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An explosion followed by a fire at a metallurgical plant in Cameroon has left at least 4 people dead and 16 others seriously injured. The incident took place in Douala on Monday morning on the premises of Metafrique Steel in the Bassa industrial zone.
South Africa and Rwanda will be excluded from a major US-Africa duty free trade deal, Washington said on Monday. It blamed “practices inconsistent with the deal’s eligibility criteria," including barriers that undermine US trade and practices that pose a threat to US national security.
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The case, part of the "Farmgate" scandal, has left President Cyril Ramaphosa mired in an impeachment saga.
The move comes barely a week after Rwanda's defence ministry was hit with sanctions by the US Treasury.
Algerian military personnel escorted trucks carrying fuel to Niger over the weekend.
Britain’s King Charles will address his country’s role in transatlantic slavery with “unflinching honesty and sincere sorrow” in a speech to Commonwealth leaders, Buckingham Palace says.
The family of Pengo Bossio Wangi, the young Black man killed in the racist attack that took place on October 23 near Paris, hopes for an "awakening" against racism in the country.
The walls of Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum came alive on Sunday on the opening night of a dazzling light show. Under the title ‘Eternal Sun,’ the show marks the museum’s first anniversary by bringing to life stories that have shaped Egyptian civilisation for centuries.
Egypt on Monday raised more than 650 million dollars in its initial public offering of the state-owned Banque du Caire. The offering comes as the country advances reforms under an International Monetary Fund programme to boost private sector participation in Egyptian economy.
Russia has agreed to stop the recruitment of Ghanaian nationals to fight the war in Ukraine, Accra said in a statement.
Pix of the Day, 2nd November, 2026 - Across the world
A first convoy of Algerian soldiers was seen in northern Niger this weekend, a week after Algerian lawmakers approved the deployment of troops to the neighbouring country, according to RFI.
Hundreds of Supporters of Cape Verde President Jose Maria Neves cheered him on at a rally in Sao Vicente, as campaigning in the country's presidential election kicked off on Saturday
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation's latest report, finds broad progress on economic opportunity and human development over the past decade, but also steep declines in security, human rights and public participation
Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Ghanaian counterpart John Dramani Mahama for bilateral talks the next day after Russia-Africa summit in Moscow
About 2,700 young athletes aged 14 to 17 will compete through Nov. 13 in the capital, Dakar, the nearby city of Diamniadio and the beach resort of Saly
Throughout the five-day Lagos Fashion Week, African designers turned the runway into a vibrant mix of heritage and fresh vision - their creations reflecting the diversity of African design, with bold looks and storytelling.
The deployment followed a gang attack on four Salvadoran members of the Gang Suppression Force who went missing
The death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had reached 5,372 as of Friday, with a case fatality rate of 51.6%, according to new data.
The attack on Donovan Marx, 50, comes as right-wing groups say there is a genocide of white people - a claim widely discredited.
The United Nations's peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ceased operations on Sunday, after the Security Council failed to extend its mandate.
