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Rafah crossing partially reopens after weeks of closure
Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt partially reopened Thursday for the first time since Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, allowing a small number of Palestinian patients to leave the devastated enclave and stranded travelers to return.
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AFCON 2025 title "cannot be taken away" from Senegal, says FSF
The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) said Thursday that the Africa Cup title cannot be taken away from Senegal, following a decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to strip the country of its title earlier this week.
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Congolese citizens welcome Belgian court trial in Lumumba case
Several Congolese citizens welcomed a Belgian court's decision to put 93-year-old former diplomat Etienne Davignon on trial over the killing of independence hero Patrice Lumumba in 1961. Africanews correspondent Chris Ocamringa reports from Kinshasa.
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Crowds flock to Antananarivo as Madagascar restores Its preâ colonial new year
Madagascar's traditional New Year, Alahamady Be, a pre-colonial custom abandoned for decades, has now been revived with rituals honouring ancestors, sacred fire and purification ceremonies.
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â We are living in fearâ : Gay people in Senegal amid crackdown
Senegal is among more than half of African countries where same-sex relations are illegal. But it is now moving toward stricter enforcement.
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Moroccoâ s 2025 AFCON win draws mixed emotions from supporters
Morocco fans in Rabat expressed mixed emotions Wednesday after CAF awarded the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title to the Atlas Lions following a controversial defeat to Senegal in January's finalâ a decision the Senegalese federation says it will appeal.
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Djibouti's Guelleh faces only low-profile rival in presidential ballot
Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who has ruled the strategically located Horn of Africa nation for nearly three decades, will face just one little-known challenger in next month's presidential election, according to an official decree published Wednesday.
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Bola Tinubu's state visit to UK: major steel deal agreed with British PM
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed Nigerian President Bola Tinubu at 10 Downing Street in London during the first state visit by the leader of Africa's most populous nation in nearly four decades.
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Moroccans turn to gold as safe haven investment
In Morocco, the gold business is booming. The precious metal is seen as a safe investment to hold wealth.
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Rwanda, DRC agree to "ease tensions" after talks in Washington
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda agreed during talks in Washington to take "concrete steps" to ease tensions and advance a peace accord struck last year, a joint statement said.
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Sahel accounts for nearly half of all terror-related deaths: report
The Sahel region of Africa, which has become the "global epicentre of terrorism," accounted for nearly half of all terrorism-related deaths for the third consecutive year in 2025, the Global Terrorism Report said Thursday.
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Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, and Malawi among the unhappiest countries
Finland has been named the world's happiest country for the ninth consecutive year, according to the World Happiness Report 2026 published Thursday, which also highlights the stark decline in well-being among young people linked to heavy social media use.
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Middle East war boosts traffic through Kenyan port of Lamu
Thousands of high-end cars being shipped from Japan and destined for Dubai have been dropped off on the Kenyan island of Lamu, port authorities said, as the Mideast war provides a boost to African shipping hubs.
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Gulf crisis draws attention to African oil [Business Africa]
Unlike crude from the middle east, a lot of African oil does not have to transit vulnerable corridors such as the Strait of Hormuz, where events like war can put a stop to shipping. But years of constrained investment meant African producers cannot pump more and fast enough to cover supply gaps
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