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Three patients evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship off Cape Verde
Three people have been evacuated from a cruise ship off the coast of Cape Verde amid an as the vessel faces an...
Read moreDetailsStrike delays release of election results in Central African Republic
The publication of election results in the Central African Republic has been suspended following a strike by staff at the...
Read moreDetailsBurkina Faso junta dissolves over 200 associations
Burkina Faso's military rulers ordered on Tuesday the dissolution of around 200 associations, the latest clampdown on civic groups in the West...
Read moreDetailsMining halted at Baowu-led Simandou site over pay dispute, sources say
Workers striking over a pay dispute have halted mining since last week on the two blocks of Guinea's giant Simandou...
Read moreDetailsChina condemns Eswatini for being ‘kept and fed’ by Taiwan in travel row
China said on Wednesday Eswatini's leaders were being "kept and fed" by Taiwan, using unusually strong language to condemn the...
Read moreDetailsThousands march in DR Congo capital in support of US sanctions against Kabila
Thousands of pro-government supporters took to the streets of the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, on Monday in support of United States sanctions...
Read moreDetailsAmnesty accuses ADF fighters of war crimes in eastern DR Congo
Amnesty International on Tuesday accused militants in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo linked to the Islamic State (IS) group of "rampant" war crimes...
Read moreDetailsWhy is Mozambique’s financial crisis going from bad to worse?
Mozambique's slow-burning economic crisis has sharpened in recent weeks, with at least one global lender and a ratings agency suggesting the country...
Read moreDetailsTrafigura among three bidders for minority stake in South Africa’s Natref oil refinery, sources say
Global commodities trader Trafigura is among three companies vying for a 36.36% stake in South African petrochemical company Sasol’s Natref...
Read moreDetailsNigeria opposition alliance falters as two leading figures quit, clouding 2027 unity push
The Nigerian opposition's hopes of mounting a strong challenge to President Bola Tinubu at elections next January have been shaken...
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