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Orchestra Baobab keeps Senegalâ s musical legacy alive
More than 50 years after it formed, Senegalese band Orchestra Baobab is still getting audiences dancing and is now counting on a new generation of musicians to carry on its legacy. The Afro-Cuban and west African fusion group is about to release "Made in Senegal," its first album in nearly ten years
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Breaking: Nigeria records first Ebola case of Africa's latest outbreak
Nigeria has recorded its first Ebola case of Africa's latest outbreak, in a woman who had travelled from Uganda to the capital Abuja, the government confirmed on Tuesday.
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@africanews 8 hours ago
Woman, 65, killed in shark attack at South African beach
A 65-year-old woman has died after being attacked by a shark while swimming at a popular beach in South Africa's Eastern Cape province.
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@africanews 10 hours ago
Egypt parliament delays debate on possible Saudi military support
Egypt's parliament on Monday delayed a debate on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's request to authorise military support for Saudi Arabia until next week, state media reported, after an emergency session ended without a decision a day earlier.
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@africanews 9 hours ago
Egypt road crash leaves 13 dead and 34 injured after a bus collides with a truck
State media says a large truck collided with a tour bus on the Cairo-Asyut Western Desert Road, west of Cairo.
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@africanews 9 hours ago
South Africa's former deputy police chief facing sexual offenses denied bail
Shadrack Sibiya faces multiple charges, including the alleged rape of an 18-year-old, human trafficking, and sexually grooming a 16-year-old.
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Ethiopia PM warns Eritrea of 'severe consequences' if supports enemies
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned Eritrea on Monday that it faces "severe consequences" if it continues to support rebels in his country
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@africanews 10 hours ago
African Americans return to Ghana to honour ancestors lost to slavery
At the Nkyinkyim Museum in Nuhalenya, near Ada, African Americans and other members of the diaspora have gathered for a three-day ancestral veneration ceremony honouring those whose names and stories were lost across generations
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@africanews 10 hours ago
More than 40 civilians killed in Mali attack blamed on Islamic State
Community leaders in the north-eastern Menaka region have blamed the killings on the Islamic State Group.
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@africanews 11 hours ago
In Ghana, diaspora visitors pay pilgrimage to lost ancestors
At the Nkyinkyim Museum in Nuhalenya, near Ada, African Americans and other members of the diaspora have gathered for a three-day ancestral veneration ceremony honouring those whose names and stories were lost across generations
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@africanews 11 hours ago
Sources say more than 40 civilians killed in weekend attack in Mali
Community leaders in the north-eastern Menaka region have blamed the killings on the Islamic State Group.
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Protesters target Meta office in Brazil over alleged political bias
A group protested against tech giant Meta in front of the companyâ s office in São Paulo on Monday over its alleged interference in Brazilâ s elections.
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@africanews 12 hours ago
Mozambique's Samora Machel honoured 40 years after his death in a plane crash
The late president and freedom fighter died when the plane he was travelling in crashed in the then-apartheid South Africa.
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@africanews 12 hours ago
France: Paris imposes overnight curfew after wave of rioting
Earlier on Monday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu called for curfews that would be â very limitedâ and â localizedâ , signalling a targeted approach to restoring order.
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@africanews 13 hours ago
DR Congo: $700m in Ebola aid unaccounted for as outbreak spreads
Africa's top public health agency and Congolese officials have raised concerns over $700 million in Ebola aid that is unaccounted for and called on aid groups to provide more information about their finances.
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