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Kenyan appeal court overturns ruling that affirmed the right to abortionAP News• Apr 24, 2026 09:54 am
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Highlights of Pope Leo XIV’s trip to AfricaAP News• Apr 23, 2026 08:04 amPope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa was so dizzying in its complexity that it recalls some of the early globe-trotting…
‘Sovereignty’ bill seeking to deter foreign influence has drawn widespread concern in UgandaAP News• Apr 23, 2026 05:50 am
A court orders Zambian government to return ex-president’s body to a funeral home in bizarre disputeAP News• Apr 23, 2026 02:49 am
Islamic militants kill 11 people and burn homes in late night attack in Nigeria, local officials sayAP News• Apr 22, 2026 03:58 pm
Alleged coup plotters in Nigeria plead not guilty to treason and terrorismAP News• Apr 22, 2026 09:11 am
How 2 men claimed an absurd record by driving an old 3-wheel car the length of AfricaAP News• Apr 21, 2026 07:07 pm
Mauritania lawmakers are charged with insulting president over racial bias claimsAP News• Apr 21, 2026 10:54 am
Chad will deploy 1,500 troops to Haiti to help combat gang violenceAP News• Apr 21, 2026 03:17 amN’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad will deploy 1,500 troops to Haiti as part of the United Nations security force to…
Pope criticizes colonization of Africa’s minerals as he arrives in Equatorial GuineaAP News• Apr 20, 2026 10:34 pm
Pope Leo XIV challenges Angola’s leaders while delivering a message of encouragement for its peopleAP News• Apr 18, 2026 02:28 am
Pope Leo XIV’s visit to an African church linked to slavery reflects on his own complex heritageAP News• Apr 17, 2026 07:30 pm
A son of ex-Zimbabwe President Mugabe enters a plea deal to avoid attempted murder chargeAP News• Apr 17, 2026 11:40 am
Men caught competing in the women’s category of a prestigious South African marathonAP News• Apr 17, 2026 07:06 am
Pope urges Africa’s youth to resist dual temptations of migration and corruption in CameroonAP News• Apr 16, 2026 11:39 pm
Denis Sassou N’Guesso sworn in for another term in Republic of Congo, extending 42-year ruleAP News• Apr 16, 2026 01:51 pmBRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Denis Sassou N’Guesso was sworn in Thursday to a new five-year term as the…
Benin court confirms Finance Minister Romauld Wadagni’s election as next presidentAP News• Apr 16, 2026 01:43 pm
Activist Kemi Seba arrested in South Africa, faces extradition to BeninAP News• Apr 16, 2026 11:20 am
Former Meta contractor Sama to lay off more than 1,000 workers in KenyaAP News• Apr 16, 2026 09:30 am
A look at the South African politician sentenced to jail on gun charge who described Trump as HitlerAP News• Apr 16, 2026 09:30 am
What to know about Cameroon’s separatist violence that the pope seeks to endAP News• Apr 16, 2026 06:39 am
Gabon’s former prime minister, a critic of the junta, has been arrestedAP News• Apr 16, 2026 05:33 amLIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon ‘s former prime minister and leading opposition figure Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze has been arrested by the…
Ghana rescues 305 West African nationals, including 113 children, in anti-trafficking operationAP News• Apr 16, 2026 05:41 am
South African politician Julius Malema sentenced to 5 years for firing rifle shots at rallyAP News• Apr 16, 2026 03:50 am
American man held in Zanzibar after partner’s death following a disputeAP News• Apr 16, 2026 02:42 am
Nigerian security forces on high alert for large-scale attack on airport and prison, memo saysAP News• Apr 15, 2026 01:42 pm
WHO says vaccinations save millions in Africa, but US aid cuts and Iran war threaten progressAP News• Apr 15, 2026 09:08 am
Pope doubles down on peace and unity message as Trump’s criticism continuesAP News• Apr 15, 2026 09:03 am
Cameroon hopes the pope’s visit brings healing after nearly a decade of conflictAP News• Apr 14, 2026 09:56 pmBAMENDA, Cameroon (AP) — Caro Bih says she was once kidnapped, chained and held for ransom by the separatist fighters…
