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Sudan's uprooted millions pay price for year-long war
CAIRO/PORT SUDAN - After fleeing from the war in Sudan to Egypt, Mohamed Ismail says his ambitions are limited to putting food in the...
Apr 14, 20244 min read
Somalia says it will never accept Ethiopian naval base in Somaliland
NAIROBI - Somalia will never accept Ethiopia's plan to build a naval base in its breakaway region of Somaliland, but it would consider...
Apr 12, 20241 min read
Nearly 55 million people face hunger in West and Central Africa
DAKAR - Soaring prices have helped fuel a food crisis in West and Central Africa, where nearly 55 million people will struggle to...
Apr 12, 20241 min read
Athletics - Kenya's Kipchoge eyes historic Olympic marathon hat-trick
PARIS - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge expects to make history with his third consecutive Olympic marathon gold medal at this year's Games in...
Apr 12, 20242 min read
UK and Rwanda look forward to first migrant deportation flights in spring
LONDON - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Rwandan President Paul Kagame are looking forward to the first flights under Britain's...
Apr 10, 20241 min read
Briton becomes first person to run length of Africa
Extreme marathon runner Russ Cook completed his run across the entire length of Africa in Tunisia on Sunday after travelling through 16...
Apr 8, 20242 min read
At least 94 dead in Mozambique after unlicensed ferry boat capsizes, official says
MAPUTO -At least 94 people died, including children, and 26 are missing after a ferry boat capsized off the northern coast of...
Apr 8, 20241 min read
Exclusive-Chad opposition figure was likely shot at point-blank range, experts say
NAIROBI - A prominent Chadian opposition leader, who was killed in February by government troops, appears to have been shot in the side...
Apr 8, 20245 min read
Factbox-Main companies operating in Senegal's oil, gas and mining sectors
DAKAR - Senegal's newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Wednesday said his government would conduct an audit of the West...
Apr 4, 20243 min read
Faye sworn in as Senegal president, cites 'profound desire for change'
DAKAR - Senegal's once jailed opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in on Tuesday as the West African nation's fifth...
Apr 4, 20242 min read
Senegalese firebrand Ousmane Sonko to head new government
DAKAR - Senegal's new prime minister Ousmane Sonko is a firebrand politician who rallied Senegalese youth to enable the election of his...
Apr 4, 20243 min read
Senegal President Faye appoints ally Sonko as prime minister
DAKAR - New Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday appointed firebrand politician and key backer Ousmane Sonko as prime...
Apr 4, 20241 min read
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