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Explainer-What is the UNGA and what will world leaders talk about?
UNITED NATIONS - Every September world leaders travel to New York to address the start of the annual United Nations General Assembly...
Sep 20, 20244 min read
Nigeria flags flood risk in 11 states as Cameroon releases dam water
LAGOS - Nigeria's hydrological services agency has warned of potential flooding in 11 states after neighbouring Cameroon said it was...
Sep 19, 20242 min read
Questions remain over security in Mali a day after 'ambitious' attack
BAMAKO - Mali's security situation remained unclear on Wednesday after insurgents attacked an elite police training academy and other...
Sep 19, 20243 min read
Ghana opposition holds protests against alleged voter roll irregularities
ACCRA - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party on Tuesday held nationwide protests against alleged voter roll...
Sep 19, 20242 min read
Mali says attack repelled in capital; Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility
BAMAKO - Mali said on Tuesday that its capital Bamako was under control after insurgents attacked a gendarmerie training school and other...
Sep 18, 20243 min read
Nigerian flood victims face long wait for medical help
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - People in Nigeria's flood-hit northeastern Borno state are struggling to get medical care as overwhelmed aid...
Sep 17, 20242 min read
Olympic runner Cheptegei defied her violent ex. She lost her life anyway
KINYORO, Kenya - On the morning of Sunday Sept. 1, Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was preparing to go to church from her home...
Sep 14, 20246 min read
Three US citizens sentenced to death in Congo over role in failed coup
Three U.S. citizens are among 37 defendants sentenced to death by a military court on Friday for their role in a May failed coup in...
Sep 14, 20242 min read
South Africa's coalition government sees first real friction over education bill
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said he would sign into law a disputed education bill, prompting the...
Sep 14, 20242 min read
Factbox-Countries donate mpox vaccines to combat outbreak in Africa
Some countries have pledged to donate doses of mpox vaccines to combat an outbreak of the disease in Africa, after the World Health...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
Factbox-What to expect from the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit
BEIJING - China's President Xi Jinping will open the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit on Thursday, where he is expected to...
Sep 12, 20243 min read
Exclusive-The identities of Wagner mercenaries lost in a Mali ambush revealed
LONDON/DAKAR - Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in...
Sep 12, 20246 min read
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