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Algeria Algerian gymnast Kaylia Nemour wins second gold medal
Angola MPLA committee voids Higino Carneiro leadership bid
Benin Benin U15 team beats Cook Islands 10-0
Botswana Botswana fails global tax transparency test
Burkina Faso Le Faso Digital attracts 201 digital innovation entries
Burundi boy killed by stray bullet near Burundi military range
Cabo Verde Cape Verde council questions economic forecasts
Cameroon Franklin Templeton funds hold CFAF 2 billion in Cameroon bonds
Central African Republic Central African Republic fuel prices rise, rights group calls for dialogue
Chad Chad women learn breast cancer prevention in Abéché
Comoros Comoros police trained in crime scene management
Cote d'Ivoire Kafoumba Diabaté wins Man of Africa Universe 2026
Djibouti Djibouti reviews $30 million digital projects
DR Congo UN condemns murder of Ebola nurse in Bafwasende
Egypt Egypt rejects Nile water security compromise
Equatorial Guinea Malabo cultural center graduates 227 in Russian language courses
Eritrea US lifts sanctions on Eritrea
Eswatini Eswatini MPs seek easier travel with Lesotho, Botswana
Ethiopia Tana Forum discusses Red Sea security threats
Gabon Gabon lifts social media ban after eight months
Gambia Gambia spent D785 million on diesel subsidies
Ghana Galamsey threatens Ghana gas pipelines
Guinea Guinea U-15 crushes American Samoa 17-0
Guinea-Bissau Senegal minister visits Bissau to discuss election date
Kenya Kenya could be declared Ebola-free in 42 days
Lesotho two men sentenced for 2024 border murder
Liberia Liberia's Supreme Court to hear appeal on ousted health chief
Libya Libya reviews rail projects with Russia and China
Madagascar Madagascar updates national health security plan
Malawi HRDC questions police over journalists' assault
Mali Mali allocates 212 hectares for 100 MW solar plant
Mauritania Mauritanian doctors protest exclusion from Algerian scholarships
Mauritius Mauritius joins three aviation security treaties
Morocco Morocco budgets MAD 19.4 billion for 2027 subsidies
Mozambique Chapo meets Putin at Russia-Africa Summit
Namibia foot-and-mouth disease threatens N$2.4 billion livestock value
Niger Niger launches 13th modern music competition
Nigeria Fulani groups demand 30% agric budget for livestock
Republic of Congo Congo assembly president seeks constitutional change for president
Rwanda Rwanda asks churches to help families
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome football matches suspended over unpaid referees
Senegal Senegal PM defends 2050 vision amid budget constraints
Seychelles Regina Melanie literary prize honours students
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone charcoal burning causes deforestation
Somalia Somalia ex-spy chief hints at Al-Shabaab alliance
South Africa four arrested in foiled Limpopo ATM bombing plot
South Sudan South Sudan standards body commends Juba arrests over expired flour
Sudan Sudan drone strikes killed 306 in three weeks
Tanzania Tanzania warns of El Niño rains
Togo Togo residents demand halt to Lac Togo sand extraction after drownings
Tunisia Club Africain leads TP Mazembe 1-0 at half-time
Uganda Uganda urges predictable funding for African peace operations
Western Sahara US draft resolution backs Moroccan plan for Western Sahara
Zambia Ashios Melu honoured posthumously for sporting contribution
Zimbabwe Mnangagwa faces court challenge over term limits

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