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Africa: All of Africa Today - May 15, 2026

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Chad: Chad is No Longer a Country

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[allAfrica] The central African nation of Chad has entered a phase of acute structural vulnerability that puts it and the wider on a collision path with state collapse. Too long ignored by regional actors and the international community, who have wrongly interpreted prowess on the battlefield with internal stability, the question is no longer simply whether the government of President Mahamat Deby Itno is authoritarian. It is. It is whether he can hold the country together at all.

Malawi: Govt Defends Teargassing of Former President Chakwera

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[Nyasa Times] What was supposed to be a solemn national commemoration of Malawi's founding president Hastings Kamuzu Banda descended into chaos and deep political division on Thursday after police fired tear gas to disperse supporters of the Malawi Congress Party who were accompanying former president Lazarus Chakwera to Kamuzu Mausoleum in Lilongwe.

ANC closes ranks around Ramaphosa as impeachment pressure mounts

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South Africa’s ruling African National Congress gathered for a key meeting as President Cyril Ramaphosa faces renewed impeachment pressure linked to the controversial Farmgate cash-heist scandal.

South Africa: Western Cape Taxi Fares to Rise - South African News Briefs - May 15, 2026

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Kenya: Kenya Keeps Somalia Border Closed Over Security Concerns, Ruto Says

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[Shabelle] Nairobi -- Kenyan President William Ruto said Thursday that renewed instability in Somalia had forced Nairobi to keep its border with neighboring Somalia closed, nearly 15 years after the frontier was first shut.

Nigeria: Makinde Declares 2027 Presidential Bid

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[Premium Times] Mr Makinde made the declaration on Thursday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, during a joint mega rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied Peoples' Movement (APM).

Nigeria: Death Toll Hits 191 As Lassa Fever Cases Rise

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[Vanguard] ... as NCDC warns of increasing fatality rate

South Africa: President Ramaphosa Dismisses Social Development Minister

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[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in terms of section 91(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, has removed Minister of Social Development, Sisisi Tolashe, from her position.

Africa: Kagame Criticises Use of Sanctions, Urges Africa Cooperation

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[New Times] President Paul Kagame has criticised the use of sanctions in global politics, saying they are applied unfairly and used as tools of pressure on weaker nations.

Syrian Foreign Minister makes first visit to Morocco since Assad’s fall

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Morocco and Syria have taken a major step toward restoring relations, as Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Chaibani visited Rabat for talks with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The visit marks the first by a senior Syrian official to Morocco since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Zimbabwe: Justice Gwaunza Makes History As New Chief Justice

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[263Chat] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza as Zimbabwe's new Chief Justice, succeeding outgoing top judge Luke Malaba who steps down after reaching the constitutional retirement age.

Angola: Angola and DR Congo Move Forward With Africa's Largest Electricity Interconnection Project

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[ANGOP] Luanda -- Congolese Minister of Water Resources and Electricity, Molendo Sakombi, announced on Thursday in Luanda that Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will build one of Africa's largest electricity transmission line, linking Malanje to Fungurume , spanning approximately 1,450 kilometers.

Nigeria: Dangote Restates Why He Didn't Buy Arsenal, Remains Passionate Fan

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[This Day] Africa's richest man, Billionaire Aliko Dangote, has restated that his $20 billion refinery project in Lagos prevented him from buying into English Premier League club, Arsenal.

South Africa: Judge Condemns Zuma's 'Stalingrad Defence' As Arms Deal Trial Date Is Finally Set

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[Daily Maverick] Characterising repeated legal challenges as a 'Stalingrad defence' tactic that has stalled justice for years, Judge Nkosinathi Chili has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma's long-running 1999 arms deal trial must finally proceed.

Sudan: RSF Claims Drone Downed in South Darfur As Attacks Continue

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[Dabanga] Nyala / Mellit Locality / Ed Damazin / Mogja -- The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it shot down a military drone over Nyala as the city came under renewed bombardment for the fourth consecutive day.

Sudan: Sudanese Authorities Carry Out Deportations and Abuse of South Sudanese

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[The New Humanitarian] Wunthou, South Sudan -- "They kept saying we had to go back to our country."

West African Development Bank (BOAD) and PROPARCO Launch a Landmark €200 Million Cross-Financing Operation to Boost the Private Sector in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Region

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On the sidelines of the Africa Forward summit, the West African Development Bank (BOAD) (www.BOAD.org) and PROPARCO, a subsidiary of the AFD Group,

West African Development Bank’s (BOAD) Inaugural Rating by Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. (JCR): Strategic Recognition for a Reinforced Ambition

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West african development banks: On the occasion of the Africa CEO Forum, the West African Development Bank (BOAD) (www.BOAD.org) announces that it has

DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) celebrates its 53rd Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) Facility Security Requirements (FSR) certification

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Dhl express subsaharan africa: Increases TAPA certifications across the Region, total of 53 sites across Sub-Saharan Africa DHL Express the most

Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt and President of Afreximbank Hold a Press Briefing on Egypt’s Ongoing Preparations to Host the 33rd Afreximbank Annual Meetings in Alamein

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H.E. Mr. Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), and Dr George Elombi, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of

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