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Comic Con Africa 2025 Draws Record Crowd as Pop Culture Fever Sweeps Johannesburg

Johannesburg was transformed into a playground for superheroes, gamers, and anime lovers last weekend as over 70,000 fans descended on the city for Comic Con Africa 2025, the continent’s largest…

Africa News Now September 1, 2025

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Over 70 Dead, Dozens Missing After Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Mauritania

The Gambian government has confirmed that at least 70 bodies have been recovered after a wooden fishing vessel carrying around 150 West African migrants capsized off the coast of Mauritania…

Africa News Now September 1, 2025

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Mnangagwa Attends 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II in China

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in Beijing to join more than two dozen world leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un for a high profile…

Africa News Now September 1, 2025

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Rwanda, Mozambique Seal Security and Trade Pacts to Tackle Terrorism and Boost Growth

Rwanda and Mozambique have reinforced their partnership on security, defense, and trade as both nations push for African led responses to growing threats such as terrorism and instability. During a…

Africa News Now August 29, 2025

ANN West Africa

ECOWAS Crafts New Financing Plan to Strengthen Standby Force

ECOWAS has brought together financial and military experts in Abuja to design a new framework for funding and strengthening its Standby Force, the regional security unit tasked with responding to…

Africa News Now August 29, 2025

ANN Southern Africa

South Africa Races Against Time to Host Africa’s First G20 Summit

With just 100 days to go before the world’s most powerful leaders gather in Johannesburg, South Africa is ramping up preparations for the first-ever G20 Leaders’ Summit on African soil.The…

Africa News Now August 29, 2025

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Benin Bigins Solar Project to Power 50,000 Homes

Benin has unveiled a €45 million (29.5 billion CFA francs) solar energy program that will provide electricity to more than 50,000 households, marking a major step in the country’s energy…

Africa News Now August 29, 2025

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Rwanda Receives First Migrants Deported from US Under Trump Deal

Seven migrants deported from the United States have arrived in Rwanda, the first group in a planned transfer of up to 250 people under an agreement with President Donald Trump’s…

Africa News Now August 28, 2025

ANN Central Africa

Baltasar Engonga Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison

A nephew of Equatorial Guinea’s long-serving president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement, deepening a scandal that has shaken the country’s ruling elite.…

Africa News Now August 28, 2025

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Sudan’s Cabinet Holds First Meeting in Khartoum Since Army Recapture of Capital

For the first time in more than a year, Sudan’s cabinet has convened in Khartoum, marking a symbolic step toward restoring state authority in a city devastated by war. The…

Africa News Now August 28, 2025

ANN Southern Africa

South Africa’s Julius Malema Convicted of Hate Speech Over Rally Remarks

South African opposition leader Julius Malema has been found guilty of hate speech by the Equality Court, following remarks he made during a 2022 rally that judges said crossed the…

Africa News Now August 28, 2025