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Uganda’s army chief accuses US Embassy officials of aiding opposition figure who went into hiding

• Jan 30, 2026 02:43 am

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s army chief accused U.S. Embassy officials of helping opposition leader Bobi Wine as he went…

Burkina Faso’s junta dissolves all of country’s political parties, saying they cause divisions

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• Jan 29, 2026 02:34 pm

Africa has the worst road safety record in the world. Here’s what to know

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• Jan 29, 2026 08:20 am

11 dead in South Africa minibus and truck collision days after similar crash killed 14 children

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• Jan 29, 2026 03:15 am

Niger says gunmen attacked air force base in the capital, resulting in heavy gunfire, explosions

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• Jan 29, 2026 02:21 am

Climate change worsened rains and floods which killed dozens in southern Africa, study shows

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• Jan 28, 2026 09:43 pm

Chaos erupts in Somalia’s parliament over proposed constitutional amendments

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• Jan 28, 2026 09:39 am

What to know about South Sudan’s major offensive against opposition forces

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• Jan 27, 2026 07:27 pm

Markram and Linde guide South Africa to win over West Indies in T20 series opener

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• Jan 27, 2026 03:54 pm

PAARL, South Africa (AP) — South Africa captain Aiden Markram scored an unbeaten 86 off 47 balls as the Proteas…

Days after a disputed election, Uganda’s army is on the hunt for opposition leader Bobi Wine

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• Jan 27, 2026 04:03 am

Goma in eastern Congo is hanging by a thread a year after the city fell to Rwanda-backed rebels

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• Jan 27, 2026 02:53 am

IShowSpeed wraps up Africa tour highlighting the continent’s cultural diversity

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• Jan 27, 2026 12:01 am

Senegal’s aquagym classes offer hope and healing for people with reduced mobility

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• Jan 26, 2026 09:14 pm

Several Nigerian military officers will be tried on accusations they plotted a coup

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• Jan 26, 2026 12:44 pm

Sudan’s military says it breaks the paramilitary RSF’s siege of a key town

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• Jan 26, 2026 11:04 am

Ethiopia declares the end of its first Marburg virus outbreak

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• Jan 26, 2026 07:17 am

Interpol arrests more than 3,700 suspects in global trafficking crackdown

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• Jan 26, 2026 06:27 am

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A global crackdown on human traffickers and migrant smugglers coordinated by Interpol led to the arrest…

25 killed in attack by Islamic State-backed group in eastern Congo, rights group says

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• Jan 25, 2026 03:06 pm

Wife of Uganda’s opposition leader describes moment armed men attacked her at home

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• Jan 24, 2026 07:13 am

Attorney fears for safety of Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine after army chief threats

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• Jan 23, 2026 01:24 pm

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Morocco urges African fraternity after surge in hate speech linked to chaotic Africa Cup final

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• Jan 23, 2026 09:25 am

Mali’s government moves to impose fuel rationing as al-Qaida-linked attacks cut off supplies

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• Jan 23, 2026 09:23 am

Floods push crocodiles into Mozambican towns as health concerns rise

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• Jan 23, 2026 08:24 am

Nigeria says US will deliver outstanding military equipment purchased over the past 5 years

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• Jan 23, 2026 04:52 am

Malawi rolls out cholera vaccines as rains and floods raise the threat of deadly outbreaks

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• Jan 23, 2026 03:50 am

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — The southern African nation of Malawi began a cholera vaccination rollout this week in a bid…

What to know about the devastating floods in southern Africa

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• Jan 22, 2026 12:46 pm

Rwanda to test AI-powered technology in clinics under a new Gates Foundation project

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• Jan 22, 2026 08:46 am

Nigeria church attackers demand ransoms as search intensifies for over 150 hostages

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• Jan 22, 2026 08:43 am

Death toll in South Africa school bus crash rises to 14 as the driver is charged with murder

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• Jan 22, 2026 07:59 am

UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ hunger crisis in Nigeria as food aid funding runs out

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• Jan 22, 2026 05:08 am

After presidential election, Ugandan police detain a key ally of opposition figure Bobi Wine

