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DRC: Displaced Pygmy community struggles far from the forest

Africanews  

In Beni, eastern DRC, families from the Indigenous Pygmee community are living in extreme hardship after fleeing violence attributed to the ADF. Since May 2026, they have found refuge in Boikene, far from their forests and traditional means of subsistence.

Husband of Tanzania's president dies while undergoing treatment

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The husband of Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan died Monday while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Zanzibar, the country’s vice president said.

Kenya minister warns foreigners against 'misusing' visas to trade

BBC News Africa  

Kenya is due to start enforcing measures to restrict foreign nationals from operating small-scale businesses.

Zanzibar's Freddie Mercury Museum showcases life of legendary Queen frontman

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The Freddie Mercury Museum in Zanzibar showcases the life and times of the music icon in the very house where he was born Farrokh Bulsara, 80 years ago, and where he spent his childhood

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan's husband dies

BBC News Africa  

Hafidh Ameir Hassan kept a low profile and was rarely seen in public with the president.

Kinshasa wedding fire kills 12 in Democratic Republic of Congo

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Twelve people have died after a fire ripped through a wedding party in the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said on Sunday.

Carbon credit financing offers boost to clean cooking initiatives

Africanews  

Carbon credit financing is making clean cooking affordable and accessible to households across Africa, boosting efforts to reduce pollution.

UN creates international day for elimination of child marriage

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The United Nations has designated November 27 as an International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage, following a resolution led by Sierra Leone and adopted by the General Assembly.

The Wedding Photographer of Darfur

BBC News Africa  

Having fled the besieged city of el-Fasher, photographer decided to turn his lens on more positive aspect of life, weddings.

May el-Toukhy's ‘Woman Unknown’ premieres in Venice

Africanews  

The period film is the sole female-directed entry in this year’s Venice competition, down from six of 21 films last year. Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera called the figure a “historic low in recent years”

Egypt TV presenter Sarah Khalifa sentenced to death in drug case

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Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other people have been sentenced to death after being convicted of drug trafficking and other offences, state-owned Al-Ahram reported.

Libya arrests five people in connection with drone strikes on refinery

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Authorities in western Libya have arrested five people including foreigners who were involved in a recent string of drone attacks on a major energy complex, the Tripoli-based government said on Sunday.

Cape Verde declares two days of mourning for 25 victims of bus crash

Africanews  

Cape Verde began two days of mourning on Sunday after a bus crash on the island of Fogo killed 25 people, most of them children and teenagers.

'Nothing good was supposed to come out of me'

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David Etor grew up in poverty in Nigeria, but now teaches engineering at the University of Bristol

Mourners in Algeria bid farewell to 10-year-old boy trapped for days in well

Africanews  

Mourners in Algeria bade farewell to ten-year-old Ayoub Hadaf on Sunday, one day after his body was recovered from a well where he’d been trapped for four days.

Cape Verde's President Neves attends funeral of bus crash victims

Africanews  

Cape Verde’s President Jose Maria Neves attended the funeral on Sunday of some of the victims of a bus crash on the country’s Fogo Island. The accident killed at least 25 people, most of them children and teenagers.

Ebola burial team in DRC works under threats as virus continues to spread

Africanews  

As the Ebola epidemic continues to spread through eastern DR Congo, the death toll now stands at more than 3,000 people. Because of the risk of contagion, victims have to buried in accordance with strict protocols.

African Women's Volleyball: A new era of competition

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African women’s volleyball is expanding its reach. More countries are taking part in competitions, new teams are making progress and the hierarchy is becoming less predictable. The 2026 African Women’s Volleyball Championship in Nairobi provided another illustration of this shift.

At least 25 dead in Cape Verde bus crash, most of them children and teenagers

Africanews  

At least 25 people, mostly children and teenagers, were killed in a bus crash on Cape Verde's Fogo Island, public radio network RCV said on Sunday.

Algerian rescue workers recover body of 10-year-old boy trapped in well

Africanews  

Rescue operations ended Saturday night in northwestern Algeria for a 10-year-old boy trapped in a well. Ayoub Hadaf died in the well despite the rescue operations that had been underway for several days, his grandfather, Ahmed Hadef, and officials announced on Saturday night.

Iraq facing petrol shortage as Middle East war chokes off supplies

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Drivers formed long lines outside fuel stations in Baghdad on Saturday as gasoline supplies dropped in oil-rich Iraq due to import disruptions caused by the Middle East war.

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