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Ethiopia does not want war: PM/in /by
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said his country does not want war, even as regional Tigray authorities say federal forces are massing around the northern region, raising fears of renewed conflict
Ethiopia rebels gang-raped children: Amnesty/in /by
Rebels in Ethiopia's most populous region of Oromia have committed summary executions, gang rapes and sexual slavery against women and girls between 2020 and 2024, Amnesty International said on Friday
Doumbouya returns to Guinea after prolonged absence/in /by
President Mamady Doumbouya returned to Guinea Friday where he received a grand welcome at Conakry airport following a three-week absence that had raised questions about his health
Lebanon: Israeli strikes on Hezbollah stronghold displace thousands in Beirut/in /by
Israeli strikes on Beirut’s suburbs have forced a mass exodus, with more than 95,000 people displaced after evacuation warnings for the crowded southern suburbs.
Iran: Worshippers in Tehran rally after Friday prayers/in /by
As Iran and Israel exchange strikes, Tehran worshippers rally in support of the Islamic Republic, echoing calls for resistance against Israel and the US.
Senegal says company’s scandal-plagued sanitary pads are safe/in /by
Senegal's minister of health said that menstrual pads made by a leading Chinese firm embroiled in a scandal over expired materials were safe for consumers Thursday, following an investigation
Nigeria’s Mothers of Chibok go from farm to factory in bid to build a better future/in /by
Nigerian women whose daughters were kidnapped by Boko Haram refused to give up on their dream of a better future for their children. Now they're opening two factories.
Egypt in ‘state of near-emergency’ as conflict threatens economy/in /by
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday his country is in an economic "state of near-emergency" as a result of the Middle East war, warning of runaway inflation.
Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners but peace talks appear stalled/in /by
Moscow and Kyiv are set to exchange 500 POWs each by Friday even as peace talks remain stalled.
Ivory Coast: women tap into financial freedom through rubber tree farms/in /by
In Ivory Coast, only five percent of women own agricultural land. But this is changing: for many women, owning their own farms of rubber trees has become a way to achieve financial freedom.