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Wife of Uganda’s opposition leader describes moment armed men attacked her at home

• Jan 24, 2026 07:13 am

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The wife of Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine described on Saturday how armed men forced their…

25 killed in attack by Islamic State-backed group in eastern Congo, rights group says

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• Jan 25, 2026 03:06 pm

Attorney fears for safety of Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine after army chief threats

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• Jan 23, 2026 01:24 pm

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Morocco urges African fraternity after surge in hate speech linked to chaotic Africa Cup final

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• Jan 23, 2026 09:25 am

Mali’s government moves to impose fuel rationing as al-Qaida-linked attacks cut off supplies

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• Jan 23, 2026 09:23 am

Floods push crocodiles into Mozambican towns as health concerns rise

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• Jan 23, 2026 08:24 am

Nigeria says US will deliver outstanding military equipment purchased over the past 5 years

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• Jan 23, 2026 04:52 am

Malawi rolls out cholera vaccines as rains and floods raise the threat of deadly outbreaks

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• Jan 23, 2026 03:50 am

What to know about the devastating floods in southern Africa

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• Jan 22, 2026 12:46 pm

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Torrential rains and severe flooding across parts of southern Africa have killed more than…

Rwanda to test AI-powered technology in clinics under a new Gates Foundation project

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• Jan 22, 2026 08:46 am

Nigeria church attackers demand ransoms as search intensifies for over 150 hostages

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• Jan 22, 2026 08:43 am

Death toll in South Africa school bus crash rises to 14 as the driver is charged with murder

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• Jan 22, 2026 07:59 am

UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ hunger crisis in Nigeria as food aid funding runs out

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• Jan 22, 2026 05:08 am

After presidential election, Ugandan police detain a key ally of opposition figure Bobi Wine

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• Jan 22, 2026 04:13 am

Guinea-Bissau junta sets election date following last year’s coup

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• Jan 21, 2026 09:56 am

Ambush in northwest Nigeria kills 5 soldiers and 1 police officer

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• Jan 21, 2026 02:34 am

Anthony Joshua’s driver arraigned after deadly crash in southwest Nigeria

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• Jan 20, 2026 10:54 am

SAGAMU, Nigeria (AP) — The driver in a deadly car crash that injured British heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and killed…

Gunmen kill 31 villagers in western Niger, student groups and a resident say

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• Jan 20, 2026 02:27 pm

South African authorities revise death toll in school bus crash to 12 as driver is arrested

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• Jan 20, 2026 09:42 am

Togo says it has extradited Burkina Faso’s former junta leader

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• Jan 20, 2026 07:37 am

Ivory Coast will buy unsold cocoa stocks as prices plunge

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• Jan 20, 2026 07:34 am

Nigerian police recognize church attacks that abducted 168 after initial denial

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• Jan 20, 2026 06:25 am

South Sudan president fires interior minister in a move threatening peace agreement

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• Jan 20, 2026 04:05 am

Jailed Ugandan opposition figure Besigye’s health is failing, his party says

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• Jan 20, 2026 02:43 am

Congolese soldiers reenter key eastern city after M23 rebels’ withdrawal, army and residents say

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• Jan 19, 2026 03:03 pm

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese soldiers and fighters from a pro-government militia have reentered the strategic eastern town of Uvira,…

Floods in Mozambique displace more than 300,000 people in one province, governor says

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• Jan 19, 2026 11:17 am

Gunmen abduct over 150 worshippers from 3 churches in Nigeria

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• Jan 19, 2026 08:26 am

Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany to mark baptism of Jesus

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• Jan 19, 2026 07:14 am

School bus crash in South Africa kills at least 13 children, police say

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• Jan 19, 2026 04:03 am

Senegal wins Africa Cup after walk-off protest, chaos over controversial penalty for host Morocco

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• Jan 18, 2026 10:15 am

South Africa declares a national disaster over flooding and severe weather

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• Jan 18, 2026 06:57 am

Guinea’s Doumbouya is sworn in as president, cementing transition from junta chief to elected leader

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• Jan 17, 2026 12:12 pm

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni secures 7th term as opposition rejects results

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• Jan 17, 2026 02:04 am

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won his seventh term with 71.65% of the votes. His challenger, Bobi Wine, received 24.72%…

