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Ivory Coast: Tidjane Thiam claims important win in nationality case/in /by
A judge in charge of emergency proceedings declared herself not competent to rule in the case brought by Valérie Yapo, who had sought the removal of the Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI) leader. While his boosts the former banker's chances, the saga is far from over
Sudan: World Food Programme warns of hunger crisis, asks for more funding/in /by
The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned of "the world's largest hunger crisis" in war-torn Sudan, where famine has been confirmed in several places.
Hip-hop gains ground in Congo’s Pointe-Noire/in /by
The city of Pointe-Noire recently pulsated to the beat of the second edition of "Urban Music" — an event spotlighting rap and dance battles
Roadside bomb kills 8 bus passengers in northeast Nigeria/in /by
Islamic extremists with the Boko Haram group took up arms in 2009 to fight Western education and impose their radical version of Islamic law.
South Africa appoints a special US envoy after its ambassador was expelled/in /by
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a former deputy finance minister as a special envoy to the United States on Monday. The ambassador was expelled last month by the Trump administration.
Ethiopia’s Tigray struggles to care for war wounded/in /by
Many living with serious injuries have limited access to orthopaedic therapy and must navigate damaged communities that have little or no infrastructure to accommodate them
US and Iran set to continue nuclear talks in Rome on Saturday/in /by
After a first round of "positive" and "constructive" discussions in Oman over the weekend, Washington and Teheran are set to continue their talks over Iran's nuclear programme in Rome this week.
EU foreign ministers discuss Ukraine, Syria and EU-African relations in Luxembourg./in /by
EU Foreign Ministers convened for a one-day meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, focusing on key issues such as Ukraine, Syria, and EU-African relations.
South Africa: inquest into death of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Chief Albert Luthuli re-opened/in /by
A South African court is set to re-open Monday an inquest into the death of Chief Albert Luthuli, a key anti-apartheid figure and Nobel laureate, in 1967.
China’s exports jump 12.4% and imports fell as Trump pushed US tariffs higher/in /by
In January, imports and exports dropped by 2.2 percent. The decline eased in February, with trade remaining largely flat.