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[Ayin Network] A US Congress-led bipartisan bill recognising genocide in Darfur and calling for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to be designated a terrorist organisation has opened debate over humanitarian access, regional politics, and the future of Sudan's war.
Africanews
India’s severe heatwave is affecting both people and wildlife in New Delhi. Hundreds of dead fish were removed from Sanjay Lake on Friday as temperatures remained far above seasonal averages.
The president of Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera has appointed a new government, one month after taking office for a third time.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Federation of Public Transport Sector (FPTS), including the Matatu Owners Association, on Friday called off the nationwide fuel strike following a high-level meeting with President William Ruto at State House Mombasa.
[Scrolla] eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba confirmed that just one person was arrested after authorities checked nearly 460 foreign nationals at the Diakonia Centre in Durban. Home Affairs KwaZulu-Natal manager Cyril Mncwabe said of the two without valid documents, one had a rejected permit application and the other carried a fraudulent permit.
[Nile Post] Motorists using the busy Kampala-Masaka Highway are being urged to prepare for temporary traffic delays after the Ministry of Works and Transport announced the start of asphalt-laying works on the new Katonga bridge road approaches, signalling that the long-awaited reconstruction project is entering its final stages.
[The New Humanitarian] Bunia & Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- "It's going to be a real race against time."
Football supporters and online creators are using artificial intelligence to produce viral World Cup anthems, reshaping fan culture and sparking debate over music rights and authenticity.
[Leadership] Politicians seeking to defect ahead of the 2027 general elections may now have a wider window to switch parties following a Federal High Court ruling that extended the deadline for political parties to submit their membership registers to September 2026.
The arson attack in Rwampara reflects the challenges of health workers trying to curb a rare Ebola virus by using stringent measures that might clash with local customs, such as burial rites
Chadian opposition leader Succes Masra will remain in jail after the supreme court rejected his appeal on Thursday, one of his lawyers told AFP.
BBC News Africa
The India-Africa summit was set to be held next week in Delhi after more than a decade.
[allAfrica] An angry crowd attacked and partially burned sections of Rwampara General Hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, May 22-President William Ruto has pledged urgent implementation of minimum fare regulations for digital taxis operating under ride-hailing applications as the government moves to cushion transport operators from the ongoing fuel crisis.
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Ukraine said six people, including a child, were injured after a Russian strike hit Sumy on Thursday. Firefighters spent hours tackling flames in residential and industrial areas damaged in the attack.
[Daily Maverick] The most pressing issue for South Africa is improving trade relations between Pretoria and Washington, says new SA ambassador to the US, Roelf Meyer.
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has intensified a nationwide crackdown against carrying knives and machetes in public spaces in a bid to curb rising cases of violent crimes.
[New Times] Mozambique's Minister of Defence, Cristóvão Artur Chume, on Thursday, May 21, visited the Rwanda Security Forces (RSF) deployed in his country's northern province of Cabo Delgado.
[HRW] Kinshasa -- Visiting Human Rights Watch Head Presses Senior Officials to Change Course
422 Gaza flotilla activists landed in Istanbul on Thursday after being deported by Israel. Several alleged physical abuse and torture following the interception of their aid convoy.
