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Africa
New chapter as Mogadishu votes in first local elections in decades
The East African country is struggling to emerge from decades of conflict and chaos, battling a bloody Islamist insurgency and frequent natural disasters.
By AFP
2025-12-25 15:21:27
Mr Ige’s announcement marks what would be a historic first for the country.
By Wellingtone Nyongesa
2025-12-22 15:19:23
Across continents, young people mobilised against corruption, economic hardship, and political exclusion, forcing governments to respond, though outcomes varied widely by country.
By Esther Nyambura
2025-12-22 10:20:28
US signs a deal to strengthen Nigeria's health system, a sign of improving ties with Africa's most populous nation after President Trump denounced attacks against Christians there.
By AFP
2025-12-21 10:30:57
Nine people were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire at a bar outside Johannesburg early Sunday, police said, in the second such shooting in South Africa this month.
By AFP
2025-12-21 10:15:56
A few months ago, farmer Belete Melke was sheltering from a heavy downpour in a remote village in Ethiopia's Amhara region when suddenly gunfire erupted around him.
By AFP
2025-12-20 16:08:00
The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has begun closing several of its bases in the country.
By AFP
2025-12-19 22:04:11
The United Nations appealed for $33 million in urgent funding to help more than 80,000 people who have fled to Burundi after the latest advance by Rwanda-backed militants in the eastern DRC..
By AFP
2025-12-19 22:00:22
Sudan's RSF carried out a large scale drone attack in the country's east on Thursday, a military source said with strikes hitting a key power station and causing outages in major cities.
By AFP
2025-12-18 14:24:11
Burkina Faso has freed 11 Nigerian soldiers detained after making an emergency landing on Burkinabe territory, after Nigeria sent an envoy to apologise for violating the airspace.
By AFP
2025-12-18 11:58:05
Seven Kenyans employed on a US programme in South Africa arrested over lack of proper documentation, to face expulsion, authorities say.
By AFP
2025-12-17 12:15:00
President Trump expands US travel ban to five more countries including South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Syria; Nigeria, Tanzania and Senegal among those placed under partial restrictions.
By Esther Nyambura
2025-12-17 10:55:11
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