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Morocco Trains Youth Volunteers Ahead of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

With just weeks to go before the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) kicks off, Morocco is ramping up preparations by training hundreds of young volunteers to help ensure the…

Africa News Now November 13, 2025

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Power Rift Between Senegal’s President Faye and PM Sonko Deepens Coalition Crisis

A major political showdown has erupted in Senegal’s ruling coalition, pitting President Bassirou Diomaye Faye against his influential Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, just months after their historic 2024 electoral victory.…

Africa News Now November 13, 2025

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AU Warns Africa’s $1.8 Trillion Debt Crisis

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, has sounded the alarm over Africa’s growing debt crisis, warning that mounting repayments are crippling development and deepening economic inequality…

Africa News Now November 12, 2025

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Six Dead, Dozens Injured in Stampede at Ghana Military Recruitment Drive

At least six people were killed and dozens injured in a crowd crush at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra on Wednesday during a Ghana Armed Forces recruitment exercise, officials…

Africa News Now November 12, 2025

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UN Envoy Meets Sudan’s Army Chief to Push for Life-Saving Aid Access Amid Deepening Crisis

The United Nations’ top humanitarian official, Tom Fletcher, met with General Abdelfattah Al-Burhan, leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces, on Tuesday in Port Sudan to negotiate urgent humanitarian access across…

Africa News Now November 12, 2025

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Angola Marks 50 Years of Independence with Pride and Reflection on Persistent Inequality

Angola celebrated 50 years of independence from Portugal on Tuesday with a grand military parade in Luanda, commemorating its journey from colonial rule to nationhood while acknowledging the deep economic…

Africa News Now November 12, 2025

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Gabon Court Sentences Ali Bongo’s Wife and Son to 20 Years in Prison for Corruption

A Gabonese court has sentenced former First Lady Sylvia Bongo Ondimba and her son Noureddin Bongo Valentin to 20 years in prison in absentia for large-scale corruption and embezzlement of…

Africa News Now November 12, 2025

Southern Africa

South Africa Launches First Homegrown Vaccine in 50 Years with Cholera Trial

South African researchers have begun clinical trials on the country’s first domestically produced vaccine in more than half a century, marking a major step toward vaccine independence on the continent.…

Africa News Now November 12, 2025

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UN Calls for Investigation into Mass Killings During Tanzania’s Disputed Elections

The United Nations has called for a thorough investigation into reports of hundreds of deaths during post-election protests in Tanzania, raising alarms about possible attempts to conceal evidence by authorities.…

Africa News Now November 12, 2025

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Ethiopia Wins Bid to Host 2027 Climate Summit, Highlighting Africa’s Role in Climate Action

Ethiopia has been selected as the host country for the 2027 United Nations climate summit (COP32), narrowly edging out Nigeria, the African nation that had initially been in contention. The…

Africa News Now November 12, 2025

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Egypt Pushes Ceasefire as Sudan War Escalates After El-Fasher Fall

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met Sudan’s military ruler Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan in Port Sudan on Tuesday, renewing Cairo’s push for a ceasefire as the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region…

Africa News Now November 12, 2025