France Assists Benin in Foiling Coup Attempt Amid Renewed Scrutiny of Foreign Involvement in West Africa
Calm has been restored to Cotonou following a failed coup attempt in Benin, after loyalist security ...
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Samia Suluhu Hassan Sworn in for Second Term Amid National Tensions
President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania has officially begun a new five-year term in office following ...
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TotalEnergies Confirms Mozambique LNG Project Poised for Restart
TotalEnergies SE has confirmed that its liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in northern Mozambique is prepared ...
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Congo’s Former President Kabila Sentenced to Death in Absentia by Military Court
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) former president Joseph Kabila has been sentenced to death in ...
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Police Rescue Kidnapped Businessman in South Africa
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed the successful rescue of a businessman abducted in ...
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Rwanda’s Lawmakers Approve Peace Accord with DRC in Bid to Strengthen Regional Stability
Rwanda’s Chamber of Deputies has unanimously ratified a peace accord with the Democratic Republic of the ...
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Breaking News: US Strikes Iran Nuclear Sites Amid Rising Tensions
President Donald Trump has confirmed that US aircraft conducted strikes on Iran’s principal nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz ...
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SADC to Convene Extraordinary Summit in Harare to Address Eastern DRC Security Crisis
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is poised to host an Extraordinary Summit of Heads of ...
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Ivory Coast Announces Withdrawal of French Military Presence
Ivory Coast’s President, Alassane Ouattara, has declared that French military forces will commence their withdrawal from ...
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Political Unrest Disrupts Mozambique’s Shipping Industry
Mozambique is grappling with significant political turmoil following the contentious general elections held on 9 October ...
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