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Burkina Faso has appointed former Comoros and Mauritania coach Abdou Amir to the men's team and entrusted him with qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.

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[Horn Diplomat] Athens -- Somaliland's Minister of Defense Mohamed Yusuf Ali will participate as a speaker at the Athens Defence Summit 2026, an international security forum scheduled to take place in the Greek capital on May 20-21.

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[Horn Diplomat] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's Defence Minister Aisha Mohammed Mussa said Africa's long-term security and stability depend on stronger unity and defence cooperation among African nations, according to Ethiopia's Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FANA).

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[Daily Maverick] Ambassador Olexander Scherba declined to sign a condolence book at the Iranian embassy 'due to the Shahed drones supplied to Russia'.

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[Daily Maverick] The potential for escalating US trade pressures looms over South Africa, highlighting the risks of diplomatic strains and economic fallout in international relations.

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[Daily Maverick] Following months of speculation, the Women's Africa Cup of Nations has officially been postponed. It's another sign of token inclusion for women in soccer.

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[Daily Maverick] The 48th staging of the Cape Town Cycle Tour - the 109km loop around the Mother City on 8 March - continues the tradition of innovation in 2026.

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[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- "The US sanctions on Rwanda do not affect the Congolese who are recruited by the M23," local sources from South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, occupied by the Rwandan-backed M23 guerrilla fighters, told Fides. On March 2, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on the Rwandan army and four high-ranking military officials from Kigali, accusing them of supporting the M23 rebels in eastern DRC (see Fides, 5/3/2026).

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Mauritius Freeport Development (MFD) has intensified its engagement with South African manufacturers, positioning Mauritius as a strategic gateway for

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The Future African Space Explorers STEM Academy (FASESA) and Boeing have launched the third edition of the Pathways to Space program, expanding to South

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 As the global investment landscape shifts toward South-South cooperation, the Aquarian Consult’s Afri-Caribbean Investment Summit (AACIS’26) is set to

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Yet the system becomes far less predictable when the rights granted cannot be exercised optimally or at the same time. The mining laws offer no clear rule of

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[Liberian Investigator] The Government of Liberia's decision to restructure traffic management operations and transfer key functions of the Ministry of Transport to Liberia Traffic Management Incorporated (LTMI) has sparked legitimate public interest and concern. Authorities deserve acknowledgment for one critical assurance: that civil servants working within the affected divisions will not lose their jobs or salaries. In a country where government restructuring often carries the specter of layoffs and uncertainty, the

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Democratic Party leader Justin Muturi has condemned paid flights for Kenyans fleeing conflict in the Middle East as "immoral and deeply insensitive" demanding free repatriation flights for affected citizens.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital has released the body of a deceased patient that had been held over an unpaid hospital bill following intervention by the Commission on Administrative Justice, with backing from the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council.

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[Botswana Daily News] Tsabong -- More than 200 cattle from Hereford were relocated to the Bray Community Farm as a way of containing the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease following the detection of the disease in neighbouring Bray in South Africa.

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[ISS] The America First Global Health Strategy is being questioned as exploitative.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Engineering Society of Liberia (ESOL) marked World Engineering Day 2026 with a strong call for institutional independence and youth empowerment, as its President, Eng. David D. Wounuah unveiled a bold vision for strengthening the engineering profession in Liberia.

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[Liberian Observer] Liberian-born development expert Dr. Thelma M. Awori has been appointed as a member of the Panel of Eminent Persons of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), one of the African Union's most influential institutions for promoting democratic governance, accountability, and sustainable development across the continent.

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Libyan authorities have ordered the arrest of three suspects in last month's assassination of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the public prosecutor's office said on thursday.

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Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said Friday.