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• Jan 22, 2026 04:13 am

Guinea-Bissau junta sets election date following last year’s coup

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• Jan 21, 2026 09:56 am

Anthony Joshua’s driver arraigned after deadly crash in southwest Nigeria

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• Jan 20, 2026 10:54 am

SAGAMU, Nigeria (AP) — The driver in a deadly car crash that injured British heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and killed…

Ambush in northwest Nigeria kills 5 soldiers and 1 police officer

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• Jan 21, 2026 02:34 am

Gunmen kill 31 villagers in western Niger, student groups and a resident say

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• Jan 20, 2026 02:27 pm

South African authorities revise death toll in school bus crash to 12 as driver is arrested

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• Jan 20, 2026 09:42 am

Togo says it has extradited Burkina Faso’s former junta leader

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• Jan 20, 2026 07:37 am

Ivory Coast will buy unsold cocoa stocks as prices plunge

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• Jan 20, 2026 07:34 am

Nigerian police recognize church attacks that abducted 168 after initial denial

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• Jan 20, 2026 06:25 am

South Sudan president fires interior minister in a move threatening peace agreement

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• Jan 20, 2026 04:05 am

Jailed Ugandan opposition figure Besigye’s health is failing, his party says

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• Jan 20, 2026 02:43 am

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The health of jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is failing, his party said on Tuesday,…

Congolese soldiers reenter key eastern city after M23 rebels’ withdrawal, army and residents say

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• Jan 19, 2026 03:03 pm

Floods in Mozambique displace more than 300,000 people in one province, governor says

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• Jan 19, 2026 11:17 am

Gunmen abduct over 150 worshippers from 3 churches in Nigeria

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• Jan 19, 2026 08:26 am

Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany to mark baptism of Jesus

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• Jan 19, 2026 07:14 am

School bus crash in South Africa kills at least 13 children, police say

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• Jan 19, 2026 04:03 am

Senegal wins Africa Cup after walk-off protest, chaos over controversial penalty for host Morocco

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• Jan 18, 2026 10:15 am

South Africa declares a national disaster over flooding and severe weather

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• Jan 18, 2026 06:57 am

Guinea’s Doumbouya is sworn in as president, cementing transition from junta chief to elected leader

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• Jan 17, 2026 12:12 pm

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Junta leader Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya was sworn in Saturday as president of Guinea after he overwhelmingly…

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni secures 7th term as opposition rejects results

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• Jan 17, 2026 02:04 am

More than 100 dead in torrential rains and floods across southern Africa

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• Jan 16, 2026 05:11 am

Uganda’s president leads in tense election marred by internet shutdown and voting interference

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• Jan 16, 2026 12:20 am

Tanzania president remorseful over internet shutdown on election day

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• Jan 15, 2026 12:28 pm

Trial opens in Gambia of leader of notorious death squad during Jammeh era

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• Jan 15, 2026 12:25 pm

Floods force evacuations from South Africa’s Kruger National Park and leave 19 dead in other regions

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• Jan 15, 2026 07:34 am

Delays plague voting in Uganda’s presidential election

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• Jan 14, 2026 10:09 pm

Ugandan voters face soldiers in the street and an internet shutdown before presidential election

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• Jan 14, 2026 12:28 am

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandans are set to vote Thursday in an election that is likely to extend the rule…

Community leader says armed men kill 15 people in northwestern Cameroon

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• Jan 14, 2026 07:13 am

Ugandan opposition leader campaigns in flak jacket

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• Jan 13, 2026 10:59 pm

Dozens of people killed in ferry boat accident in northern Mali

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• Jan 13, 2026 02:30 pm

Landslide in eastern Congo kills at least 13, leaves over 30 missing

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• Jan 13, 2026 07:32 am

Uganda’s military deployed in national capital before presidential election

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• Jan 13, 2026 05:06 am

Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture them

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• Jan 12, 2026 10:33 am

Africa’s megacity of Lagos reshapes its coast by dredging and puts environment at risk

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• Jan 12, 2026 12:20 am

Off the ballot, Ugandan president’s son waits in the wings this election

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• Jan 11, 2026 07:59 pm

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — One figure looms large ahead of Uganda’s elections Thursday, although he is not on the ballot:…

The Trump administration has added seven countries, including five in Africa, to the list of nations whose passport holders are…

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