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Libyan Teachers Extend Strike as Pay Dispute Disrupts New School Year

Public school teachers across Libya have extended their strike over salaries, unpaid benefits and working conditions, disrupting classes less than three weeks after the 2026–2027 academic year began. Teachers began…

Africa News Now September 30, 2026

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Zambian Opposition Figures Detained on Treason Charges After Disputed Election

The son of detained Zambian opposition leader Bishop Trevor Mwamba says he is concerned about his father’s safety after authorities detained him and other opposition figures following the country’s disputed…

Africa News Now September 30, 2026

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Burkina Faso Opens First Gold Refinery in Push for Greater Control of Mineral Wealth

Burkina Faso has inaugurated its first gold refinery as the military-led government seeks to process more of the country’s mineral wealth locally and retain greater value from its gold industry.…

Africa News Now September 30, 2026

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Morocco Appoints Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as First Woman Prime Minister

King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco’s first woman prime minister, tasking the 50-year-old lawyer with forming a new government after her Authenticity and Modernity Party…

Africa News Now September 29, 2026

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Dangote Says Africa Could Meet Most Refining Needs by 2030 as Kenya Project Begins

Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote says Africa could meet most of its refined petroleum needs within the continent by 2030 as construction begins on his planned $16 billion refinery in Kenya.…

Africa News Now September 29, 2026

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Organized Crime Drives Surge in South Africa Mass Shootings, Report Says

Organized crime and competition between criminal networks are driving a wave of mass shootings in South Africa, according to the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC). GI-TOC data cited…

Africa News Now September 29, 2026

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Ousted Guinea-Bissau President Embalo Plans Return and Presidential Bid

Ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo says he plans to return to Guinea-Bissau and contest the presidential election scheduled for December 6, 2026, nearly a year after he was removed in…

Africa News Now September 29, 2026

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UN Experts Warn US Third-Country Deportations Put Migrants at Risk

More than 20 independent UN human rights experts have warned that U.S. agreements to deport migrants to countries other than their own are increasing the risk of serious human rights…

Africa News Now September 29, 2026

ANN Northern Africa

Tangier Mayor Held Over Suspected Electoral Fraud in Morocco

Tangier Mayor Mounir Limouri has been placed in police custody as part of an investigation into suspected electoral fraud during Morocco’s September 23 parliamentary election, a judicial source told AFP.…

Africa News Now September 29, 2026

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Ethiopian Forces Claim Capture of Strategic Tigray Town as Fighting Intensifies

Ethiopian government forces and allied fighters say they have captured Alamata, a strategic town in southern Tigray, as renewed fighting with Tigrayan forces spreads across northern Ethiopia. The Tigray Peace…

Africa News Now September 28, 2026

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Sudan Rejects Ethiopia’s Claims of Supporting Tigray Forces

Sudan’s military has rejected accusations from Ethiopia that Khartoum is supporting armed groups fighting the federal government, calling the allegations “baseless” as renewed fighting intensifies in northern Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s army…

Africa News Now September 28, 2026