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DR Congo Opposition Leader Warns Tshisekedi Against Constitutional Changes

Congolese opposition leader Delly Sesanga has urged President Felix Tshisekedi to abandon proposed constitutional changes, warning that any amendment that could enable a third presidential term would threaten the country’s…

Africa News Now August 25, 2026

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Zambia Courts Shut on Final Day of Election Petition Deadline

Zambia’s top courts were closed and heavily guarded on Monday, August 24, as the deadline approached for opposition candidate Brian Mundubile to challenge President Hakainde Hichilema’s disputed re-election. The High…

Africa News Now August 24, 2026

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Chad Pardons Opposition Leader Succès Masra After More Than a Year in Prison

Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby has granted a presidential pardon to former Prime Minister and opposition leader Succès Masra, ending his 20-year prison sentence and paving the way for his…

Africa News Now August 14, 2026

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Zambia Suspends Vote Counting Nationwide Over Violence and Ballot Concerns

Zambia's Electoral Commission has suspended the counting and announcement of results from Thursday's presidential, parliamentary and local elections after reports of violence targeting election officials and the theft of marked…

Africa News Now August 14, 2026

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Fighting Intensifies in Sudan’s Blue Nile as RSF Claims Control of Geissan

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) say they have seized control of Geissan, a strategic town in Blue Nile State near the Ethiopian border, but the Sudanese army disputes the…

Africa News Now August 13, 2026

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Zambia Votes in Election Testing Hichilema’s Economic Record

Zambians went to the polls on Thursday to choose their president, lawmakers and local government representatives, with incumbent Hakainde Hichilema seeking a second term amid a debate over whether his…

Africa News Now August 13, 2026

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Libya Intelligence Chief Killed in Benghazi Bombing as Security Fears Grow

Senior commanders of Libya’s eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) gathered in Benghazi on Tuesday for the funeral of Major General Fawzi al-Mansouri, the force’s military intelligence chief, who was killed…

Africa News Now August 12, 2026

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Zambia Votes as Economy and Youth Unemployment Dominate Election

Zambians go to the polls on Thursday in the country’s eighth general election since the return to multiparty democracy in 1991, with the economy, jobs and the cost of living…

Africa News Now August 11, 2026

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Côte d’Ivoire and Mauritania Seek Stronger Economic and Security Ties

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani held talks in Abidjan on Tuesday as the two West African countries seek to deepen bilateral cooperation and…

Africa News Now August 11, 2026

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Sierra Leone Parliament Approves Electoral Reforms Ahead of 2028 Election

Sierra Leone’s Parliament has approved a major constitutional reform package that will change the country’s electoral system ahead of the 2028 presidential election, despite strong opposition from the main opposition…

Africa News Now August 11, 2026

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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Move to Harmonize Energy and Mining Policies

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have opened a high-level meeting in Ouagadougou to coordinate their policies on energy, mining and oil as the three countries deepen economic integration under the…

Africa News Now August 11, 2026