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U.S. Sanctions PARECO, CDMC for Congo Mineral Trade

On August 12, 2025, the U.S. announced sanctions against PARECO-FF, an armed group in eastern ...

  • 13 August 2025
  • Africa
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WAEC Releases 2025 WASSCE Results for School Candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) announced the release of the 2025 West African Senior ...

  • 4 August 2025
  • Africa
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Morocco’s King Honors New Military Officers in 2025 Ceremony

On Wednesday, King Mohammed VI presided over a traditional ceremony at the Royal Palace in ...

  • 31 July 2025
  • Morocco
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Deadly Protest in Angola:22 Killed, Over 1,200 Arrested

On July 28, 2025, Angola was rocked by violent protests following a government decision to ...

  • 30 July 2025
  • Angola
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Morocco’s Bayt Mal Al-Quds Agency Funds Palestinian Farmers

Morocco’s Bayt Mal Al-Quds Acharif Agency signed an agreement with the Palestinian Ministry of ...

  • 26 July 2025
  • Agriculture
CAR

ICC Convicts CAR’s Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona

The International Criminal Court (ICC), today, July 24, 2025, convicted Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, former head of ...

  • 24 July 2025
  • Africa
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Sudan Faces Deadly Cholera Outbreak Amid Ongoing Conflict

Sudan is battling a severe cholera outbreak, with the Ministry of Health reporting 91,034 cases ...

  • 24 July 2025
  • Africa

Boniface Faces Charges Over Kenya’s June 2025 Protests

On July 19, 2025, Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi was arrested for his alleged ...

  • 21 July 2025
  • Kenya
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Chamisa’s Exit Targets Mnangagwa

Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has revealed that his exit from ...

  • 18 July 2025
  • Africa
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Cameroon’s Paul Biya, 92, Announces Bid for Eighth Term

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, aged 92 and the world’s oldest serving head of state, has ...

  • 14 July 2025
  • Cameroon
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Sierra Leone: Call for Sahel States’ Return to ECOWAS

British Airways Denies Passengers Boarding Abuja-London...

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Mali Foils Alleged Coup Plot, Arrests Two Generals

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August 16th is the day in 1859 that the Tuscan National Assembly formally deposes the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.

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