Held annually in Morocco for over twenty years, African Lion brings together several foreign contingents for land, air, and naval exercises

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Opposition stalwart Martin Fayulu on Friday accused the Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi of wanting to stay in power beyond the maximum two mandates "at any cost"

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Islamic State-linked rebels have killed at least 36 people in two days of attacks in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local and security sources said Thursday

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Julius Malema, the leader of the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has called for Ramaphosa to immediately resign and for impeachment proceedings against him to begin

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Burundi will hold presidential elections on May 3 next year, the electoral commission announced Friday, during a meeting boycotted by the opposition.

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Chad jails eight opposition leaders for eight years as Supreme Court dissolves anti-Deby coalition

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France is making a fresh effort to mend relations with Algeria, in what appears to be a significant diplomatic reset after months of tension.

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Scientists fear the warming oceans could signal the arrival of a potentially devastating “super El Niño” later this year.

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President Brice Oligui Nguema is in Angola on a state visit

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Zimbabwe said it will return 67 foreign-owned commercial farms that were seized during the country’s controversial land reform programme under former president Robert Mugabe.

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Aimable Karasira died on Wednesday from a drug overdose, according to Rwandan authorities. But Human Rights Watch called Karasira's death suspicious, saying Kigali bore the burden of proving he was not unlawfully killed

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Petrol prices have soared and fertiliser imports have been severely impacted, causing financial distress, reduced planting, and raises concerns about increased food shortages.

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Rapper Kodak Black was arrested this week on a drug trafficking charge in central Florida in his latest run-in with law enforcement.

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Botswana's former president Festus Mogae, who led the southern African country for a decade from 1998, winning praise for the fight against HIV/AIDS, has died at the age of 86, the presidency said on Friday.

Boko Haram jihadists have killed 18 loggers in northeast Nigerian Borno state, local sources told AFP Thursday, as people displaced by jihadists struggle to feed their families amid worsening attacks.

The attacks by Allied Democratic Forces fighters reportedly took place over two days from Tuesday in the north-east of the country.

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South Africa's Constitutional Court on Friday overturned a vote in parliament that had quashed the opening of impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a cash-heist scandal.

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Pix of the Day, 8 May 2026

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Shakira shared a minute-long teaser clip on Thursday of a new song, writing on social media, “From Maracaná Stadium, here is “Dai Dai,” the FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026."