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Congo-Brazzaville president says he will not ‘remain in power forever’
Congo-Brazzaville’s 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso says he is preparing the ground for a new generation of leaders as he...
Read moreDetailsAdja (Aja), people of southwestern Benin and southeastern Togo
The division of the Adja people between two countries (Benin and Togo) has sometimes led to administrative complications, although ethnic...
Read moreDetailsNigeria, AFC sign $1.3 billion deal to build alumina refinery
Nigeria has signed a $1.3 billion investment deal with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) to build an alumina refinery and fund...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo’s Kisangani airport attacked by suspected rebel drones, authorities say
Drones have attacked the airport serving Kisangani, a strategic city in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo far from active front...
Read moreDetailsGuinea-Bissau’s main opposition urges dialogue with military rulers
In Guinea-Bissau, the country’s two principal opposition parties have made a public appeal for dialogue with the military junta that...
Read moreDetailsSenegal PM says party could quit government if president diverges from vision
Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said he was willing to take his party out of the government and return to...
Read moreDetailsUS lifts sanctions on senior Malian officials
The United States on Friday eased sanctions on several senior Malian officials, following the penalties that were previously imposed over...
Read moreDetailsMass graves found in eastern Congo after rebel withdrawal, governor says
Two mass graves containing a total of at least 172 bodies have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo's...
Read moreDetailsUS aims to bring in 4,500 white South Africans per month as refugees, document says
The U.S. aims to process 4,500 refugee applications from white South Africans per month, far above President Donald Trump's stated...
Read moreDetailsMalawi says public debt at unsustainable levels above 90% of economic output
Malawi's finance minister said on Friday that public debt had reached unsustainable levels above 90% of gross domestic product, threatening...
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