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Benin Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni elected president with vast majority of votes

• Apr 14, 2026 03:08 am

COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Benin Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni won the country’s presidential election held Sunday with over 94% of…

Senegal has first conviction under law toughening punishment for homosexual acts

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• Apr 13, 2026 10:53 am

UN concerned as opposition retakes a strategic town in South Sudan

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• Apr 13, 2026 09:01 am

Ethiopian Orthodox Christians in Washington mark Easter with prayer, joyful family celebrations

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• Apr 13, 2026 06:06 am

A trial in a tent draws crowds as Uganda debuts mobile court for man accused of killing 4 kids

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• Apr 13, 2026 05:35 am

Pope starts Africa tour in Algeria and calls for peace against Iran war’s backdrop

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• Apr 12, 2026 09:34 pm

At least 100 dead in Nigeria after air force ‘misfire’ on market, sources say

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• Apr 12, 2026 09:26 am

South Africa’s second-biggest party elects new leader

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• Apr 12, 2026 06:08 am

Benin holds presidential election with finance minister favored to succeed Talon

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• Apr 12, 2026 12:05 am

COTONOU, Benin (AP) — The polls have closed in Benin where voters cast their ballots on Sunday to choose a…

Female rickshaw drivers in Sierra Leone rise above stigma to earn a living and empower women

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• Apr 11, 2026 12:37 am

Nigerian court convicts more than 300 in mass terrorism trial

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• Apr 10, 2026 03:13 pm

Iran war dampens Easter season for millions in Ethiopia as gas and food prices rise

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• Apr 10, 2026 01:44 pm

Court rules in favor of 4 men deported by the US to Africa and denied lawyer meetings for 9 months

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• Apr 10, 2026 06:23 am

Djibouti holds presidential election with longtime ruler favored for a sixth term

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• Apr 10, 2026 12:08 am

Drone strike hits wedding in Darfur town, killing at least 30 people

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• Apr 9, 2026 03:25 pm

Nigerian army general and several soldiers killed during an assault on a base in the northeast

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• Apr 9, 2026 09:59 am

Tanzanian leader orders smaller convoys and shared buses to cut fuel use as prices rise

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• Apr 9, 2026 05:37 am

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania ‘s President Samia Suluhu Hassan, whose motorcades are reportedly among the largest in…

Benin is holding an election for a new president as security worsens and critics denounce clampdown

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• Apr 8, 2026 11:05 pm

Hundreds march in Senegal’s capital over broken government promises and rising costs

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• Apr 8, 2026 04:27 pm

Attacks on 2 villages in northern Nigeria leave at least 20 people dead, residents say

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• Apr 8, 2026 06:19 am

Rwanda tries to protect farmland in Africa’s most densely populated nation

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• Apr 8, 2026 12:37 am

Detained aid worker Joseph Figueira Martin freed in Central African Republic

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• Apr 7, 2026 03:36 pm

Nigerian military and officials say at least 26 killed in 3 weekend attacks on civilians and police

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• Apr 6, 2026 02:40 am

Cameroon lawmakers revive vice presidency, handing aging president sweeping control over the post

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• Apr 5, 2026 12:16 am

‘Wow!’ The eye surgery marathon that restored sight for some South Africans

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• Apr 4, 2026 02:16 am

Gladys Khoza has regained her sight after a cataract surgery marathon in South Africa. She is one of 133 people…

Paramilitary forces in Sudan kill at least 10 people in hospital drone attack, medical group says

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• Apr 3, 2026 03:00 am

Islamic State-linked rebels kill at least 43 in attack in eastern Congo

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• Apr 2, 2026 11:12 am

Congo says its mpox outbreak is over after 2 years and more than 2,200 suspected deaths

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• Apr 2, 2026 09:54 am

Burkina Faso forces killed twice as many civilians as jihadists, rights group says

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• Apr 2, 2026 06:25 am

Machete-wielding man attacks Ugandan nursery school, killing 4 children

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• Apr 2, 2026 05:21 am

A rare school in Kenya is empowering teenage mothers with education and child care

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• Apr 2, 2026 12:25 am

A fire and explosions at a military camp in Burundi kill 13 people and injure 57

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• Apr 1, 2026 03:05 am

South Africa hit by record diesel price hikes despite fuel levy cut

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• Mar 31, 2026 02:09 pm

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African motorists were on Tuesday headed to gas stations in large numbers in anticipation of record…

