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WHO urges US to share Covid origins findings
The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged Washington to share any intelligence it may be withholding on the Covid-19 pandemic's...
Read moreDetailsMadagascan President Randrianirina visits city devastated by Cyclone Gezani
In Madagascar, Colonel Michael Randrianirina assesses the damage in Toamasina after Cyclone Gezani devastated the city. The country is reeling...
Read moreDetailsIndia pulls out of Russian-backed Mali lithium project over security risks, sources say
Security risks are prompting India to pull out of a lithium project in Mali backed by Russia's state nuclear corporation,...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s state-owned NNPC records $4.2 billion after-tax profit in 2025
Nigeria's state oil firm NNPC booked after-tax profits of 5.760 trillion naira ($4.26 billion) last year, it said, as Africa's...
Read moreDetailsUN to launch reconnaissance flights to support eastern Congo ceasefire
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo will send reconnaissance flights to the eastern city of Uvira...
Read moreDetailsCameroon President Biya delays elections once again
Cameroon's President Paul Biya announced on Tuesday evening a "slight readjustment" of the timing of legislative and municipal elections that...
Read moreDetailsCyclone Gezani tears through Madagascar, killing at least 20
Fierce winds left a trail of destruction in Madagascar as Tropical Cyclone Gezani hit the island, killing at least 20...
Read moreDetailsCongo says it would seek other partners if US minerals framework fails
The Democratic Republic of Congo will look for other partners if its minerals cooperation framework with the U.S. does not...
Read moreDetailsKenyan court charges cult leader over dozens more deaths
Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie and seven others linked to a doomsday sect were issued with new charges on Wednesday...
Read moreDetailsUS troops to Nigeria will avoid combat, focus on training, military says
Nigeria's military said on Wednesday that about 200 U.S. troops due to arrive in the coming weeks would not take part in...
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