with illegally dealing in wildlife in KenyaAP News• Mar 17, 2026 10:33 amNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Chinese national and a Kenyan man were charged Tuesday with unlawfully dealing in wildlife species…
Gunmen kill at least 15 in attacks on 2 villages in northwestern Nigeria, authorities sayAP News• Mar 17, 2026 11:15 am
23 killed, 108 wounded in suspected suicide bombings in northeast NigeriaAP News• Mar 17, 2026 12:21 am
Bombs explode in northeastern Nigeria, leaving scores killed and injured, authorities sayAP News• Mar 16, 2026 02:45 pm
Planned demolition of a building in Nairobi goes wrong and leaves at least 4 people deadAP News• Mar 16, 2026 12:26 pm
A look at South Africa’s extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbersAP News• Mar 16, 2026 08:29 am
Armed group killed security personnel in an ambush in north-central Nigeria, authorities sayAP News• Mar 15, 2026 05:13 am
Denis Sassou N’Guesso reelected president of Congo with 94.8% of the vote, extending 42-year ruleAP News• Mar 15, 2026 02:47 amThe Republic of Congo is voting to elect a leader Sunday as incumbent President Denis Sassou N’Guesso runs for a…
Opposition leader Bobi Wine says he left Uganda after going into hiding after disputed electionAP News• Mar 14, 2026 06:26 am
Drone strikes and clashes in eastern Congo threaten region’s peace effortsAP News• Mar 13, 2026 12:34 pm
Ethiopia declares 3 days of mourning after landslides in the south kill 80 peopleAP News• Mar 13, 2026 10:48 am
South African soldiers dismantle illegal mining operations near Johannesburg as miners fleeAP News• Mar 13, 2026 02:02 am
Drone strike in Sudan near the border with Chad kills 4, injures many moreAP News• Mar 12, 2026 01:44 pm
Landslides in southern Ethiopia leave at least 50 people dead and 125 missingAP News• Mar 12, 2026 04:11 am
Senegal becomes latest African country to toughen punishment for homosexual actsAP News• Mar 12, 2026 02:27 amSenegal’s parliament has approved a bill that toughens punishment for homosexuality in the largely conservative West African nation. The proposed…
A drone strike hits school and medical center in southern Sudan, killing 17, mostly schoolgirlsAP News• Mar 11, 2026 08:13 am
Young people expect little change as the Republic of Congo heads to a presidential electionAP News• Mar 11, 2026 06:51 am
South Africa deploys soldiers to the streets to tackle organized and violent crimeAP News• Mar 11, 2026 04:32 am
Jihadis intensify attacks against Nigeria’s military, killing officers and carting away weaponsAP News• Mar 10, 2026 08:22 am
UN peacekeepers defy South Sudan military’s order to leave opposition-held townAP News• Mar 10, 2026 02:15 am
Guinea’s main opposition leader warns of a ‘party-state’ after 40 political parties dissolvedAP News• Mar 8, 2026 01:10 pm