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Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces says it regrets deadly Chad border clashes
Chad says seven of its soldiers were killed in the skirmish at the Sudanese border, with an official blaming the RSF.
Africa Cup champions receive hero’s welcome on return to Dakar
Senegal’s national team arrived to a hero's welcome at Dakar’s international airport late on Monday after winning the Africa Cup of Nations final.
Congolese armed forces retake control of Uvira after M23 withdrawal
The Congolese army said Monday it had retaken control of the strategic city of Uvira after the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group withdrew.
Ivory Coast: Cocoa industry in limbo as prices fall
In Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer, the industry is facing limbo as prices on the global market plummet, leaving workers struggling to make a living.
DRC: Artists call for peace at Tumaini festival
Poets, musicians and painters flocked to the the city of Beni for the fourth edition of the Tumaini festival. In a city scarred by violence, they are calling for peace across the whole country.
Sudan’s energy crisis deepens amid ongoing conflict
After more than two years of conflict, Sudan is facing a deepening energy crisis as the country’s oil production and refining capacity collapse. Fighting has forced the shutdown of major oil fields and refineries, leaving production severely disrupted and crippling the nation’s energy supply.
Sudan: Business steadily returns to Khartoum market
After the Sudanese army pushed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces out of Khartoum, business is slowly returning to the city's central market. In other parts of the country, the conflict rages on.
13 schoolchildren killed in tragic road crash south of Johannesburg
A tragic road crash south of Johannesburg has claimed the lives of thirteen schoolchildren. Police say a minibus transporting pupils to school collided with a truck near the industrial city of Vanderbijlpark, about sixty kilometers from Johannesburg.
Kenya’s Boda Girls ride to save lives in remote communities
Across western Kenya, a group of female motorcycle riders known as the Boda Girls are helping bridge a critical gap in maternal health care. Trained not only in motorcycle riding but also in basic maternal health and patient care, many of the women are nurses or community health workers.
Government parties get all parliament seats in Benin elections
Benin's population voted for its next National Assembly (parliament) on 11 January. The results of the elections were announced Saturday evening: the government-affiliated parties got all seats, while the main opposition party failed to get past the 20% of district votes requirement.