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Road collision involving fuel tanker causes huge fire in Nairobi/in /by
Thick plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing from the scene as firefighters worked to contain the blaze
Singing contest in Rio prison offers creative outlet for women behind bars/in /by
Within a vast, echoing multipurpose hall, the fifteen candidates took turns to sing their hearts out on a purple-themed stage in front of an audience made up of prison officials, volunteers and fellow detainees, who clapped and sang along with them
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara makes brother deputy PM in reshuffle/in /by
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced a government reshuffle Friday in which most ministers retained their posts and his brother, the current defence minister, also became deputy premier
YouTuber IShowSpeed rallies Benin on Africa tour/in /by
Rolling Stone magazine has named IShowSpeed the Most Influential Creator of 2025 while Forbes estimates his net worth at $20 million
Haiti’s crisis deepens after transitional council votes to oust prime minister/in /by
Haiti’s long-running political crisis deepened Friday when the country’s transitional presidential council announced it had voted to fire Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, just two weeks before the panel is supposed to step down
IMF team to visit Gabon as authorities plan reform program/in /by
A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected in Libreville next month, as the central African country seeks the multilateral lender's help to implement a reform program
France intercepts suspected ‘shadow fleet’ tanker from Russia/in /by
The French navy has intercepted a Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker and is escorting the vessel for further checks. Moscow uses 'shadow fleet' vessels to evade sanctions over its war in Ukraine.
Mozambique: crocodiles appear in towns amid floods/in /by
Heavy rains have battered parts of southern Africa in recent weeks, and amid the resulting floods, crocodiles have started to appear in towns across the country. The animals have claimed three lives.
Malawi launches cholera vaccine rollout/in /by
Malawi has launched a vaccine rollout against cholera, a disease that claims tens of thousands of lives each year. It comes after more than 300,000 cases of the disease were reported in Africa last year.
Nigeria’s defense equipment from US to be delivered after five years/in /by
In a remote northwestern Nigerian community, families are pleading for the release of over 150 worshippers abducted from churches last Sunday, even as the government announces a breakthrough in securing delayed U.S. military aid to combat the nation’s spiraling violence.