A hearing on extending Zimbabwe president’s term erupts in chaos

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• Mar 31, 2026 10:47 am

Sexual violence is being used as a weapon in Sudan’s war, doctors group says

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• Mar 31, 2026 08:18 am

Senegal’s president signs harsher anti-gay penalties into law

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• Mar 31, 2026 08:11 am

A South African politician goes snorkeling in a giant pothole to highlight city management failures

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• Mar 31, 2026 08:04 am

A women-led music festival pushes for peace in Congo’s conflict-ridden eastern region

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• Mar 30, 2026 05:35 am

Gunmen kill more than 70 in South Sudan after a dispute at a gold mine

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• Mar 30, 2026 04:00 am

Gunmen kill at least 20 in nighttime attack in Nigeria

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• Mar 30, 2026 02:51 am

In South Sudan, a prophet’s sacred stick helps fuel a violent struggle for political power

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• Mar 29, 2026 11:12 pm

In a tribal battle fought over a century ago, according to oral history, a prophet in South Sudan raised his…

Paramilitary attack kills at least 14 in central Sudan, group says

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• Mar 29, 2026 10:14 am

Republic of Congo constitutional court confirms leader Sassou-N’Guesso’s election win and fifth term

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• Mar 28, 2026 12:28 pm

Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall kill at least 20 people in Tanzania

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• Mar 27, 2026 03:44 am

Police in Kenya exhume at least 33 bodies from a mass grave

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• Mar 26, 2026 08:43 am

Militants in northern Nigeria kill 10 security forces and 1 resident, officials say

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• Mar 25, 2026 11:00 am

More than 2 million people in Darfur left without proper care after drone strike on major hospital

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• Mar 25, 2026 08:09 am

South Africa’s top police officer faces charges in a widening corruption scandal

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• Mar 25, 2026 03:24 am

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Connor Esterhuizen blasts South Africa to a 33-run win in the 5th T20 against New Zealand

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• Mar 25, 2026 12:39 am

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Connor Esterhuizen blasted a career-best 75 from 33 balls to propel South Africa to a…

Cambodian man deported by the US to Eswatini is being repatriated, his lawyer says

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• Mar 24, 2026 11:01 pm

Kenya floods worsen as 2 rivers burst banks, with death toll hitting 88

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• Mar 24, 2026 06:26 am

Rebels in Congo used containers to hold journalists in brutal conditions, advocacy group says

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• Mar 24, 2026 02:12 am

Notorious apartheid police commander ‘Prime Evil’ testifies at South African hearing on killings

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• Mar 23, 2026 09:26 am

An explosion in Nigeria’s Kwara state kills at least 1 person, police say

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• Mar 23, 2026 08:22 am

Zimbabwe releases on bail top opponent of changes extending the president’s rule

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• Mar 23, 2026 06:32 am

Spinners shine as South Africa beats New Zealand by 19 runs to level the T20 series at 2-2

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• Mar 22, 2026 12:25 am

A strike on a hospital in Sudan killed at least 64 people, WHO says

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• Mar 21, 2026 11:02 pm

CAIRO (AP) — At least 64 people were killed, including at least 13 children, in a strike on a hospital…

Uganda reintroduces rhinos into a protected area where they have been extinct since 1983

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• Mar 20, 2026 08:39 am

Latham shines as New Zealand beats South Africa in 3rd T20 to lead series 2-1

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• Mar 19, 2026 11:44 pm

How these secretive traditional circumcision rites are responsible for dozens of deaths

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• Mar 19, 2026 07:01 pm

Madagascar’s president orders lie detector tests for candidates applying to be government ministers

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• Mar 19, 2026 12:14 pm

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Congo and Rwanda agree on steps to de-escalate tensions in eastern Congo

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• Mar 19, 2026 04:29 am

As Senegal cracks down on homosexuality, gay people say they suffer

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• Mar 18, 2026 11:49 pm

As Zambia nears election season, some warn against the ‘sextortion’ of female candidates

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• Mar 18, 2026 12:34 pm

Nigerian soldiers repel an attack on a base and kill 80 Islamic militants, army says

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• Mar 18, 2026 12:27 pm

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian soldiers backed by air support repelled an attack Wednesday by suspected Islamic militants on a…

Police in Nigeria say suspected suicide bombings have killed at least 23 people and wounded 108 others in Maiduguri. The…

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