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Incumbent Touadéra submits candidacy for third presidential term

President Faustin-Archange Touadéra was the first to submit his candidacy for the presidential and legislative elections scheduled to take place in the Central African Republic on December 28.

Incumbent Touadéra submits candidacy for third presidential term

President Faustin-Archange Touadéra was the first to submit his candidacy for the presidential and legislative elections scheduled to take place in the Central African Republic on December 28.

PM Akhannouch says government ready for ‘dialogue and debate’ after week of protests

The Moroccan government says it’s ready to address grievances fueling the youth-led protests that have engulfed the country for days. The announcement comes a day after three people were killed by security forces as rioters tried to storm a police stat...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s asylum bid rejected by immigration judge

A US immigration judge has denied a bid for asylum from Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a proxy for the partisan power struggle over immigration policy. Garcia has 30 days to appeal the decision, but may be deported to Uganda.

Somaliland: eleven cheetah cubs rescued from illegal trade in exotic pets

Eleven cheetah cubs were rescued from illegal trade in Somaliland in what a conservationist described on Thursday as “one of the largest confiscations of the species.”

Ukraine and Russia exchange 185 soldiers each in latest prisoner swap

Moscow and Kyiv exchanged more than 300 soldiers and 20 civilians, which were returned to Ukraine, on Thursday. It is the latest in a series of prisoner swaps that started in the summer.

Ivory Coast sets new cocoa price ahead of upcoming elections

President Alassane Ouattara has announced a record-high farm gate price for cocoa, setting the cost at 2,800 CFA francs (4.26 euros) per kilogram for the upcoming main harvest, ahead of presidential election on October 25 in which Mr. Ouattara is a can...

Sudan army claims Colombian, Ukrainian mercenaries killed in Darfur

These claims have not been independently verified. Both the RSF and foreign governments alleged to be involved have not made immediate responses.

Kenyan activists reportedly abducted in Uganda while supporting Bobi Wine

The incident has sparked immediate concern from human rights organizations. Amnesty International Kenya, the Law Society of Kenya, and VOCAL Africa issued an open letter demanding the Ugandan government disclose the activists’ whereabouts and ensure th...

Ramaphosa urges Israel to free detained South Africans

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday that Israel needed to immediately release South African activists detained by Israeli armed forces after the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla overnight.