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Sudanese media have reported that 48 people were killed and more than 152 were injured in clashes between the South Sudanese army and opposition forces in a northeastern border town. According to local media reports on Sunday, the clashes began…

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo announced on Sunday that they plan to lift a ban on cobalt exports from October 16 and manage the global supply by imposing annual export quotas. According to the country’s strategic minerals regulator,…

Blantyre city in Malawi came alive with celebration on Sunday night as people flooded the streets, convinced that Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Peter Mutharika had been declared the winner of the September 16 elections, even though the Malawi Electoral…

The U.S. and China have reached a “framework” agreement on the future of TikTok’s American operations, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The deal, announced during trade talks in Madrid, sets the stage for U.S. ownership of TikTok’s U.S.…

A Zambian court has sentenced Leonard Phiri (Zambia) and Jasten Mabulesse Candunde (Mozambique) to two years in prison for attempting to use witchcraft to kill President Hakainde Hichilema. Arrested in December 2024 with charms including a live chameleon, the men…

The United Kingdom and the United States are preparing to sign a landmark agreement designed to fast-track the development of nuclear power. The deal, expected to be sealed during President Donald Trump’s state visit this week, is projected to create…

A fragile truce has been reached in Tripoli under Turkish mediation. Over the weekend, Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah and the powerful Radaa Force struck a preliminary agreement aimed at easing tensions in the capital. The militia, which controls Mitiga…

Malawians will be going to the polls this week in a pivotal presidential election, as the southern African nation struggles with deep economic challenges. The country of 21 million is facing soaring inflation, fuel and sugar shortages, and growing discontent…

Plenary session, which is due to resume in the parliament of the Democratic Republic of Congo, this Monday, September 15th, is already marked by political turbulence. Petitions seeking the removal of National Assembly president Vital Kamerhe, Senate president Jean-Michel Sama…

A former French anaesthetist has gone on trial accused of deliberately poisoning 30 patients, 12 of whom died. Frédéric Péchier, aged 53, is alleged to have tampered with intravenous medicines at two clinics in the eastern city of Besançon between…

No fewer than 17 people were killed and more than 140 injured on Monday when police opened fire on protesters in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. Tens of thousands had gathered to denounce government corruption and a new ban on social media…