More than 100 dead in torrential rains and floods across southern Africa

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• Jan 16, 2026 05:11 am

Uganda’s president leads in tense election marred by internet shutdown and voting interference

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• Jan 16, 2026 12:20 am

Tanzania president remorseful over internet shutdown on election day

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• Jan 15, 2026 12:28 pm

Trial opens in Gambia of leader of notorious death squad during Jammeh era

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• Jan 15, 2026 12:25 pm

Floods force evacuations from South Africa’s Kruger National Park and leave 19 dead in other regions

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• Jan 15, 2026 07:34 am

Delays plague voting in Uganda’s presidential election

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• Jan 14, 2026 10:09 pm

Community leader says armed men kill 15 people in northwestern Cameroon

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• Jan 14, 2026 07:13 am

Ugandan voters face soldiers in the street and an internet shutdown before presidential election

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• Jan 14, 2026 12:28 am

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandans are set to vote Thursday in an election that is likely to extend the rule…

Ugandan opposition leader campaigns in flak jacket

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• Jan 13, 2026 10:59 pm

Dozens of people killed in ferry boat accident in northern Mali

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• Jan 13, 2026 02:30 pm

Landslide in eastern Congo kills at least 13, leaves over 30 missing

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• Jan 13, 2026 07:32 am

Uganda’s military deployed in national capital before presidential election

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• Jan 13, 2026 05:06 am

Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture them

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• Jan 12, 2026 10:33 am

Africa’s megacity of Lagos reshapes its coast by dredging and puts environment at risk

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• Jan 12, 2026 12:20 am

Off the ballot, Ugandan president’s son waits in the wings this election

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• Jan 11, 2026 07:59 pm

Kenyan women lost their husbands and then their land. But some are fighting back

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• Jan 10, 2026 07:53 pm

Thousands of widows in western Kenya face losing their land after their husbands die. In certain ethnic groups, widows are…

UN rights office cites ‘widespread repression’ in Uganda before next week’s presidential election

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• Jan 9, 2026 05:19 am

M23 rebel group holds a symbolic funeral for victims of drone strike in eastern Congo

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• Jan 8, 2026 11:31 am

Protesters in South Africa condemn US intervention in Venezuela, call for Maduro’s release

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• Jan 8, 2026 07:15 am

Somalia’s fight against extremist militants shows signs of success on the streets of Mogadishu

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• Jan 7, 2026 07:11 pm

Ahead of election, Uganda’s security forces are accused of using violence against the opposition

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• Jan 6, 2026 08:00 pm

Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadéra reelected, provisional results show

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• Jan 5, 2026 06:11 pm

US expands list of countries whose citizens must pay up to $15,000 bonds to apply for visas

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• Jan 5, 2026 09:05 am

Driving instructors teach students to dodge danger on Zimbabwe roads

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• Jan 4, 2026 08:50 pm

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — When Tafara Muvhevhi, a Zimbabwean driving instructor, began work 16 years ago, his job was simple:…

Brahim Díaz fires Morocco into the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals where Cameroon awaits

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• Jan 4, 2026 11:02 am

Boat capsizes in Nigeria’s Yobe state, leaving 25 dead and 14 missing

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• Jan 4, 2026 05:52 am

Gunmen kill at least 30 villagers and abduct others during raid in northern Nigeria

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• Jan 4, 2026 03:56 am

Sadio Mané-inspired Senegal and Mali set up Africa Cup quarterfinal

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• Jan 3, 2026 11:12 am

Conservationists in Kenya pay tribute to beloved ‘super tusker’ elephant Craig, who died at age 54

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• Jan 3, 2026 06:04 am

Dozens missing after boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsized off the coast of Gambia

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• Jan 3, 2026 02:05 am

Anthony Joshua’s driver charged after deadly crash in Nigeria

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• Jan 2, 2026 11:20 am

A tall building under construction collapses in Nairobi, with 4 believed to be trapped

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• Jan 2, 2026 03:55 am

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A multi-story building under construction in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, collapsed Friday, leaving at least four…

A U.S. airstrike that targeted an alleged camp of the Islamic State group in Nigeria has caused panic in the…

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