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Brazil's Lula slams UN Security Council at progressive leaders' summit in Spain

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva strongly criticised the members of the United Nations Security Council during the Meeting in Defence of Democracy in Spain on Saturday.

AFCON 2025: Three Senegalese football fans released from jail in Morocco

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Three Senegalese football fans who were detained in Morocco have been released on Saturday.

Argentina: Buenos Aires mixes faith and techno in tribute to Pope Francis

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Argentina marked one year since Pope Francis’s death on Friday 18 April 2026 with a large open air tribute in Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires. A DJ priest led the tribute, mixing electronic music with messages of peace. The gathering drew large crowds.

Togo wants to act as 'bridge' between Sahel and international community

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Togo presented its new geopolitical and security strategy for the Sahel during a high-level meeting in Lomé on Saturday.

China hosts humanoid robots in Beijing half marathon

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China has tested humanoid robots in a real race setting in Beijing. The event highlights advances in endurance, balance and AI behaviour. Engineers see it as a step towards wider use.

Pope Leo challenges Angola's leaders to break 'extractivism'

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Pope Leo XIV challenged Angola’s leaders to break the "extractivism” that has plundered and exploited Africa for centuries, as he arrived in the southern African country on Saturday with a message of encouragement for its long-suffering people.

Angola: Isaac Dos Anjos Is Undermining Angola's Credibility

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[Maka] Angola's minister of agriculture, Isaac dos Anjos, deserves a peculiar kind of congratulations. By speaking so bluntly, he has done the country a public service: he has stripped away the pretence and exposed the national self-sabotage in which parts of Angola's ruling elite still indulge.

Sudan: Sudan - Three Quarters of Women Feel Unsafe As War Rages On

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[UN News] Across war-torn Sudan, women and girls "are telling a consistent story of continued experience of danger, and risks for gender-based violence" whether when fleeing to safety or arriving at displacement camps, a senior official with the UN reproductive and sexual health agency UNFPA said on Friday.

West Africa: Ivorian Lender BICICI Profit Jumps 39 Percent On Higher Revenue

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[Daba Finance] BICICI, the Abidjan-based, BRVM-listed lender now owned by an Ivorian state consortium, posted a 39% jump in net profit for the year ended December 31, 2025 -- the clearest sign yet that the bank's transition away from French parent BNP Paribas, completed in 2022, has not derailed its growth trajectory. Net profit reached XOF 36.5 billion ($65.6 million), up from XOF 26.2 billion ($47.1 million) in 2024.

Africa: IGAD Envoy to Sudan - 'Quintet to Convene Meeting for Those Absent From Berlin Conf'

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[Dabanga] Ammsterdam / Berlin -- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) envoy to Sudan, has said that the 'quintet' group -- comprising the African Union, IGAD, the United Nations, the European Union, and the League of Arab States -- will organise more advanced meetings next month bringing together all Sudanese who did not take part in Third International Conference on Sudan, held in Berlin on Wednesday, May 15).

South Sudan: 'Slaughtered Like Goats' - Despair and Abandonment in South Sudan

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[UN News] Senior UN officials painted a sorry picture of South Sudan on Friday at the Security Council, describing political turmoil, rising violence, hunger and disease, amid budget cuts that are limiting the ability of the UN peacekeeping mission to protect civilians.

Malawi: Sky-High Hotel Sale Plunges Peter Mutharika Back Into Scandal

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[ISS] An overpriced deal has put pensioners' savings at risk - and raised questions about governance under Malawi's returning president.

Libya: Joint Statement on Libya Unified Budget Agreement

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[State Department] The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

Congo-Kinshasa: Joint Statement on Progress Between DR Congo and AFC/M23 on the Ceasefire Meetings in Switzerland

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[State Department] The following statement was released by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement, as well as the State of Qatar, the United States of America, the Republic of Togo (as the African Union mediator), the African Union Commission, and Switzerland, on the meetings held April 13 to April 17 in Montreux, Switzerland, on the implementation of the Doha Framework for a Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

'The weapons were loud, but there was always music': Sudanese band play on through the war

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One of Sudan's most popular bands, Aswat Almadina, recall being in the studio when the war broke out three years ago.

Seychelles: Upcoming Working Visits of the President, Dr Patrick Herminie, to Russia and Abu Dhabi

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The Office of the President wishes to inform that the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Dr. Patrick Herminie, will undertake working visits to the

Seychelles and China sign development cooperation agreement supporting national development priorities

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The Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, Mr. Barry Faure and the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Seychelles, Ms. Lin

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Angola, third stop on Africa tour

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Pope Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Angola, opening the third leg of his four-nation tour across Africa, with a message focused on hope, peace, and social justice.

Kemi Seba arrested in South Africa as Benin seeks extradition over coup allegations

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Pan-African activist Kemi Seba has been arrested in South Africa, where authorities say an extradition process is now underway.

Gulf tensions escalate as Iran tightens control of Strait of Hormuz

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Tensions between Washington and Tehran are rising sharply over access to key shipping routes in the Persian Gulf, as both sides harden their positions.

Millions listen to Ethiopian star's song taking swipe at government

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The country's biggest musician Teddy Afro laments a lack of unity in the country on his new track.

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