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Liberia: Presidential Guards Accused of 'Crackdown' On Dissent

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[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) has strongly condemned the Executive Protection Service's recent announcement that it will withdraw protection from individuals accused of inciting insurrection, calling the move a dangerous abuse of power and an attack on Liberia's democracy.

Liberia: Liberian Protesters Storm Ivorian Embassy Over Alleged Meddling in Burkina Faso

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[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- A group of Liberian protesters on Wednesday staged a demonstration outside the Ivorian Embassy near Monrovia, denouncing what they called foreign interference in the internal affairs of Burkina Faso.

Liberia: Rights Group Warns Liberia House Crisis Could Spark National Unrest

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[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The United Methodist Human Rights Monitor has called on members of the House of Representatives to place the national interest above personal and political ambitions and urgently resolve the prolonged leadership stalemate that is paralyzing legislative activities.

DR Congo seeks to remove ex-President Kabila's immunity

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He is accused of backing M23 rebels in the east but he has previously denied links to the group.

Liberia: Boakai Under Pressure to Dismiss Commerce Inspector Dorr Cooper Over UL Bribery Scandal

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President Joseph Boakai is facing mounting pressure to dismiss D. Dorr Cooper, Inspector General at the Ministry of Commerce, in the wake of a bribery and academic fraud scandal at the University of Liberia (UL).

Congo-Kinshasa: ICRC Helps Transport Hundreds of Disarmed Members of Government Forces from Goma to Kinshasa

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[ICRC] Goma -- On 30 April 2025, following a request to act as a neutral intermediary, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is accompanying a series of convoys from Goma to Kinshasa transporting several hundred disarmed individuals from the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the national police force, as well as members of their families.

Catholic faithful in Ivory Coast hold mass in memory of Pope Francis

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As cardinals gather in Rome to elect a new pope, some here hope the new church leader will be an African.

Ambassador Han Jing Visits Chilenje House in Memory of Dr. Kenneth Kaunda

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On April 29, 2025, Ambassador Han Jing led the Embassy team to visit the Chilenje House 394, the former residence of Zambia’s founding President, Dr. Kenneth

Nigeria: Explosion Rocks Military Detention Facility in Borno

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[Premium Times] Several videos of the incident on social media show flames and people residing near the barracks scampering for safety.

WFP begins food distribution for over 220,000 IDPs in Sudan

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The World Food Programme (WFP) reports that food and nutrition distributions for over 220,000 people have started in Tawila, North Darfur – where hundreds of thousands are seeking refuge from horrific violence in and around El Fasher and Zamzam IDP Camp.

Eritrea: International Workers Day Observed in Southern Region

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International Workers Day was commemorated in Mendefera on 29 April at the Southern Region level. The event featured a parade by government employees and

African Union ends Gabon suspension after Oligui election

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Gabon was suspended by the continental bloc when General Brice Oligui Nguema took power after overthrowing president Ali Bongo in August 2023

Kenya: Police Say Kasipul MP Charles Were's Killing Was Premeditated

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 30 - The National Police Service says preliminary investigations indicate that the fatal shooting of Kasipul Member of Parliament Charles Ong'ondo Were was a planned and well-executed attack.

Africa: All of Africa Today - May 1, 2025

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US, Ukraine sign minerals deal after Kiev agrees to pay for war support

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The U.S. has been seeking from Ukraine access to more than 20 raw materials deemed strategically critical to its interests, including some non-minerals such as oil and natural gas

United Nations (UN) alert over deepening crisis in Sudan as famine spreads and violence escalates

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The United Nations has warned that Sudan is sliding deeper into catastrophe, with growing famine and surging violence – particularly in North Darfur – driving

Kenyan MP shot dead in 'targeted' attack in Nairobi

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The opposition legislator had just left parliament when he was attacked by gunmen on a motorcycle, police say.

Why the trees behind 'women's gold' beauty creams are under threat

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One man's struggle to save Uganda's once-profitable trees that produce shea butter.

Iranian Algerian Foreign Ministers talk diplomacy

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Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, held a telephone conversation with his Algerian counterpart, Ahmed Attaf, this Tuesday afternoon,  discussinh

Mali: Mali Forum Backs Five-Year Presidency for Junta Leader Assimi Goïta

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[RFI] A national political forum in Mali has proposed making military leader Assimi Goïta the country's president, with a five-year renewable term starting in 2025.

Morocco: On High Instructions of His Majesty the King, Foreign Minister Receives Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, Emissary of Iraqi President to Sovereign

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On High Instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates Mr. Nasser