Separatists in Cameroon announce a 3-day pause in fighting for pope’s visitAP News• Apr 14, 2026 09:09 am
Benin Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni elected president with vast majority of votesAP News• Apr 14, 2026 03:08 am
Senegal has first conviction under law toughening punishment for homosexual actsAP News• Apr 13, 2026 10:53 am
Ethiopian Orthodox Christians in Washington mark Easter with prayer, joyful family celebrationsAP News• Apr 13, 2026 06:06 am
A trial in a tent draws crowds as Uganda debuts mobile court for man accused of killing 4 kidsAP News• Apr 13, 2026 05:35 am
Pope starts Africa tour in Algeria and calls for peace against Iran war’s backdropAP News• Apr 12, 2026 09:34 pm
At least 100 dead in Nigeria after air force ‘misfire’ on market, sources sayAP News• Apr 12, 2026 09:26 amA Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels hit a local market in northeastern Nigeria, killing over 100 civilians including…
Benin holds presidential election with finance minister favored to succeed TalonAP News• Apr 12, 2026 12:05 am
Female rickshaw drivers in Sierra Leone rise above stigma to earn a living and empower womenAP News• Apr 11, 2026 12:37 am
Iran war dampens Easter season for millions in Ethiopia as gas and food prices riseAP News• Apr 10, 2026 01:44 pm
Court rules in favor of 4 men deported by the US to Africa and denied lawyer meetings for 9 monthsAP News• Apr 10, 2026 06:23 am
Djibouti holds presidential election with longtime ruler favored for a sixth termAP News• Apr 10, 2026 12:08 am
Drone strike hits wedding in Darfur town, killing at least 30 peopleAP News• Apr 9, 2026 03:25 pmCAIRO (AP) — A drone strike on a town in Sudan’s Darfur region hit a wedding party, killing at least…
Nigerian army general and several soldiers killed during an assault on a base in the northeastAP News• Apr 9, 2026 09:59 am
Tanzanian leader orders smaller convoys and shared buses to cut fuel use as prices riseAP News• Apr 9, 2026 05:37 am
Benin is holding an election for a new president as security worsens and critics denounce clampdownAP News• Apr 8, 2026 11:05 pm
Hundreds march in Senegal’s capital over broken government promises and rising costsAP News• Apr 8, 2026 04:27 pm
Attacks on 2 villages in northern Nigeria leave at least 20 people dead, residents sayAP News• Apr 8, 2026 06:19 am
Rwanda tries to protect farmland in Africa’s most densely populated nationAP News• Apr 8, 2026 12:37 am
Detained aid worker Joseph Figueira Martin freed in Central African RepublicAP News• Apr 7, 2026 03:36 pm
Cameroon lawmakers revive vice presidency, handing aging president sweeping control over the postAP News• Apr 5, 2026 12:16 amYAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon’s parliament overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to reintroduce the vice president position, a move the…
Nigerian military and officials say at least 26 killed in 3 weekend attacks on civilians and policeAP News• Apr 6, 2026 02:40 am
‘Wow!’ The eye surgery marathon that restored sight for some South AfricansAP News• Apr 4, 2026 02:16 am
Paramilitary forces in Sudan kill at least 10 people in hospital drone attack, medical group saysAP News• Apr 3, 2026 03:00 am
Congo says its mpox outbreak is over after 2 years and more than 2,200 suspected deathsAP News• Apr 2, 2026 09:54 am
Burkina Faso forces killed twice as many civilians as jihadists, rights group saysAP News• Apr 2, 2026 06:25 am
A rare school in Kenya is empowering teenage mothers with education and child careAP News• Apr 2, 2026 12:25 amKAJIADO, Kenya (AP) — Valarie Wairimu has no time to rest during break time at Kenya’s Greenland Girls School. The…
A fire and explosions at a military camp in Burundi kill 13 people and injure 57AP News• Apr 1, 2026 03:05 am
Sexual violence is being used as a weapon in Sudan’s war, doctors group saysAP News• Mar 31, 2026 08:18 am
A South African politician goes snorkeling in a giant pothole to highlight city management failuresAP News• Mar 31, 2026 08:04 am
A women-led music festival pushes for peace in Congo’s conflict-ridden eastern regionAP News• Mar 30, 2026 05:35 am