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Former French PM Edouard Balladur dies aged 97: family
Balladur, who was born in Turkey, served as President Francois Mitterrand's last prime minister from March 1993 to May 1995, carrying out several major privatisations of state companies, and unsuccessfully ran for the top job in 1995
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Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz drive oil prices as US and Iran both claim control
Tensions are ongoing over the fate of the Strait of Hormuz as both the United States and Iran are claiming control of the waterway. A recent escalation of the attacks in the region is driving oil prices in several countries.
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São Tomé and PrÃncipe President Carlos Vila Nova sworn in for second term
São Tomé and PrÃncipe President Carlos Vila Nova was officially sworn in for a second five-year term on Thursday, in a ceremony attended by several heads of state and government.
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Guinea buries 36 victims of Conakry landfill collapse
Thousands of people attended a mass funeral held in Guinea on Friday for the 36 people killed in a landfill collapse in a suburb of the capital last month.
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UN General Assembly adopts new world map that shows Africa's true size
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that reflects Africa's size more accurately. The resolution, sponsored by Togo, was passed with 164 member states voting in favour. The US voted against.
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Liberiaâ s rescued chimpanzees receive health checks
Many of the chimps at Second Chance were captured from the wild as infants before ending up at the laboratory and enduring decades of invasive and distressing experiments.
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@africanews 16 hours ago
Body of King Oyo returns to Uganda ahead of burial
The body of Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, recognised as the world's youngest reigning monarch, arrived back in Uganda on Friday following his death in the United States at age 34.
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Five EU nations aim to send rejected asylum applicants to 'return hubs' by 2027
Five European Union countries are seeking a deal with an unnamed non-EU country to host a "return hub" for migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected, with a targeted start date of January 1, a Danish minister said Friday.
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Civil society groups in South Africa call for temporary halt to new data centres
South African civil society groups are calling for a halt to the construction of additional data centers in the country until the use of scarce water, land and electricity resources has been investigated.
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By Any Means explores imperfect alliances in the fight for civil rights
Director Elegance Bratton says the film challenges the idea that social change requires perfect allies.
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African migrants stranded in Yemen face growing humanitarian crisis
African migrants who are stranded in Yemen as the country's border with Saudi Arabia remains closed are facing an unfolding humanitarian crisis worsened by depleting aid supplies, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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Balogun omitted from Monaco Conference League squad after transfer collapse
US striker Folarin Balogun has been left out of Monacoâ s squad for the Conference League amid uncertainty over his future after the collapse of his proposed transfer to Everton this week.
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COP17 in Mongolia wraps up with 1.3 billion dollars of Green Investment Pledge
Member states of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification met in Ulaanbaatar to find solutions and funds for reversing the process of land degradation that already affects 40% of soil on the planet. It ended in the 1.3 billion dollar pledge for Green projects.
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Anthony Joshua crash: Court hears driver was overtaking when SUV crashed
A Nigerian court has heard new details about the road crash that killed two members of Anthony Joshuaâ s team, with the driver accused of causing the collision denying the charges against him.
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@africanews Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:18:36
Eto'o backs FIFA's Infantino as World Cup sell-off plan backfires
Cameroon Football Federation president Samuel Etoâ o has urged African football chiefs to support Gianni Infantino, as the FIFA boss faces pressure over a plan to sell stakes in the World Cup
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