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GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Fresh fighting in Masisi territory in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has underscored the difficulties facing regional peace efforts, with clashes reported a day after African Union (AU)
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OSLO, Norway — South African jurist and human rights advocate Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on
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BENGHAZI, Libya — Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives has removed its longtime speaker, Aguila Saleh, ending his 12-year tenure and ushering in a new parliamentary leadership amid shifting power dynamics in the country’s divided east.
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ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana is preparing to formally apply for membership of BRICS after President John Dramani Mahama’s Cabinet approved the move, as Accra seeks to diversify its international economic partnerships and expand opportunities for
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OWERRI, Nigeria — Twenty prospective members of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been rescued after spending a week in captivity following their abduction in southeastern Nigeria, police said. The graduates were kidnapped on
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TSHWANE, South Africa — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit to fully implement the country’s 2018 peace agreement as South Sudan prepares for general elections scheduled for December
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s medical workers’ union has called for urgent measures to protect health professionals after the country confirmed its first imported case of Bundibugyo virus disease, a form of Ebola, in a Kenyan
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DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal has postponed the reopening of primary and secondary schools nationwide after days of heavy rain caused deadly flooding, damaged infrastructure and disrupted transport across several parts of the country. The academic
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BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s military has re-entered the strategic northern city of Kidal after Tuareg separatist fighters withdrew following several days of air and ground operations supported by Russia’s Africa Corps. The development gives Mali’s
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Lagos, Nigeria — The Nigerian Air Force has revised the death toll from Monday’s military aircraft crash in Ondo State to 25, correcting an earlier figure of 32 people believed to have been aboard the
