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May 06, 2024
Mozambique's Frelimo party elects new leader

MAPUTO—Mozambique's ruling Frelimo party has chosen regional governor Daniel Chapo as its new leader, making him the successor to President Filipe Nyusi if the party wins this year's elections, Nyusi said late on Sunday.
May 05, 2024
Tanzania says cyclone no longer a threat

DAR ES SALAAM —Tanzania said a cyclone that made landfall on Saturday has lost its strength and was no longer a threat to the country.
May 05, 2024
Tunisian town laments departure of youth for Europe

EL HENCHA, TUNISIA— Migrant deaths and attempted emigration to Europe increases despair in El Hencha, situated just 150 kilometers (90 miles) from the Italian island of Lampedusa.
May 05, 2024
First-time voters in Chad offer mixed opinions on Monday elections

N'DJAMENA—In Chad, one of the world's poorest and youngest countries, a new generation of first-time voters will elect a president on Monday with a mixture of hope, worry and disillusionment.
May 05, 2024
Chad cotton growers distressed by climate change, lack of support

KAGATAOU, CHAD— For decades, cotton has sustained the region of southern Chad. But the prized crop is now under threat.
May 05, 2024
Russian advisors, equipment arrive in Niger

NIAMEY, Niger—New Russian military advisors and military equipment have arrived in Niger, according to state television in the African country that wants US forces to leave.
May 05, 2024
Kenya floods death toll at 228 as crisis persists

NAIROBI— Kenya said Sunday that the death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods had risen to 228 and warned that there was no sign of a let-up in the crisis.
May 04, 2024
Nigeria gunmen kill 25 in raids on northwest villages

KANO— Gunmen from criminal gangs killed 25 people when they raided four villages in northwestern Nigeria in reprisals over military offensives on their hideouts, a local security official said Friday.
May 04, 2024
US accuses Rwanda of deadly DRC attack, Kigali denies

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES — The United States has accused Rwanda of involvement in a deadly attack on a camp for displaced people in the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a claim dismissed as "absurd" by Kigali on Saturday.
May 03, 2024
Government press freedom support declines worldwide, media watchdog says

PARIS, FRANCE — Media watchdog group Reporters Without Borders warned of declining government support for press freedom as it unveiled its annual world rankings on Friday, listing African nations among those where the situation has deteriorated.
May 03, 2024
Kenya floods death toll crosses 200

NAIROBI, KENYA — The death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the East African nation’s interior ministry said Friday, as a cyclone barreled towards the Tanzanian coast.
May 02, 2024
Kenya, Tanzania brace for cyclone as rains in East Africa kill more than 350

NAIROBI—Kenya and Tanzania were bracing Thursday for a cyclone on the heels of torrential rains that have devastated East Africa, killing more than 350 people and forcing tens of thousands from their homes.
May 02, 2024
Kenya floods death toll rises to 188 as heavy rains persist

NAIROBI—African climate-tech startups are increasingly raising money from private sources, but while those funds for climate solutions are growing, a huge gap remains in meeting the actual financial needs for climate action in Africa.
May 02, 2024
Kenya names new military chief

NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday announced that Charles Muriu Kahariri would be the nation’s new defense chief, replacing Francis Omondi Ogolla, who died in a helicopter crash.
May 02, 2024
Congo-Brazzaville 'dinosaur' remains in region beset by military juntas

BRAZZAVILLE—Denis Sassou Nguesso's 40-year rule of Congo-Brazzaville has sparked debate over the appropriate age for a president, with the African 'dinosaur' already widely expected to win the next election that is not due until 2026.
May 02, 2024
Senegalese tapestries regain international popularity

THIES, Senegal—Tapestry production in the Senegalese town of Thies was a flagship cultural policy of Senegal's first president, poet Leopold Sedar Senghor, with production now revitalized thanks to a broadening of operations and new partnerships, including with fashion giant Chanel.
May 01, 2024
Election observers say Togo vote 'free and fair'

LOME—Togo's legislative election was "free, fair and transparent," regional electoral observers said on Tuesday, a day after the small West African state voted for new lawmakers and regional deputies.
May 01, 2024
African Union investigates attempted fraud involving Ethiopian bank

NAIROBI—The African Union on Tuesday said that a bid to defraud the pan-continental body of more than $6 million from accounts held at Ethiopia's main bank had been foiled.
May 01, 2024
UN forces withdraw from DRC's South Kivu province

KINSHASA—UN peacekeepers have ceased operations in DR Congo's restive South Kivu province after more than 20 years, officials said on Tuesday, in line with previously-announced plans.
April 30, 2024
New crossing opens for aid to Gaza as Blinken visits Middle East

TEL AVIV—US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday saw off a first convoy of Jordanian aid trucks to famished Gaza through a crossing newly opened by Israel, as he pointed to progress but called for more.

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