France urges nationals to leave Mali temporarily amid jihadist fuel blockade
Africa • Nov 7, 2025, 2:56 PM
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France’s foreign ministry on Friday recommended that French nationals in Mali leave the country temporarily and "as soon as possible", citing the "worsening security situation" in the West African nation battling jihadist insurgents.
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Trump pledges to end Sudan war, marking major shift in US stance
Africa • 11:02 PM
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US President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to intervene in Sudan’s brutal civil war after a request from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, marking a sharp shift for a conflict he admitted had been “off his charts” until now. Condemning “tremendous
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Nicki Minaj defends Donald Trump's Christian genocide claim in Nigeria
Africa • 3:12 PM
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Rapper Nicki Minaj took up President Donald Trump’s allegations that Christians are persecuted in Nigeria, saying Tuesday at a United Nations event organized by the U.S. that she wants to shine a spotlight on “the deadly threat.” Story by Ellen Gainsford
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'Solar Mamas': Program trains Zanzibar women as solar power technicians
Africa • 11:24 AM
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Although the semi-autonomous Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar has been boosting its tourism industry in recent years, it remains largely a rural village society, where half of homes have no electricity. Inthe face of this issue, an NGO is teaching villa
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Rights group accuses TotalEnergies of war crime complicity in Mozambique
Africa • 11:13 AM
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A European human rights nonprofit on Tuesday accused TotalEnergies of complicity in war crimes, torture and enforced disappearances allegedly carried out by government soldiers in Mozambique, filing a criminal complaint with the French anti-terrorism pro
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Nigeria: Two abducted girls escape as authorities search for 24 other students
Africa • 11:12 AM
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Two schoolgirls who were abducted with 24 others from a dormitory in northwestern Nigeria have escaped. At least one of them is safe, according to the school's principal, as hunters join security forces in the search for the missing students in forests c
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Trump remarks fuel US political storm over Nigerian schoolgirl abductions
Africa • 3:20 AM
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Nigeria’s new army chief has ordered troops to fight “day and night” to recover 25 schoolgirls abducted in a deadly raid in Kebbi State, an attack that has become entangled in rising US political tensions after claims from President Donald Trump and his
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