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Ebola in DRC: How an Outbreak Became the Deadliest in the Country’s History
Julien Harneis, the UN's senior Ebola coordinator, highlighted the speed at which the crisis was spiraling: while it had taken…
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Somalia: Fierce Clashes Erupt in Baidoa Between Federal Forces and Armed Opposition
"The armed militias attacked Baidoa this morning, we are pushing them back," Captain Osman Abdullahi, a Somalia federal military officer, told Reuters, adding that "there are…
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Mali: Heavy Prison Sentences for Ras Bath and Rose Vie Chere, Voices Critical of the Junta
Ras Bath and Rose are suffering... These things wouldn't have happened if we lived in a democracy, because they were…
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Madagascar: President Randrianirina Announces First Electoral Milestone for July 2027
Several observers consider the timeline tight: any delay could shrink the time available for the reforms needed before the elections.…
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46th SADC Summit: Durban Wraps Up a Packed Meeting Amid Regional Tensions
Days before the summit opened, Ramaphosa himself had addressed the issue head-on at a public conference, candidly acknowledging: "We are…
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Ethiopia: Amhara Militias Unite in Bid to Overthrow Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
We are now united under a single command. We are one," said Zemene Kassie, now presented as the undisputed leader…
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Ivory Coast: 119 migrants, including 22 minors, return from Libya after ordeal at the hands of traffickers
She was walking to catch a taxi home from her cleaning job in Tunisia. Hours later she was in Libya,…
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Mali: release of 82 soldiers held by JNIM and FLA brings relief after a major security crisis
For 110 days, the families of 82 Malian soldiers had no idea if their sons and husbands were even alive.…
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At Ceuta, Morocco and Spain Hold Their Breath on August 15
Morocco and Spain reinforced border security around Ceuta ahead of August 15 after social media accounts falsely claimed the crossing…
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South Sudan’s Refugee Food Aid Just Weeks From Running Out
More than 650,000 refugees in South Sudan face losing food assistance entirely within weeks, as WFP and UNHCR warn that…
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Sahel: Bamako, Niamey and Ouagadougou Aim to Build a Shared Health System
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are working to break their reliance on outside supply chains by building a joint health…
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Ceuta: Behind the Calls for a « Mass Crossing » on August 15, Disinformation Feeding Off a Very Real Crisis
Social media supplies a date and a how to guide, but it does not, on its own, create the desire…
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Chad: Déby Pardons Succès Masra and Eight Other Opposition Figures, a Reconciliation Gesture Met With Skepticism
This pardon comes as the government in N'Djamena appears eager to project an image of political openness, without giving up…
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These are the 25 countries where seniors live longest after retirement, and what that means for Africa
Chad (55.6 years) and Nigeria (55.0 years) sit at the bottom, nearly 22 years behind Tunisia, one of the widest…
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Sudan: as El Obeid endures a punishing siege, RSF forces push forward in Blue Nile
More than 80,000 internally displaced people have made their way to El Obeid after fleeing other combat zones, only to…
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Ferry disaster on Lake Kariba exposes Zimbabwe’s maritime safety failures
The boat was overloaded, the weather was already turning, and passengers say they begged the captain to stop. He didn't.…
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WHO sounds the alarm as DRC’s Ebola outbreak becomes the fastest ever recorded
Excerpt: Three weeks ago the death toll stood at 967. Today it has doubled, and the World Health Organization says…
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Ceuta and Melilla: tension rises again between Morocco and Spain
Excerpt: Tens of thousands of migrants broke through the border at Ceuta in a single night, leaving at least 18…
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Three states, one day: a rare cluster of executions in the U.S.
Three men died by lethal injection today in three different states, a pairing that has not happened since 2010. Behind…
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South Africa: Fourteen Illegal Miners Killed in Disused Mine Collapse Near Rustenburg
Fourteen illegal miners were killed and eight injured when a disused mine collapsed near Rustenburg, South Africa, reviving concerns over…
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Zimbabwe: Death Toll From Lake Kariba Disaster Continues to Rise
A ferry carrying nearly double its official capacity capsized on Lake Kariba, killing at least 15 people and leaving dozens…
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Lebanon Becomes First Arab Country to Abolish the Death Penalty
This is a vote that will go down in the history of Lebanon and the wider region. Lebanon's Parliament passed…
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DRC Ebola Outbreak Becomes Third Deadliest on Record, With No Vaccine to Contain It
It took just five months after the end of the previous outbreak for the Democratic Republic of Congo to face…
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Syria Sentences Bachar al-Assad to Death in Absentia, a Verdict He Will Never Face in Moscow
Twenty months after the fall of his regime, Bachar al-Assad has just been sentenced to death by a Syrian court.…
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Tanzania Reopens Tundu Lissu Treason Trial, Then Suspends It Again Over a Witness Whose Identity Is in Question
Fist raised, a smile on his face, that is how Tundu Lissu walked into the High Court in Dar es…
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Tigray on Edge as Ethiopia’s Fragile Peace Cracks Again
On August 1st and 2nd, 2026, western Tigray witnessed its most intense fighting since Ethiopia's brutal civil war ended in…
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Angola: Students Win 90 Medals at Oxford Academic Olympiad
A delegation of Angolan students has won a total of 90 gold, silver and bronze medals at the international Academic…
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Burkina Faso raises diesel price for the first time in four years
According to Gampéné, the real price of diesel without state support would now stand at around 1,050 CFA francs per…
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Comoros baccalaureat 2026: pass rates jump, but the level of students still worries many
Every year, debate centers on pass rates, records and failures, with some pointing to weak results and others worried more…
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« Your Degree Gives You Knowledge, Innovation Is What You Do With It: Malawi Minister Challenges New Graduates »
Your degree gives you knowledge. Innovation is what you do with it. With those words, Malawi's education minister sent 746…