UN General Assembly Adopts Ghana Led Resolution on Transatlantic Slavery
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution recognising the transatlantic enslavement of Africans as ...
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Chad closes border with Sudan following deadly cross border drone strike
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has ordered the complete closure of the country’s eastern frontier ...
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Middle East Conflict Exposes Africa’s Diverging Diplomatic Paths
The intensification of hostilities between the United States, Israel and Iran has generated significant diplomatic reverberations ...
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Republic of the Congo Launches Presidential Campaign Ahead of 15 March Vote
The Republic of the Congo formally commenced its presidential election campaign on 28 February, setting the ...
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South Africa Urges Restraint Over Middle East Escalation
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed profound concern over the reported escalation of hostilities in the Middle ...
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Mauritania Rebukes United States Envoy Over Claims of Israeli Entitlement to Middle East Territory
Mauritania has formally condemned comments attributed to the United States Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, regarding ...
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South Africa Accepts L Brent Bozell III as United States Ambassador
South Africa has formally accepted the appointment of L Brent Bozell III as the new United ...
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Why Afreximbank’s Break with Fitch Exposes a Deeper Rift
In a recent public statement, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) announced it would terminate its credit ...
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Burundi Assumes 2026 Chairmanship of the African Union at 39th Addis Ababa Summit
Burundi has formally assumed the rotating chairmanship of the African Union for 2026, following the 39th ...
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UN Chief Reaffirms Partnership with African Union at 39th AU Summit in Addis Ababa
At the opening of the Thirty Ninth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union ...
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