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Ethiopia controls Tigray capital as regional rivals meet in Egypt 04 Oct 2026 - 09:16 pm
Tuk-tuk drivers transport residents' belongings amid fears of looting as residents and fighters leave the city in Mekelle on October 3, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
Strike on UN aid trucks in Sudan kills one: WFP 04 Oct 2026 - 03:41 pm
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20 die in Nigerian road accident: official 03 Oct 2026 - 02:20 pm
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University of Cape Town returns to global top 150 as African universities surge in world rankings 01 Oct 2026 - 02:00 am
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Zimbabwe helicopter crash kills 6 30 Sep 2026 - 11:40 pm
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Nigerian dancer eyes world record after seven-day marathon 30 Sep 2026 - 03:45 pm
Nigerian dancer Benjamin Daniel Gabriel, 32, dances on stage to set a new world record for the longest individual dance marathon in Lagos on September 29, 2026. (Photo by Tonye Bakare / AFP)
Africa to be mostly self-sufficient in fuel by 2030, says Nigerian oil tycoon 29 Sep 2026 - 04:23 pm
Aliko Dangote, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Group, looks on during an interview with AFP in Nairobi on September 29, 2026. (Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP)
Air Senegal removes cabin crew from route after alleged package trafficking 29 Sep 2026 - 02:36 pm
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Burkina Faso inaugurates first gold refinery 29 Sep 2026 - 02:00 am
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ICRC transfers 161 people from Tigray to Afar region in Ethiopia 28 Sep 2026 - 07:42 pm
A general view of the damaged building housing Tigray TV, the state broadcaster of Ethiopia's Tigray region, following a drone strike in Mekelle on September 27, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
Uganda turns to digital innovation, AI to drive tourism growth 28 Sep 2026 - 06:00 am
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4.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Libya 27 Sep 2026 - 11:02 pm
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Gunmen kill 27 in two shootings in South Africa 27 Sep 2026 - 12:26 pm
Residents stand behind police tape near the scene where gunmen armed with assault rifles stormed a bar in Johannesburg on September 27, 2026. Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP
African health leaders urge nations to leverage AI for epidemic early warning 27 Sep 2026 - 11:14 am
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Zimbabwe Celebrates Cultural Heritage with Annual Bira ReMbira Festival 27 Sep 2026 - 04:00 am
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All 17 passengers aboard DR Congo crashed plane killed: transport ministry 27 Sep 2026 - 01:00 am
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Kenya Standard Gauge Railway H1 2026 passenger traffic rises 10.3% 24 Sep 2026 - 03:00 am
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Ethiopia's Tigray forces launch offensive, take over airports, PM advisor says 24 Sep 2026 - 01:30 am
Members of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) walk along a main road in Mekelle on September 23, 2026, as tensions intensify in northern Ethiopia after Tigrayan forces seized control of airports in the region. (Photo by AFP)