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@africanews Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:14:26
Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso holds final rally before election
Facing a divided opposition, Denis Sassou Nguesso hopes to extend his decades-long rule over Congo.
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Two pastors, one mission: standing with Haitian migrants in Ohio USA
One grew up in rural Haiti amid poverty and violence. The other in Michigan as a "blue-collar farm kid." In Springfield, Ohio, Pastors Reginald Silencieux and Carl Ruby have united around a common cause inspired by their faith: supporsupporting the city's Haitian migrants.
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@africanews 6 hours ago
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine flees country due to threats
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine announced Saturday that he has fled the country to escape a military-led manhunt following January's disputed presidential election, as concerns grow over the safety of the popular politician who challenged longtime leader Yoweri Museveni.
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@africanews 7 hours ago
Senegal makes $471 Million debt payment but faces tough times head
Senegal successfully paid nearly half a billion dollars in debt obligations on Friday, avoiding default, but spending cuts, delayed payments to other lenders, and growing civil unrest cast doubt on how much time the effort buys the West African nation.
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@africanews 9 hours ago
France renews ties with CAR in first Ministerial visit in eight years
French Foreign Minister Jean-NoÃ"l Barrot arrived in Bangui on Friday for the first high-level French visit in eight years, declaring the "full restoration" of relations with the former colony as it navigates deepening ties with Russia.
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@africanews 11 hours ago
Cape Town rallies for Quds Day as US-Israel strikes rock Tehran
As explosions echoed over Tehran and the United States vowed to intensify strikes against Iran, hundreds gathered in Cape Town on Friday for an annual Quds Day rally, waving Iranian flags and voicing solidarity with the Palestinian cause.
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@africanews 12 hours ago
Scores of Pro-Iran Shias defy ban to rally in Nigeria's capital
Scores of pro-Iran Shia Muslims gathered at the Abuja National Mosque on Friday, defying a heavy security presence to mark Quds Day with anti-Israel and anti-US chants.
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@africanews Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:02:56
Ivory Coast pays tribute to 19 victims of Grand-Bassam jihadist attack
In front of a memorial honouring the 19 dead on Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara said the attack targeted the nation's â cultural diversityâ and â joy of living.â
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@africanews Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:11:04
US-Israel war against Iran: the US base in Djibouti, a potential target?
Djibouti is home to Camp Lemonnier, the only permanent US military base in Africa. On 10 March, the US embassy in Djibouti issued a security alert â due to ongoing regional tensions.â
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@africanews Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:18:57
French FM and UN peacekeeping chief discuss CAR peace initiatives
France's Foreign Minister Jean-NoÃ"l Barrot arrived in Bangui on Thursday for the first high-level French visit to the Central African Republic in seven years, seeking to rebuild ties with the former colony as it increasingly pivots toward Russia.
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@africanews Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:53:49
UN chief calls for ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday said the war in the Middle East, involving both Israel and Hezbollah, had caused immense suffering for the Lebanese people.
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@africanews Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:22:15
Karam Hassan: from Sudanese refugee to l'Oréal executive
Karam Hassan was arrested the moment he returned home. Sudan, December 2013: fresh from his studies in India, he was accused of opposing the government, imprisoned, then forced to inform on his own neighbors. "It became unbearable, unlivable," he says. "I decided to flee."
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@africanews Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:27:08
South Africa seizes four Chinese fishing vessels in Its waters
South Africa said it had seized four Chinese fishing vessels after they entered its Exclusive Economic Zone without authorization, triggering an inter-agency response.
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@africanews Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:43:27
South African soldiers dismantle illegal mining activities near Johannesburg
Police officers and the army targeted illegal mining sites in the Gauteng Province, according to authorities.
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@africanews Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:49:53
France returns 'talking drum' looted in 1916 in Ivory Coast
France returned a sacred drum that was taken from the Ivory Coast during colonial rule at a ceremony in Abidjan on Friday, marking the first official restitution of a cultural artefact from France to the West African country.
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@africanews Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:08:53
Dusty reels, living history: Volunteers fight to save Congoâ s TV archives
Since 2019, Boukambou and a handful of fellow volunteers have worked to save these archives in the national broadcaster's former headquarters in the capital Brazzaville, whose ceilings are crumbling to the ground.
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