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Ethiopia declares end of Marburg outbreak that killed nine
Ethiopia has declared the end of an outbreak of Marburg virus, the World Health Organization said on Monday, after the...
Read moreDetailsGuinea’s bauxite exports jump 25% to 183 million tons in 2025 on Chinese demand
Guinea's bauxite exports rose 25% in 2025 to 182.8 million metric tons, official data seen by Reuters showed, cementing its...
Read moreDetailsAl Shabaab kills local chief and teacher in northeast Kenya, police say
Somalia's al Shabaab militants killed a local chief and a teacher in Hulugho, a northeastern Kenyan region near the Somali...
Read moreDetailsNorway police file charges over suspected oil bribery in Congo Republic
Norwegian police said on Monday they have charged an oil company and two executives in Norway on suspicion of paying...
Read moreDetailsMore than 640,000 people affected by catastrophic Mozambique floods
Catastrophic flooding across Mozambique has affected more than 640,000 people, authorities say, with more than half of those in Gaza...
Read moreDetailsMali’s junta creates a new ministerial-level post to oversee the mining sector
Mali's military junta has created a new ministerial-level post to oversee the mining sector, tightening the government's direct grip on...
Read moreDetailsUganda opposition leader says wife hospitalised after being choked by soldiers
Uganda's opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Saturday his wife had been taken to hospital after soldiers invaded their residence,...
Read moreDetailsIvory Coast president appoints brother as vice prime minister
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara reshuffled his cabinet on Friday, maintaining most senior ministers while appointing his brother, Defence Minister...
Read moreDetailsLt. General Kainerugaba, Museveni’s fiery son tightens grip on Uganda’s future
As Uganda's 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni starts a seventh term, his tough-talking son and head of the military Muhoozi Kainerugaba is favourite to...
Read moreDetailsTrump says he wants leaders of Egypt, Ethiopia to resolve Nile dam dispute
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would like to bring together the leaders of Egypt and Ethiopia to...
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