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Pope Leo XIV on Thursday held an open-air mass in Equatorial Guinea in front of tens of thousands of followers, wrapping up his first major international tour that began with harsh criticism of his stance on Iran from US President Donald Trump.

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By decree adopted by the Council of Ministers on April 10, 2026,  the Democratic Republic of the Congo has established a Strategic Reserve of Strategic

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In a working-class neighbourhood of Abidjan, a small group of young volunteers armed with shovels and rakes is scrubbing rubbish-clogged drains. Their message: “Our streets are not rubbish bins.”

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The Africa Finance Corporation says this highlights the continent's vulnerability to global shipping chokepoints.

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TransUnion’s Q1 2026 Consumer Pulse Study highlights more deliberate financial behaviour Read more African news and insights on Africa.com.

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Arecent viral video showing a young woman being hit by a doctor shortly after giving birth in a Kinshasa hospital has shocked the nation.

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Top Iranian officials took to social media on Thursday to push back against US claims that its leadership is divided. ‘There are no hardliners or moderates,’ the country’s president and parliamentary speaker both posted.

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They call this land Bushiangala. Gold has been mined here for nearly a century. In 1931, colonial prospectors arrived after traces were found in the nearby

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's political landscape has long carried a familiar warning sign: when rhetoric turns hostile, violence is rarely far behind.

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Ukraine said Russian forces struck the Black Sea port city of Odesa overnight on 23 to 24 April 2026, killing at least two people and injuring more than a dozen.

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday suspended the national police chief implicated in a $20 million health tender scandal that has rocked the country and drawn in other officers.

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[HRW] Johannesburg -- End Attacks; Respect Freedom of Expression Over Presidential Term Extension

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William Ruto says Kenyans speak "some of the best English in the world" while it is hard to understand Nigerians.

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A sea of 20,000 teddy bears on the US National Mall highlights Ukrainian children abducted since 2021, urging action as the war’s toll on families grows.

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Armenia marked the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide on 23 and 24 April 2026 with marches and ceremonies in Yerevan, drawing thousands of participants.

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[WHO] The Big Catch-Up, launched during World Immunization Week 2023, has delivered over 100 million vaccine doses to an estimated 18.3 million children across 36 countries Around 12.3 million were "zero-dose children" who had not previously received any vaccines and 15 million who had never received a measles vaccine. The initiative concluded in March 2026 and is on track to meet its target of catching up 21 million children - but agencies warn that many infants still miss out on lifesaving vaccines through

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[Premium Times] Aliko Dangote has unveiled plans to collaborate with Kenya and Uganda on a large-scale refinery project in Tanzania, signalling a new phase in Africa's push for energy self-sufficiency and industrial expansion.

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[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed the South African Police Service's (SAPS) Divisional Commissioner for Financial Management Services, Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane, as the Acting National Commissioner of Police.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Nairobi, Kenya -- President Yoweri Museveni has hinted at the possibility of using Uganda's crude oil as a contribution to putting up a mega crude oil refinery in East Africa to be located in Tanga, Tanzania. The move is part of broader efforts to boost local refining capacity and reduce Africa's dependence on imported petroleum products.