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After an almost 13 year hiatus, Qatar airways has restarted flights to Damascus. It marks the first commercial flight to the airport since Islamist-led forces ousted Bashar al-Assad in December.

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On Monday, New Orleans kicked off its Carnival season with the Joan of Arc parade, just days after a deadly attack on New Year's Eve left 14 people dead.

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The two nations hold opposing views on how to address the conflict in northern Mali, with Algeria advocating dialogue and Mali increasingly favoring military action.

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[VOA] Mutare -- Government officials in Zimbabwe have been scrutinizing a Chinese mining company that has been operating a gold mine in the country's east since at least 2021. The scrutiny comes as residents voice concern about the impact on health and the environment.

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[VOA] London -- In a major shift in West Africa's security landscape, Ivory Coast and Senegal, regional economic powerhouses, have ordered France to remove its troops from their territories.

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[Premium Times] President Tinubu, who was the special guest of honour, commended the relationship between Nigeria and Ghana, stating that the two nations must work together to address the challenges confronting them.

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Abidjan residents and environmentalists raise concerns after part of the same shipment was dumped in the UK.

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[Premium Times] Mr Imam was sacked as special adviser on youth and sport by Governor Abba Yusuf for trolling Vice President Kashim Shettima in September 2023.

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[GhanaToday] President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to reset Ghana and transform its economy and governance structures.

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[Shabelle] Kampala -- Ahmed MoFiqi, Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, touched down in Kampala, Uganda, on Monday to join leaders and delegates from across Africa for the African Union (AU) Summit.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- A minister in Somalia has accused some organizations and donors of politicizing humanitarian aid, while officials from the semi-autonomous Jubaland region claim that political motives have led to their people being deprived of entitled aid.

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[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities launched on Monday a five-day cholera vaccination campaign, in Mogovolas district, in the northern province of Nampula.

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[AIM] Maputo -- Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has claimed that Mozambique's post-election crisis, characterized by mass demonstrations called by the presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane to protest against the fraudulent results of the general elections held on 9 October, are significantly affecting his country's economy.

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[Shabait] Asmara, 07 January 2025- International Conference on Eritrea Studies that was underway from 4 to 6 January at Asmara Palace Hotel under the theme "International and Regional Cooperation for Sustainable Development" concluded by passing various recommendations.

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[U.S. Treasury] Washington, DC -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning Mohammad Hamdan Daglo Mousa (Hemedti), the leader of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF), under Executive Order (E.O.) 14098, ''Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons Destabilizing Sudan and Undermining the Goal of a Democratic Transition.'' For nearly two years, Hemedti's RSF has engaged in a brutal armed conflict with the Sudanese Armed Forces for control of Sudan, killing tens

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[The Sentry] Washington, DC -- Today, the US announced a determination of genocide in Sudan, and leveled sanctions on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its leader, General Mohammad Hamdan Daglo Mousa, known as Hemedti. The Sentry commends these actions, and experts are available for comment.

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Thousands of Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia celebrated Christmas on 7 January, marking the end of a 43-day fast.

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Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.

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[State Department] Washington, DC -- On April 15, 2023, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a conflict of unmitigated brutality that has resulted in the world's largest humanitarian catastrophe, leaving 638,000 Sudanese experiencing the worst famine in Sudan's recent history, over 30 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, and tens of thousands dead. In December 2023, I concluded that members of the SAF and the RSF had committed war crimes. I also determined that members of the

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Driven by a increase in construction activity among other factors, Africa's cement market is thriving. Facing a stagnant property market back home, Chinese companies are rushing to invest.

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A polarizing figure in French politics, Mr. Le Pen's controversial statements — including his Holocaust denial and his 1987 proposal to forcibly isolate people with AIDS in special facilities — have earned him multiple condemnations and strained his political alliances .