Chinese premier in landmark visit to Zambia focusing on access to critical minerals

The two countries are due to sign documents to start the upgrade of the Tazara railway line linking Zambia's mines…

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Nigeria closes schools in Kwara state over fears of new attacks

Nigerian authorities have shut schools in five districts of central Kwara state, over fears they could be targeted by armed…

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Dutch prosecutors seek hefty sentence for Eritrean trafficking suspect

Amanuel Walid, known as Tewelde Goitom, is accused of running a migration route to Europe via Libya...Read More

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Macron returns to Africa, starting tour in Mauritius with promise of “win-win” ties

From Mauritius, Macron will travel on to South Africa for the G20 summit, before visiting Gabon and Angola — a…

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Pope Leo XIV urges humane treatment of migrants amid U.S. crackdown

He also briefly addressed the church investigation into Spanish Bishop Rafael Zornoza, who faces allegations of sexual abuse dating back…

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Volunteers help clean the polluted Jukskei River “prone” to flash floods

In South Africa’s oldest township, volunteers in wetsuits jump into the thigh-deep water of the polluted Jukskei River to untangle…

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United Nations urges immediate release of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls

More than 20 girls were kidnapped from a school in the town of Maga in the north-western Kebbi State on…

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INTERPOL operation targets terror and crime in West Africa, dozens arrested

A major INTERPOL operation in West Africa has resulted in 62 arrests and the seizure of weapons, explosives, drugs, counterfeit…

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Football: Morocco extend record run of victories in match against Uganda

It beat them 4-0 in a friendly international in Tangier on Tuesday bringing its successive wins to 18...Read More

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UN chief calls terrorism in the Sahel ‘growing global threat’, urges cooperation

The Sahel accounts for over half of all global terrorism deaths, according to the Global Terrorism Index...Read More

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