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UN and African Union Deepen Partnership to Tackle Conflicts and Push for Africa’s Global Representation

The United Nations and the African Union Commission have strengthened their strategic partnership to better align their long-term development agendas UN Agenda 2030 and AU Agenda 2063 with the shared…

Africa News Now November 13, 2025

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Algeria Grants Humanitarian Pardon to French-Algerian Novelist Boualem Sansal

Algeria has granted a humanitarian pardon to renowned French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, releasing the 76-year-old writer on Wednesday after a year-long imprisonment that drew widespread international condemnation. Sansal had been…

Africa News Now November 13, 2025

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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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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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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

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U.N. Warns Sudan’s Humanitarian Effort Faces Collapse as North Darfur Crisis Deepens

The United Nations migration agency (IOM) has warned that humanitarian operations in Sudan’s war-ravaged North Darfur region are on the verge of total collapse, citing severe funding shortages, growing insecurity,…

Africa News Now November 11, 2025

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Lebanon Frees Hannibal Gaddafi After 10 Years in Detention Over Missing Cleric Case

Lebanese authorities have released Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, after nearly a decade in detention, following the payment of $900,000 bail, officials confirmed on Monday.…

Africa News Now November 11, 2025

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Egypt Begins First Phase of Parliamentary Elections Amid Low Opposition Hopes

Egyptians began voting on Monday in the first phase of the country’s parliamentary elections, a process that will determine 568 seats in the House of Representatives through two rounds held…

Africa News Now November 11, 2025

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Morocco King Accepts UN Support for Autonomy Plan in Western Sahara; Nationals Celebrate

Celebrations erupted across Morocco this weekend after the United Nations Security Council voted to extend the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara and gave its strongest backing yet…

Africa News Now November 2, 2025

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UN Security Council Backs Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara, Deepening Global Divide

The United Nations Security Council has voted to extend the mandate of its Western Sahara peacekeeping mission, MINURSO, for another year but this time with a major diplomatic shift. In…

Africa News Now November 1, 2025

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WHO Warns of Rapid Mpox Spread Across Africa and Beyond as Cases Rise Globally

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent warning over the accelerating spread of Mpox, reporting new outbreaks in 17 African countries and the virus’s first ever detections in…

Africa News Now October 31, 2025