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Djibouti’s Ismail Omar Guelleh holds campaign rally ahead of Friday’s presidential vote/in /by
Djibouti’s leader Ismail Omar Guelleh held his final campaign rally on Wednesday ahead of Friday’s presidential election. Facing a divided and largely silenced opposition, Guelleh is expected to extend his 27-year rule of the strategically located Horn of Africa nation.
CAF president Patrice Motsepe visits Dakar in wake of Africa Cup title drama/in /by
The president of the Confederation of African Football was in Dakar on Wednesday, just weeks after the body’s appeals board stripped Senegal of its Africa Cup title.
South Africa accepts US envoy’s credentials amid moves to thaw ties/in /by
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday received the diplomatic credentials of the new US ambassador, as relations between the two countries languish at a low ebb
Nearly 5,000 S.African Afrikaners take up Trump refugee offer/in /by
Nearly 5,000 white Afrikaners have entered the United States under a programme launched by President Donald Trump nearly a year ago based on unfounded claims that the South African minority faces persecution
Wireless Festival canceled after UK bars rapper Ye over antisemitic remarks/in /by
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was barred Tuesday from entering the U.K., where he was scheduled to headline the Wireless Festival in July, after a backlash over Ye's history of antisemitic remarks
Ethiopian police arrest human trafficking ring responsible for 3,000 victims/in /by
The human trafficking network has been under investigation since 2018, police said in a statement. The ring recruited young people from Ethiopia, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Kenya, and Somalia who hoped to migrate to Europe through Libya.
Pope Leo XIV’s historic Algeria visit seen as symbol of dialogue and recognition/in /by
For Pope Leo XIV, an upcoming visit to Algeria marks both a personal and historic milestone, as the North African nation prepares to welcome a sitting pontiff for the first time.
Gunmen kill 60 in northwest Nigeria, locals and humanitarian groups say/in /by
The attacks, spanning two neighbouring states of Kebbi and Niger, have hit at least 10 villages, according to clergymen and a humanitarian report seen by AFP.
Ethiopia renews tenure of Tigray regional leader/in /by
Ethiopia on Wednesday extended the mandate of the interim administrator of the northern Tigray region by one year, raising uncertainty over elections scheduled for June in the restive region
Djibouti: Ismail Omar Guelleh set to win sixth presidential term in upcoming vote/in /by
Djibouti's incumbent leader Ismail Omar Guelleh, who has been running the country for 27 years, faces a single, low-profile opponent in Friday's presidential election.