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A South Sudan community is denied aid as government and opposition blame each other

• Apr 27, 2026 11:49 pm

CHUIL, South Sudan (AP) — Displaced people who took refuge from conflict in an isolated South Sudan village were denied…

Islamic State militants kill at least 29 in an attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria

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• Apr 27, 2026 05:36 pm

Plane crashes on the outskirts of South Sudan’s capital, killing 14 people

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• Apr 27, 2026 08:57 am

Congo creates a paramilitary mining guard backed by US and UAE funding

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• Apr 27, 2026 06:37 am

Gunmen attack orphanage in northern Nigeria and abduct 23 pupils

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• Apr 27, 2026 04:10 am

Clashes over water access kill at least 42 people in Chad

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• Apr 27, 2026 02:52 am

Suspected Somali pirates hijack oil vessel headed to the capital

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• Apr 25, 2026 02:39 am

Islamic militants and separatists claim sweeping attacks across Mali

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• Apr 25, 2026 02:36 am

Tunisia suspends one of Africa’s oldest rights groups as crackdown widens

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• Apr 25, 2026 02:32 am

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Authorities in Tunisia have ordered a one-month suspension of the Tunisian League for Human Rights, one…

Kenyan appeal court overturns ruling that affirmed the right to abortion

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• Apr 24, 2026 09:54 am

Congolese refugees return from Burundi to take advantage of improved security

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• Apr 24, 2026 03:44 am

Why a bitter political feud has left a former Zambian president unburied 10 months after his death

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• Apr 23, 2026 01:32 pm

South Africa’s police chief suspended over corruption allegations

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• Apr 23, 2026 10:08 am

New bridge helps cement Lesotho as water lifeline for South Africa’s economic hub

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• Apr 23, 2026 08:10 am

Highlights of Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa

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• Apr 23, 2026 08:04 am

‘Sovereignty’ bill seeking to deter foreign influence has drawn widespread concern in Uganda

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• Apr 23, 2026 05:50 am

A court orders Zambian government to return ex-president’s body to a funeral home in bizarre dispute

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• Apr 23, 2026 02:49 am

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A long-running dispute over the remains of Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu took another turn late on…

Islamic militants kill 11 people and burn homes in late night attack in Nigeria, local officials say

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• Apr 22, 2026 03:58 pm

Alleged coup plotters in Nigeria plead not guilty to treason and terrorism

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• Apr 22, 2026 09:11 am

How 2 men claimed an absurd record by driving an old 3-wheel car the length of Africa

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• Apr 21, 2026 07:07 pm

Mauritania lawmakers are charged with insulting president over racial bias claims

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• Apr 21, 2026 10:54 am

Nigeria charges 6 with treason over alleged coup plot

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• Apr 21, 2026 04:25 am

Chad will deploy 1,500 troops to Haiti to help combat gang violence

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• Apr 21, 2026 03:17 am

Pope criticizes colonization of Africa’s minerals as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea

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• Apr 20, 2026 10:34 pm

Pope Leo XIV challenges Angola’s leaders while delivering a message of encouragement for its people

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• Apr 18, 2026 02:28 am

Pope Leo XIV has challenged Angola’s leaders to “break the cycles of interests” that have plundered and exploited Africa for…

Pope Leo XIV’s visit to an African church linked to slavery reflects on his own complex heritage

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• Apr 17, 2026 07:30 pm

A son of ex-Zimbabwe President Mugabe enters a plea deal to avoid attempted murder charge

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• Apr 17, 2026 11:40 am

Men caught competing in the women’s category of a prestigious South African marathon

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• Apr 17, 2026 07:06 am

Gunmen in Nigeria attack a passenger bus and abduct students

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• Apr 17, 2026 04:43 am

Pope urges Africa’s youth to resist dual temptations of migration and corruption in Cameroon

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• Apr 16, 2026 11:39 pm

Republic of Congo Presidential Inauguration

Denis Sassou N’Guesso sworn in for another term in Republic of Congo, extending 42-year rule

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• Apr 16, 2026 01:51 pm

Benin court confirms Finance Minister Romauld Wadagni’s election as next president

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• Apr 16, 2026 01:43 pm

A look at the South African politician sentenced to jail on gun charge who described Trump as Hitler

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• Apr 16, 2026 09:30 am

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A leftist South African politician who described U.S. President Donald Trump as a modern-day…

Activist Kemi Seba arrested in South Africa, faces extradition to Benin

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• Apr 16, 2026 11:20 am

Minibus taxi catches fire in Zimbabwe, killing several people

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• Apr 16, 2026 11:15 am

Former Meta contractor Sama to lay off more than 1,000 workers in Kenya

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• Apr 16, 2026 09:30 am

BP sued in Kenya over alleged toxic waste from 1980s oil exploration

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• Apr 16, 2026 09:30 am

What to know about Cameroon’s separatist violence that the pope seeks to end

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• Apr 16, 2026 06:39 am

Ghana rescues 305 West African nationals, including 113 children, in anti-trafficking operation

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• Apr 16, 2026 05:41 am

Gabon’s former prime minister, a critic of the junta, has been arrested

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• Apr 16, 2026 05:33 am

South African politician Julius Malema sentenced to 5 years for firing rifle shots at rally

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• Apr 16, 2026 03:50 am

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African opposition party leader Julius Malema was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday after he…

American man held in Zanzibar after partner’s death following a dispute

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• Apr 16, 2026 02:42 am

Pope blasts ‘tyrants’ ravaging the planet during his visit to Cameroon

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• Apr 16, 2026 02:37 am

Nigerian security forces on high alert for large-scale attack on airport and prison, memo says

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• Apr 15, 2026 01:42 pm

WHO says vaccinations save millions in Africa, but US aid cuts and Iran war threaten progress

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• Apr 15, 2026 09:08 am

Pope doubles down on peace and unity message as Trump’s criticism continues

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• Apr 15, 2026 09:03 am

Cameroon hopes the pope’s visit brings healing after nearly a decade of conflict

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• Apr 14, 2026 09:56 pm

Separatists in Cameroon announce a 3-day pause in fighting for pope’s visit

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• Apr 14, 2026 09:09 am

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

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• 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…

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

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