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A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

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The most recent wave of displacement, triggered by renewed violence and the dismantling of internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, has forced over a million people into precarious conditions. Humanitarian actors are on the ground, but their operations are hampered by serious funding shortfalls

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[Daily Trust] US President, Donald Trump, has initiated a move to shut down several embassies in Africa and other parts of the world, according to CNN.

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[Vanguard] The TIME100 Most Influential People of 2025 spotlights African leaders reshaping politics, science, media, and culture--driving progress at home and globally. Their inclusion highlights Africa's growing role in global discussions on health, technology, and leadership.

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[Premium Times] The respondents also say the selfishness of the rich causes many of Nigeria's problems, which affect ordinary citizens.

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[UN News] Libya's prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between rival governments threatening the calm that has held since the 2020 ceasefire.

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[The Conversation Africa] The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn't just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred rapidly in the city, turning it into a sprawling urban settlement without the necessary drainage infrastructure.

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[Dabanga] North Darfur -- The General Coordination of Displaced Persons and Refugees announced on Wednesday the arrival of almost 3,000 displaced people fleeing the North Darfur capital of El Fasher and its surrounding camps and countryside toward the area of Tawila, 50 kilometres to the west, over the last two weeks.

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[UN News] The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups increased by 51 per cent in 2024, the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) said on Thursday.

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[Africa CDC] Africa CDC and WHO have updated their Joint Continental Response Plan for the mpox emergency as the disease continues to affect new areas. The revised strategy focuses on controlling outbreaks, while expanding vaccination coverage and transitioning toward a longer-term, sustainable response.

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[CFR] President Samia's quest for a mandate may lead to a pyrrhic victory.

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Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs, met with His Excellency Dr. Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet

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A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr. Nicolas Blancher, visited Tanzania during April 2-17, 2025, and held discussions on the

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According to the President, the journalists should use their platforms to promote national development.

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In a renewed effort to eradicate circulating polio variant type 2 in the Lake Chad Basin, Ministers of Health from Cameroon, the Central African Republic,

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At a United Nations Security Council meeting Thursday, the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, informed the members, “most Libyan leaders call for an inclusive political process and note the urgent need to end unilateral actions and unify institutions.

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Lawmakers have tasked the Ministry of Public Service to clean up the payroll of police officers in a bid to put an end to complaints of unpaid salaries of

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HE Qatar's Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Sada, inspected the Qatari Embassy premises in Khartoum, to be the first diplomatic

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HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sultan bin Saad bin Sultan Al Muraikhi met Thursday with HE Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of