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Today: April 26, 2026

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South African inflation nudges higher ahead of expected April surge

South Africa's headline consumer inflation edged up as expected last month, but analysts said the increase would be far larger in April when fuel

South African inflation nudges higher ahead of expected April surge
Africa|Travel|World

How 2 men claimed an absurd record by driving an old 3-wheel car the length of Africa

Two friends have claimed a bizarre record by driving a decades-old British three-wheel car about 14,000 miles from the U.K. to the southern tip of Africa for the longest trip by a three-wheel vehicle

How 2 men claimed an absurd record by driving an old 3-wheel car the length of Africa
Africa|Crime|Political|World

At Senegal forum, Niger and Mali say neighbours sponsor terrorism

The foreign ministers of Niger and Mali have accused neighbouring countries of sponsoring terrorism, but said they were willing to cooperate

At Senegal forum, Niger and Mali say neighbours sponsor terrorism
Africa|Crime|Political|Travel|World

From Africa, Pope Leo warns humanity's future is 'tragically compromised'

Pope Leo warned on Tuesday that humanity's future is at risk of being "tragically compromised" because of

From Africa, Pope Leo warns humanity's future is 'tragically compromised'
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Xi says China is willing to work with Africa on Middle East conflict impact

China is willing to work with African countries to address the spillover effects of the Middle East conflict, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday while meeting with

Xi says China is willing to work with Africa on Middle East conflict impact
Africa|Economy|Environment|Political|Travel|World

Highlights of Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa

Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa was so dizzying in its complexity that it recalls some of the early globe-trotting odysseys of St. John Paul II

Highlights of Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa
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Nigeria charges 6 with treason over alleged coup plot

Nigerian authorities say they have charged six people with terrorism and treason over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, according to charge sheet seen by The Associated Press on Tuesday

Nigeria charges 6 with treason over alleged coup plot
Africa|Political|World

Tigray party to restore pre-war administration, jeopardising northern Ethiopia peace

Tigray's main political party said it was taking back control of the region's government, effectively voiding a peace deal with Ethiopia's federal government that ended

Tigray party to restore pre-war administration, jeopardising northern Ethiopia peace
Africa|Europe|Political|Travel|World

Pope Leo decries exploitation by world's 'authoritarians' during Angola trip

Pope Leo lamented during an event in Angola on Monday that many people in the world were being "exploited by authoritarians and

Pope Leo decries exploitation by world's 'authoritarians' during Angola trip
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US companies eye Congo mining assets, including Rubaya, State Dept official says

U.S. companies are showing "significant" interest in Democratic Republic of Congo mining assets, including the rebel-held Rubaya area, a

US companies eye Congo mining assets, including Rubaya, State Dept official says
Africa|Economy|Political|World

Nigeria tightens broadcast rules to curb divisive content ahead of 2027 elections

Nigeria’s broadcast regulator has barred radio and television presenters from airing personal opinions, intimidating guests or broadcasting divisive

Nigeria tightens broadcast rules to curb divisive content ahead of 2027 elections
Africa|Arts|Economy|Environment|Political|World

Pope urges Angola to heal divisions at events drawing 130,000

Pope Leo urged Angolans on Sunday to overcome divisions after decades of war, first at a Mass in a field outside Luanda and

Pope urges Angola to heal divisions at events drawing 130,000
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Pope Leo XIV challenges Angola's leaders while delivering a message of encouragement for its people

Pope Leo XIV has challenged Angola's leaders to “break the cycles of interests” that have plundered and exploited Africa for centuries

Pope Leo XIV challenges Angola's leaders while delivering a message of encouragement for its people
Africa|Arts|Political|Travel|World

Pope Leo addresses spat with Trump, says ‘debate’ is not focus of his Africa trip

Pope Leo addresses spat with Trump, says ‘debate’ is not focus of his Africa trip

Pope Leo addresses spat with Trump, says ‘debate’ is not focus of his Africa trip
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Pope urges Africa's youth to resist dual temptations of migration and corruption in Cameroon

Pope Leo XIV is encouraging young people in Cameroon to resist the temptation to migrate and to stay at home and fight corruption

