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Off the ballot, Ugandan president’s son waits in the wings this electionAP News• Jan 11, 2026 07:59 pmKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — One figure looms large ahead of Uganda’s elections Thursday, although he is not on the ballot:…
Kenyan women lost their husbands and then their land. But some are fighting backAP News• Jan 10, 2026 07:53 pm
UN rights office cites ‘widespread repression’ in Uganda before next week’s presidential electionAP News• Jan 9, 2026 05:19 am
M23 rebel group holds a symbolic funeral for victims of drone strike in eastern CongoAP News• Jan 8, 2026 11:31 am
Protesters in South Africa condemn US intervention in Venezuela, call for Maduro’s releaseAP News• Jan 8, 2026 07:15 am
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Ahead of election, Uganda’s security forces are accused of using violence against the oppositionAP News• Jan 6, 2026 08:00 pm
Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadéra reelected, provisional results showAP News• Jan 5, 2026 06:11 pm
US expands list of countries whose citizens must pay up to $15,000 bonds to apply for visasAP News• Jan 5, 2026 09:05 amThe Trump administration has added seven countries, including five in Africa, to the list of nations whose passport holders are…
Brahim DÃaz fires Morocco into the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals where Cameroon awaitsAP News• Jan 4, 2026 11:02 am
Gunmen kill at least 30 villagers and abduct others during raid in northern NigeriaAP News• Jan 4, 2026 03:56 am
Conservationists in Kenya pay tribute to beloved ‘super tusker’ elephant Craig, who died at age 54AP News• Jan 3, 2026 06:04 am
Dozens missing after boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsized off the coast of GambiaAP News• Jan 3, 2026 02:05 am
A tall building under construction collapses in Nairobi, with 4 believed to be trappedAP News• Jan 2, 2026 03:55 amNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A multi-story building under construction in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, collapsed Friday, leaving at least four…
A Kenyan barber who wields a sharpened shovel thrives on Africa’s social media crazeAP News• Dec 31, 2025 08:55 pm
Comeback wins for Ivory Coast, Cameroon at Africa Cup. Sudan advances despite defeat and war at homeAP News• Dec 31, 2025 11:15 am
Senegal and Congo get big wins at Africa Cup while Tanzania and Tunisia squeeze into knockout stageAP News• Dec 30, 2025 11:08 am
41 young men die in South Africa from circumcision procedures during initiation ceremoniesAP News• Dec 30, 2025 10:16 am
Young Africans find hope in farming as urban life becomes too expensiveAP News• Dec 29, 2025 02:11 am
Nigerian villagers are rattled by US airstrikes that made their homes shake and the sky glow redAP News• Dec 26, 2025 07:55 amA U.S. airstrike that targeted an alleged camp of the Islamic State group in Nigeria has caused panic in the…
A building collapse in South Africa kills three people, including a 1-year-oldAP News• Dec 28, 2025 03:58 am
What to know about the militants targeted by US airstrikes in northwest NigeriaAP News• Dec 25, 2025 10:06 pm
A helicopter on a rescue mission crashes on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro, killing all 5 on boardAP News• Dec 25, 2025 12:12 am
Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attackAP News• Dec 24, 2025 09:01 pm
Tears of joy as Nigerian families reunite with kidnapped schoolchildrenAP News• Dec 24, 2025 06:03 am
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger call for joint ‘large-scale operations’ against extremistsAP News• Dec 23, 2025 12:02 pmBAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The head of an alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger declared Tuesday that the launch…
Senegal starts Africa Cup campaign with 3-0 win over Botswana, Nigeria plods past Tanzania 2-1AP News• Dec 23, 2025 10:04 am
Nigerians welcome 130 schoolchildren and teachers released after mass abductionAP News• Dec 22, 2025 02:25 pm
US signs new health deals with 9 African countries that mirror Trump’s prioritiesAP News• Dec 22, 2025 02:22 pm
South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 childrenAP News• Dec 22, 2025 09:28 am
Scientists and data explain why Kenya’s lakes are rising as thousands face an uncertain futureAP News• Dec 21, 2025 07:57 pm
Multiple gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10AP News• Dec 21, 2025 02:14 am
UN urges Rwanda to leave eastern Congo and extends peacekeeping mission for a yearAP News• Dec 20, 2025 02:04 amKINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from eastern Congo and extended…
South Sudanese army officer and soldiers arrested over death of UN staff memberAP News• Dec 19, 2025 07:30 am
Kenya’s environment court to consider a claim that a lux safari camp was harming wildebeests routesAP News• Dec 18, 2025 09:23 am
Burkina Faso releases Nigerian air force crew detained after emergency landingAP News• Dec 18, 2025 03:09 am
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim withdrawal from Uvira as peace talks struggleAP News• Dec 17, 2025 01:19 pm
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South African authorities raid a US refugee processing center and Washington protestsAP News• Dec 17, 2025 01:59 amJOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African immigration authorities raided a United States refugee processing center in Johannesburg and seven Kenyans working…
Photos show a bullfight in Kenya, where an ancient sport attracts modern-day betsAP News• Dec 16, 2025 09:02 pm
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels say they will withdraw from seized city in eastern CongoAP News• Dec 16, 2025 06:10 am
South Sudan grounds UN aircraft and alleges illegal surveillance and smugglingAP News• Dec 15, 2025 11:19 am
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Girls and women fleeing Mali describe sexual violence by Russian forcesAP News• Dec 13, 2025 09:56 pm
Fear grips Congo’s Uvira as M23 rebels take control, displacing 200,000AP News• Dec 13, 2025 01:13 pm
Eritrea withdraws from regional bloc as UN expresses concern over tensions with EthiopiaAP News• Dec 13, 2025 12:10 am
South Africa eases affirmative action regulations on Starlink and others that Musk said were racistAP News• Dec 12, 2025 01:09 pm
US accuses Rwanda of violating the peace deal as M23 rebels seize a key eastern Congo cityAP News• Dec 12, 2025 12:21 pm
Building under construction collapses on temple in South Africa, leaving 1 deadAP News• Dec 12, 2025 07:20 am
Attacks by insurgents in Mozambique are compounding a displacement crisis, especially for childrenAP News• Dec 12, 2025 06:09 am
Conservationists connect with chimps in a Ugandan rainforest as they seek a sense of communionAP News• Dec 11, 2025 07:58 pmOnesmas Ainebyona tracks chimpanzees in a Ugandan rainforest. He has built trust with a chimp leader named Jean. It took…
Tanzania opposition calls for transitional government after disputed electionAP News• Dec 11, 2025 09:21 am
The US threatens to cut aid to South Sudan, citing its treatment of humanitarian groupsAP News• Dec 11, 2025 07:14 am
Rwanda-backed M23 offensive in Congo’s South Kivu kills over 400 civiliansAP News• Dec 11, 2025 02:11 am
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels say they’ve seized the strategic city of Uvira in eastern CongoAP News• Dec 10, 2025 04:55 am
Military drone attack on Sudan oil field kills dozens and threatens South Sudan’s economic lifelineAP News• Dec 10, 2025 03:03 am
Nigerian children reunite with their parents after being released from abductionAP News• Dec 10, 2025 03:01 am