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The president of Madagascar, Michael Randrianirina, is visiting his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris – a visit that could mark the beginning of a thaw in diplomatic relations. According to the Élysée, discussions will include the provision of humanitarian…

United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher issued a stark warning during a visit to a hospital in South Sudan. Fletcher denounced what he referred to as the impact of cuts to aid in the war-torn country. The majority of the…

The Royal Moroccan Navy intercepted a pirogue carrying 189 people attempting to migrate irregularly on Monday, February 23, 2026. In an official announcement on Tuesday, the Royal Moroccan Navy said the pirogue was intercepted off the coast of Dakhla (South).…

Ugandan supporters and those close to opposition figure Kizza Besigye are growing increasingly concerned about his health. Besigye has been behind bars for more than a year now, and his wife Winnie Byanyima says his physical condition is getting worse.…

In the Americas, Peruvian lawmakers elected Jose Balcazar as the country’s new interim president on Wednesday ahead of general elections in April, making him the country’s eighth president in as many years. Since 2018, Peru has cycled through a rapid…

Eleven people, including two aides to a French far-left lawmaker, were arrested in France overnight and early on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in the killing of a far-right activist last weekend in Lyon, according to the Lyon prosecutor’s office,…

Health authorities in Malawi vaccinated approximately 1.3 million children in four days in the southern region, following the detection of a new case of polio in late January 2026, the first since 2022. The campaign, conducted with the new type…

Gabon’s media regulator, the High Authority for Communication, has ordered the suspension of social media platforms across Gabon until further notice. Officials say the move is aimed at curbing the spread of false information, hate speech, cyberbullying, and the unauthorized…

Libyan prosecutors are investigating the killing of Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi. On Wednesday, the public prosecutor’s office said forensic experts had been dispatched to Zintan in northwest Libya, where he was shot…

Kenya’s President William Ruto has announced new tax relief measures for low- and middle-income earners to ease the cost of living. People earning KSh30,000 and below per month (approximately $233) will be exempt from income tax, while those earning up…

Telecom operators in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Sudan have signed a tripartite agreement under the Horizon Fibre Initiative, aimed at developing a high-capacity cross-border fibre optic corridor. According to a statement from Ethio Telecom, a tripartite agreement provides for the establishment…

Pope Leo says he is deeply concerned about rising tensions between the United States and Cuba, and he called for “sincere and effective dialogue” to prevent violence and further suffering for the Cuban people. U.S. President Donald Trump said last…