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PORT LOUIS — The long-standing struggle for the decolonization of the Chagos Archipelago has entered a period of profound uncertainty. Just months after a historic agreement seemed to signal the end of British administration, the
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Pope Leo XIV has begun a high-profile visit in Algeria, marking the start of a multi-country African tour focused on peace, migration, and interfaith relations. Arriving at Algiers international airport on Monday, April 13, 2026,
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The Central Bank of Libya and rival political authorities in Tripoli and Benghazi reached a definitive agreement on July 10, 2024, to implement a unified national budget for the first time since the country’s institutional
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Benin began the formal tabulation of results on April 13, 2026, following a presidential election that saw over 7.9 million registered voters participate in a contest designed to consolidate the political legacy of outgoing President
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On the evening of Wednesday, April 8, 2026, a wedding ceremony in the Al-Salama neighborhood of Kutum, North Darfur, was transformed into a site of mass casualties. A series of drone strikes targeted a private
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Confederation of African Football President Patrice Motsepe arrived in Dakar this week for high-level consultations with Senegalese authorities, as tensions continue to build over the disputed outcome of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final.
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Voters in Djibouti navigated quiet polling stations on April 8, 2026, casting ballots in a presidential election engineered to return Ismail Omar Guelleh to office for a sixth consecutive term. The incumbent ran largely uncontested
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On March 30, Senegal enacted a new law that doubles the maximum prison sentence for same-sex relations to ten years. The legislation, which also criminalizes the "promotion" of LGBTQ+ identities, follows a similar revival of
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In Nairobi / South Sudan, President Salva Kiir has dismissed both the speaker and deputy speaker of parliament, in a sweeping leadership change that underscores shifting political calculations ahead of long-delayed elections. The decision, announced
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A warning from the African Union this week has drawn attention to a familiar but unresolved problem: the extent to which African economies remain exposed to events far beyond their borders. Officials say ongoing tensions