Pope urges Africa's youth to resist dual temptations of migration and corruption in Cameroon
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Macron and Starmer welcome Hormuz reopening and push for permanent navigation security

France and the U.K. have welcomed the announcement by Iran and the U.S. that the Strait of Hormuz is open

Macron and Starmer welcome Hormuz reopening and push for permanent navigation security
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First deportees from US arrive in Congo capital, sources say

The first migrants deported from the United States under a recent bilateral agreement arrived in Democratic Republic of Congo early on Friday, according

First deportees from US arrive in Congo capital, sources say
Africa|Economy|Political|Travel|World

Pope urges Cameroon to reject violence at Mass that draws 120,000 people

Pope Leo called on Cameroonians on Friday to reject violence and be generous with their neighbours during an event billed as

Pope urges Cameroon to reject violence at Mass that draws 120,000 people
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Senegal president backs new anti-LGBT law banning 'promotion'

Senegal's president has approved a bill doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex sexual acts to 10 years and criminalising any efforts to promote homosexuality,

Senegal president backs new anti-LGBT law banning 'promotion'
Africa|Economy|Health|World

With US aid slashed, Nigerian HIV volunteers went door‑to‑door to keep patients alive

(Afrocab corrects total number of patients returned to treatment to 3,356 from around 1,000 in paragraph 17. Figure includes 1,095 patients aged under 24 years.)

With US aid slashed, Nigerian HIV volunteers went door‑to‑door to keep patients alive
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Burundi says 13 killed in explosion at military ammunition depot

Thirteen people were killed and 57 injured when ammunition exploded due to an electrical short circuit on a Burundian military base on Tuesday

Burundi says 13 killed in explosion at military ammunition depot
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UN appoints former Haiti PM Conille to Kenya role

Former Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has been appointed U.N. resident coordinator in Kenya, the U.N. said on Wednesday, adding he would take up his post that

UN appoints former Haiti PM Conille to Kenya role
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Pope warns of world ravaged by ‘tyrants’ in the wake of Trump attacks

Pope warns of world ravaged by ‘tyrants’ in the wake of Trump attacks

Pope warns of world ravaged by ‘tyrants’ in the wake of Trump attacks
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Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries world ruled by 'tyrants' after Trump attacks

Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants", in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on

Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries world ruled by 'tyrants' after Trump attacks
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Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries 'handful of tyrants' ravaging the world

Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants", in unusually forceful

Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries 'handful of tyrants' ravaging the world
Africa|Crime|Political|World

Burkina, Mali troops kill more civilians than jihadists do, data shows

Government and allied forces in Burkina Faso have killed more than twice as many civilians as Islamist militants have since 2023, according to a tally of

Burkina, Mali troops kill more civilians than jihadists do, data shows
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Forget democracy, Burkina Faso military leader Traore says

Burkina Faso's military leader, who seized power in a coup in September 2022, told journalists that "people need to forget about democracy" and that "

Forget democracy, Burkina Faso military leader Traore says
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Cameroon approves role of vice president to 93-year-old Biya

Cameroon's parliament on Saturday overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to reintroduce the position of vice president, a measure the

Cameroon approves role of vice president to 93-year-old Biya
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Congo says it will receive third-country deportees under new deal with US

Democratic Republic of Congo will receive third-country nationals deported from the United States under a new deal with the Trump administration, the government in

Congo says it will receive third-country deportees under new deal with US
Africa|Education|Travel|World

Pope blasts 'tyrants' ravaging the planet during his visit to Cameroon

Pope Leo XIV has condemned the “handful of tyrants” exploiting Earth through war and greed

Pope blasts 'tyrants' ravaging the planet during his visit to Cameroon
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A dispatch from inside the Vatican bubble during a remarkable exchange between pope and president

Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa has been marked by an unusual dynamic with U.S. President Donald Trump

A dispatch from inside the Vatican bubble during a remarkable exchange between pope and president
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Pope Leo XIV delivers stark words in Cameroon

Pope Leo has strong words for "those who manipulate religion... for their own military, economic and political gain."

