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DR Congo Accuses Ex-President Kabila of Planning Wider Offensive With M23 Rebels

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) government has accused former president Joseph Kabila of preparing a wider attack against the state after he joined forces with the M23 rebel…

Africa News Now October 19, 2026

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Macky Sall Withdraws From UN Secretary-General Race After Security Council Setback

Senegal’s former president Macky Sall has withdrawn his candidacy for United Nations secretary-general, following a series of disappointing informal polls by the UN Security Council that exposed strong opposition to…

Africa News Now October 19, 2026

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Pope Leo XIV Urges Dialogue as Fighting Escalates in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

Pope Leo XIV has called on all sides in Ethiopia’s renewed Tigray conflict to choose dialogue, as fighting spreads across Tigray and neighboring Afar and Amhara regions. Speaking after his…

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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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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Sudan Condemns US Visa Decision for Burhan as War Enters Fourth Year

Sudan’s Foreign Minister Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim has criticised the United States for not issuing Army Chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan a visa to attend the UN General Assembly in…

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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Renewed Fighting in Northern Ethiopia Raises Fears of Wider Humanitarian Crisis

Fighting between Ethiopian federal forces and forces aligned with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has intensified across northern Ethiopia, raising fears of renewed displacement and a wider humanitarian crisis.…

Africa News Now September 28, 2026

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Moroccan Mothers Demand Release of Gen Z Protest Detainees

Dozens of Moroccan mothers gathered outside Parliament in Rabat on Saturday, September 26, demanding the release of young people still detained a year after the GenZ 212 protests that swept…

Africa News Now September 28, 2026

ANN Southern Africa

Fear Grips South African Township After Wedela Mass Shooting

Fear has gripped Wedela, a township on Johannesburg’s West Rand, after a mass shooting at a tavern left 17 people dead and 15 others injured on Saturday night. Police said…

Africa News Now September 28, 2026

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37 Detainees Die in NSCDC Custody as Nigeria Opens Independent Probe

Families of 37 people who died while in the custody of Nigeria’s civil defense agency in Minna, Niger State, are demanding justice as the Federal Government investigates the circumstances surrounding…

Africa News Now September 23, 2026