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People who fled the Zamzam camp for the internally displaced after it fell under RSF control, rest in a makeshift encampment in an open field near the town of Tawila in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region on April 13, 2025.

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Sudan’s RSF claims control of major Darfur camp, civilians flee

Muawia Osman Mohamed Khair (L), Sudan's acting Minister of Justice, and Sudanese ambassador to the Netherlands Omaima Alsharief wait for the start of a hearing before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, on Thursday.

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Sudan accuses UAE of ‘support and complicity’ in genocide at World Court

The Americans, pictured from left, Tyler Thompson, Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun and Marcel Malanga, were repatriated on Tuesday.

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DR Congo repatriates three Americans who faced death penalty over failed coup attempt

Screengrab taken from a video showing a hippo near the bank of the Ishasha River in eastern Congo's Virunga National Park.

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Anthrax kills 50 hippos in DRC’s Virunga National Park

Immigration officers are sitting in front of computers at the new terminal building of Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan, on October 29, 2018.

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South Sudan to admit man deported by US after blanket visa ban

Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, left, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson, all American citizens, attend court in Kinshasa in September 2024, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt in May that year.

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DRC president commutes death sentences for 3 Americans convicted in coup attempt

NICE, FRANCE - JULY 28: Barbra Banda of Team Zambia #11 during the Women's group B match between Australia and Zambia during the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de Nice on July 28, 2024 in Nice, France. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

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Zambia removes US-based players from women’s squad due to ‘additional travel measures’ under Trump administration

MASERU, LESOTHO - OCTOBER 02: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (L) is welcomed by the community leader as he arrives for a visit to Matlameng – Ha Mahlehle in the Leribe region with Sentebale to meet with the community and see the climate resilience project in action on October 2, 2024 in Leribe, Lesotho. Joining the visit, alongside the Co-Founding Patrons Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, and Board Chair Dr. Sophie Chandauka MBE were a group of innovative international funders and business leaders interested in the Southern African region. (Photo by Brian Otieno/Getty Images for Sentebale )

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Prince Harry ‘in shock’ after quitting his African AIDS charity

File photo of a submarine used by Sinbad Submarines in Egypt.

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Several killed after submarine carrying Russian tourists sinks off Egyptian coast, embassy says

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South Sudan soldiers patrol the street in Juba, South Sudan, on February 13, 2025.

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The world’s youngest country fought for decades to govern itself. Now it’s on the cusp of another civil war

Sudan’s army has captured the capital. Is it a turning point in the devastating conflict?

Accounts of child survivors shed light on surge of rape and sexual violence in conflict-torn DRC

Trump wants to protect South Africa’s White farmers. But potential changes to trade privileges would hurt them

Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part

South Africa does have a history of racist land inequality. Just not in the way Trump and Musk are portraying

Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know

Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?

Genocide is declared once more in Sudan. How did the country get here?

A price too high to pay? Pollution from Ghana’s gold rush sparks maternal health fears

‘The world doesn’t see us:’ What a militia chief said while holding me captive in Darfur

EVs are starting to overtake gas-powered cars in a surprising place

African Voices Changemakers

<p>As gospel music’s appeal keeps rising globally, Nigerian pastor Nathaniel Bassey and singer Mercy Chinwo are leading the pack with huge streaming numbers in sub-Saharan Africa.</p>

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Nigerian star Patoranking draws on his childhood dreams to help African youth

Video How Rwanda’s Bruce Melodie went from backup singer to hitmaker 23:02

Video How Nigerian singer Patoranking and a British army vet are driving change through philanthropy 23:03

‘I wanted to communicate’: Grammy-nominated Yemi Alade embraces multiple languages and genres to showcase Africa to the world

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Africa Hall, Addis Ababa.

Gifted by an emperor, Ethiopia’s iconic Africa Hall has been renovated for a new era

Video Are irradiated rhinos the solution to stop poaching? 2:23

At over $10,000 per kilogram, Africa’s first caviar is surprising the luxury food industry

How Nigeria’s biggest city became the world’s hottest winter party destination

This alien plant is lethal for the environment. Now it’s being turned into a plastic to regrow forests

Connecting Africa

Strive Masiyiwa, Founder and Executive Chairman, Econet Group; Co-Founder, Higherlife Foundation speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024. REUTERS/David Swanson

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Africa’s first ‘AI factory’ could be a breakthrough for the continent

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It costs more to send money to sub-Saharan Africa than anywhere else in the world: these companies are trying to change that

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UZURI K&Y sources tries from landfills in Rwanda to make the soles of sandals for their eco-friendly shoe line.

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This Rwandan entrepreneur turns discarded tires into fashionable footwear

Video Crafting Senegal’s leather industry 1:47

Solar-charging backpacks are helping children to read after dark

How Mobihealth is driving a telemedicine revolution in Africa

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This Lagos museum is challenging the traditional ‘Eurocentric’ model

Nigerian cinema in the spotlight as ‘My Father’s Shadow’ to premiere in Cannes Film Festival first

Inside Ghanaian painter Amoako Boafo’s rise to art-world stardom

This Nigerian designer is making waves with her ‘four-dimensional’ fashion

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A gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

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Meet the conservationist saving gorillas in Uganda’s ‘impenetrable forest’

FILE - A Kenyan police officer patrols an area in the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Feb. 13, 2025.

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Kenyan officer killed in Haiti after gang ambush, as Rubio visits Caribbean to discuss Haitian security crisis

A Sudanese army spokesperson gives a statement on Sudan TV, after, according to the Sudanese army, they took control of the presidential palace, at an unknown location, March 21, 2025 in this screengrab taken from a video.

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Sudan army reclaims presidential palace in major push to take back capital from rebels

The Olympic rings are seen outside the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the opening day of a executive board meeting in Lausanne on March 19, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

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From geopolitical Jenga to gender politics: The challenges facing the new incoming IOC President Kirsty Coventry

SANAE IV on top of the southern buttress of Vesleskarvet.

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Fear in Antarctic base as research team member is accused of assault

Kirsty Coventry was elected as the new IOC president on Thursday.

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Kirsty Coventry elected new IOC president, becomes first woman and African in the role

NAIROBI, KENYA - MARCH 13: Presidential escort motorcade arrives in Kibera Slum during Kenya's President Dr. William Rutos visit on March 13, 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. Kenya's President Dr. William Ruto has visited Kibera Slum in Nairobi, one of the biggest slums in the world, to address locals on a project aimed at transforming the slum into an estate with better living standards.
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British man killed in Kenya after being knocked over by president’s speeding motorcade

A picture taken on June 2, 2017 shows a general view of the outskirts of Maseru, Lesotho.

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Lesotho insulted after Trump says nobody has heard of the country

PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 11: Tyla attends the Chanel Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Grand Palais on March 11, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jacopo Raule/Getty Images)

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Look of the Week: Tyla brings the Chanel skirt suit back to its ’90s heyday

Omnia and her children have sought refuge in a new city after being displaced from their home due to the fighting and threats from armed men.

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Infants and young children are being raped as a weapon of war in Sudan, UNICEF says

Egyptian military vehicles hold a position near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt on January 19.

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With Gaza tensions high, Egyptians and Israelis warn of a new war

Men sit outside the general hospital in Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, where some victims of unidentified illnesses are being treated, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.

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WHO says water contamination is suspected in one of the Congo villages struck by illness