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Sudan has withdrawn its ambassador to Ethiopia following tensions between the two neighbouring countries.

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The baby hippo, which has been named Bumpy, was found clinging to its lifeless mother at a lake.

Africanews  

As amputee football continues to grow in Rwanda, it is creating a powerful space for healing, inclusion and self-acceptance — one match at a time.

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[263Chat] The Government has approved a broad overhaul of licences, permits and fees in the mining sector in a move it says will reduce the cost of doing business and improve competitiveness.

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[SAnews.gov.za] Adverse weather conditions are expected to begin clearing from the central parts of the country this afternoon, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) said on Wednesday.

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[Namibian] The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture says while there is no policy prohibiting pupils from bringing food to school hostels, the Basic Education Act allows individual schools to set their own rules.

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The Demsa Museum highlights the centuries-old use of horses in northern Cameroon - and the cars that replaced them.

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The announcement comes as the country's energy sector faces serious challenges, including frequent power outages.

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[ISS] How Benin's new president ensures inclusive growth, opens civic and political space and rebuilds regional ties will define his term.

This Is Africa  

From Sylvanus Olympio's murder to Farida Nabourema's resistance, sixty years of monetary politics in one West African country, and what bitcoin has changed.

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Pix of the Day, 6 May 2026

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While passengers onboard the MV Hondius say the situation is calm, they face days at sea as officials warn the disease may have spread.

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[RFI] Following a recent visit to Algeria, Patrick Martin - the head of France's main employers' union (Medef) - talks to RFI about economic diplomacy at a time of strained relations between Paris and Algiers, Chinese competition in Africa and what he calls the "savagery" of the current tariff war.

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[Vanguard] Diplomatic pressure on South Africa is mounting as more African countries threaten retaliatory measures over renewed xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals, particularly Nigerians.

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China has erected a monument to the World War II Cairo Declaration at the historic Mena House hotel where the document was signed.

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Burkina Faso's authorities secretly held and abused a prominent investigative journalist and dozens of others in a makeshift detention facility in the capital, an international advocacy group said Wednesday, in the latest crackdown on political dissent in the West African nation.

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[HRW] Concerned Governments Should Not Overlook Dire Rights Record

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China has erected a monument to the World War 2 Cairo Declaration at the historic Mena House hotel where the document was signed.

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According to several ANE employees, IT specialists at the institution’s data processing centre are refusing to release the results of the second round of municipal, regional and parliamentary elections held on April 26.

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[RFI] France's judiciary is set to rule on Wednesday in a long-running investigation linked to the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, as prosecutors and civil parties seek the indictment of Rwanda's former first lady Agathe Habyarimana.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has said its grievance redress mechanism is playing a central role in building trust with host communities as Uganda moves closer to first oil.