Pope Leo XIV delivers stark words in Cameroon
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South Africa private sector returns to growth but Iran war clouds outlook, PMI shows

South Africa's private sector returned to growth in March as faster output and hiring outweighed a slump in export orders and business confidence linked to the U.S.-

South Africa private sector returns to growth but Iran war clouds outlook, PMI shows
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Kenya private sector activity shrinks for first time since August 2025

Kenya's private sector activity contracted in March for the first time since August, partly due to the war in the Middle East, with only the wholesale and retail sectors

Kenya private sector activity shrinks for first time since August 2025
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Russia confirms deaths of 16 Cameroonians fighting in Ukraine war, Yaounde says

Cameroon said Russian authorities have confirmed the deaths of 16 Cameroonians fighting against Ukraine, the first time the Central African country has spoken about the

Russia confirms deaths of 16 Cameroonians fighting in Ukraine war, Yaounde says
Africa|Political|World

South Sudan's Kiir sacks parliament speaker and deputy

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked the East African nation's speaker and deputy speaker of parliament, according to a decree read out in the parliament on Tuesday

South Sudan's Kiir sacks parliament speaker and deputy
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African Catholics recoil at Trump's spat with Pope Leo

With his previous insults towards African countries and his gutting of foreign assistance, U.S.

African Catholics recoil at Trump's spat with Pope Leo
Africa|Economy|Political|World

Benin finance minister Wadagni seeks his own mandate in election

Benin Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni is expected to make the leap from behind-the-scenes technocrat to head of state on

Benin finance minister Wadagni seeks his own mandate in election
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Turkey's Erdogan welcomes Iran ceasefire, urges full implementation

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday welcomed a ceasefire declared in the Iran war, urging its full implementation on the ground and warning against any

Turkey's Erdogan welcomes Iran ceasefire, urges full implementation
Africa|Travel|World

Pope demands the 'chains of corruption' be broken during visit to Cameroon

Pope Leo XIV has arrived in the central African nation of Cameroon on the second leg of his Africa tour

Pope demands the 'chains of corruption' be broken during visit to Cameroon
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Britain calls for international effort to stop arms flow to Sudan at Berlin conference

The international community has failed in Sudan, British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper said on the sidelines of a Berlin conference on the war in the country, as she called for

Britain calls for international effort to stop arms flow to Sudan at Berlin conference
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Tanzania investigates death of American social media influencer

(Corrects time of death in paragraph 5 to around 3 p.m and not 9 p.m.)

Tanzania investigates death of American social media influencer
Africa|Crime|Environment|Science|World

Kenyan court fines and jails Chinese man in ant-smuggling case

A Kenyan court on Wednesday ordered a Chinese man to pay a fine of 1 million shillings ($7,746) and gave him a 12-month jail term for trying to smuggle

Kenyan court fines and jails Chinese man in ant-smuggling case
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South African politician Malema back in court as prosecutors seek 15-year prison sentence

South African opposition politician Julius Malema was back in court on Wednesday, as prosecutors pushed for him to be given the

South African politician Malema back in court as prosecutors seek 15-year prison sentence
Africa|Economy|Environment|Health|Political|World

Why is Sudan at war, and what is the impact?

The war in Sudan entered its fourth year on April 15 overshadowed by other regional and global turmoil, despite having created what the United Nations calls the world's worst

Why is Sudan at war, and what is the impact?
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Fighting between Sahel-based jihadist rivals spills into Niger

The West African affiliates of al Qaeda and Islamic State have clashed in Niger for the first time, according to a statement from one of the groups, a

Fighting between Sahel-based jihadist rivals spills into Niger
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Pope doubles down on peace and unity message as Trump's criticism continues

Pope Leo XIV is again emphasizing the need for peace and dialogue despite criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump

Pope doubles down on peace and unity message as Trump's criticism continues
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British man appears in court charged with being member of al Shabaab

A British man appeared in a London court on Thursday charged with having trained and fought as a commando with al Shabaab militants in Somalia over 15 years ago.

British man appears in court charged with being member of al Shabaab
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US expands Nigeria travel warning, lets embassy staff leave Abuja

The United States has urged its citizens to reconsider travel to Nigeria and authorised the departure of non‑emergency U.S. government employees and their families from the

US expands Nigeria travel warning, lets embassy staff leave Abuja