Jihadists enforce a blockade on fuel in Mali
Africa • Oct 28, 2025, 8:34 PM
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The U.S. Embassy in Mali told American citizens Tuesday to leave the country by plane because of the threats of terrorism and a severe fuel crisis stemming from a jihadi group's blockade of fuel tankers entering the landlocked West African nation. Mali closed schools and universities nationwide starting Sunday due to a fuel scarcity.
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The fall of El-Fasher: A turning point in Sudan's brutal civil war?
Africa • 9:35 AM
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First it was a revolution confiscated, then a dispute between coup leaders that became a civil war. Three years on, Sudan is wondering if the fall of a key city in the western Darfur region is the cue for a second partition of the country. The massacre o
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Low turnout mars Tanzania's presidential election as opposition barred from race
Africa • 4:07 AM
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The presidential election in Tanzania is being marred by low turnout as the main challengers to President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s grip on power have either been jailed or disqualified from the race. Protests have also been banned, and some voters say they
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