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President Paul Biya returns to Cameroon, after 6-week long absence sparked health concerns/in /by
President Paul Biya returned to Cameroon on Monday, after a six-week long absence prompted widespread speculation that he was in ill health. He was welcomed by thousands of supporters when he arrived at the airport in the capital. Authorities have insisted that the 91-year-old leader is well.
Crackdown on protesters in Mozambique following political killings/in /by
In Mozambique, police suppressed an opposition protest on Monday morning in central Maputo.
French president Emmanuel Macron to make state visit Morocco in October, Moroccan palace announces/in /by
Emmanuel Macron will make a three-day state visit to Morocco in October, the Moroccan palace announced on Monday. The trip marks a move towards easing three years of tense relations between the two nations, after France slashed visas to north Africans in 2021 - restrictions that were later lifted.
WHO declares Egypt malaria-free after 100-year effort/in /by
To be declared malaria-free, a country must show that no local transmission of the disease has happened for at least three years.
Cameroon separatist conflict displaces thousands of Students/in /by
“It was the sound of death and I thought I wouldn’t make it. I prayed silently for a miracle,” she recalled.
Leading opposition in Chad announces boycott of legislative elections/in /by
Succès Masra, the leader of the Transformers party, which is the main opposition to Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby, has declared that it will boycot the legislative and local elections set for December 29.
Train kills 2 children, Egyptian mob attacks railway guard/in /by
They attacked the guard who was securing the level crossing, which authorities said was closed at the time, and set fire to his room,..
Fighting erupts in eastern DRC marking an end to ceasefire; M23 take control of Kalembe/in /by
Fighting erupted in DRC's North Kivu region between between M23 rebels and government-allied militia on Sunday, leaving more than a dozen civilians wounded. It marks the end of a fragile ceasefire deal agreed in August.
Kenya: Impeached DP Gachagua alleges attempts on his life, calls Ruto “vicious”/in /by
"The 11 counts are nothing but malice and fiction. It was a political game by the president to get rid of me," the politician said after being discharged from hospital.
Delegates meet in Colombia to address global biodiversity crisis/in /by
Global environmental leaders convene on Monday in Cali, Colombia, to evaluate the declining biodiversity worldwide and the pledges made by nations to safeguard plants, animals, and essential habitats.