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The Amazigh calendar places them almost a thousand years ahead of much of the rest of the world.

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[New Times] The story told about Central Africa is deceptively simple: Rwanda destabilizes DR Congo for minerals and regional dominance.

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[New Times] As President Évariste Ndayishimiye prepares to take on the chairmanship of the African Union, Burundi stands before a rare diplomatic crossroads, and so does the man himself. Leadership of the AU is more than a ceremonial rotation; it is a continental stage that exposes, amplifies, and ultimately defines a leader's stature far beyond his borders.

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[Daily Trust] Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has raised concerns over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's frequent foreign travels, claiming that the president spent about 196 out of the 365 days in 2025 outside Nigeria.

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[Nile Post] National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has condemned the reported shutdown of several leading civil society organisations (CSOs), describing the move as an attack on democracy and accountability just two days before Uganda's general elections.

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[ISS] Rather than focusing on counter-terrorism operations, dialogue should be supported as a way to tackle local dynamics sustaining the insurgency.

AfricaDotcom  

Collaboration focuses on expanding access to high-quality Africa news, opinion, and analysis delivered by Global South World’s journalists on the ground

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Collaboration focuses on expanding access to high-quality Africa news, opinion, and analysis delivered by Global South World’s journalists on the ground

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Washington, USA, 13 January 2026 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The World Bank today approved a $13.30 million concessional financing through the International

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Washington, USA, 13 January 2026 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The World Bank today approved a $13.30 million concessional financing through the International

Africanews  

The revision is likely to influence market expectations and policy discourse ahead of the next monetary policy decisions by the Central Bank, which closely watches inflation dynamics in setting interest rates.

Africanews  

Former Burkinabe minister Yolande Viviane Compaoré has been assassinated at her home in Ouagadougou, the capital’s public prosecutor’s announced on Tuesday.

Africanews  

Aid groups say insufficient shelter materials are entering Gaza, leaving families exposed to winter storms and flooding.

Africanews  

President Yoweri Museveni and his political opponents in Uganda held their final rallies on Tuesday before an election that authorities will oversee with soldiers in the streets — deployments that have alarmed opposition figures who see signs of the authoritarianism they want to do away with.

BBC News Africa  

Gabon's government lifts the sanctions it imposed on the national team and striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after their exit from Afcon 2025.

AfricaDotcom  

Family businesses are the backbone of African economies, sustaining livelihoods, preserving heritage, and anchoring local communities across the continent.

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The communications authority says the suspension is aimed at preventing misinformation and violence.

Africanews  

Tens of thousands of football fans have been following the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations at a fan zone on the international campus of Riad, an upscale district of Rabat.

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A landslide in eastern Congo early Tuesday killed at least 13 people and left over 30 still missing, according to local authorities.

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The offensive is in the central state of Kogi, where the bandits have recently become more active.

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Mohamed Salah's Egypt will face Senegal in the Afcon 2025 semi-finals, offering the chance of revenge against his old Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane.