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Blinken heads to Nigeria facing calls to rethink ties

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With 20% of sub-Saharan Africa's population and its largest economy, Nigeria is critical for any continent-wide strategy and successive US administrations have courted Nigerian leaders since the restoration of civilian rule in 1999.

Sudan releases Al Jazeera bureau chief

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The arrest of Al-Musalami al-Kabbashi was the latest since a military coup three weeks ago and came after tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets on Saturday to demand a transition to civilian rule.

Ugandan capital hit by twin explosions in ‘attack’

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The twin attacks follow two blasts last month — a bus explosion near Kampala that wounded many people and a bombing at a roadside eatery in the capital that killed one woman.

Eswatini national dialogue forum could strengthen foundation for success amid the country’s deep political crisis

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Agreeing on the objectives of a national dialogue may seem like a straightforward exercise but, if the foundation is not correctly laid, fissures may appear to the detriment of the process

Ghosts of colonial looting haunt Europe’s museums

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Here is a recap of disputes over artefacts looted from Europe’s former African colonies.

Angola on the brink of famine, threatening the lives of millions

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About 114 000 children under the age of five need immediate treatment because they are suffering from acute malnutrition

‘Gross human rights abuses’ in Eswatini

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Civil society has called for an investigation into King Mswati’s alleged crimes against humanity

Ethiopia detains 72 World Food Programme drivers

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A United Nations spokesperson said the latest detentions had occurred in the capital of Afar province, on the only functional road leading into famine-threatened Tigray.

Mass arrests of Tigrayans sow fear in Ethiopia

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Far from Ethiopia war front, mass arrests ensnare fearful Tigrayans

EU begins military training against Mozambique insurgency

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Islamic State linked militants have been wreaking havoc in the area since 2017, raiding villages and towns in violence that has claimed at least 3 340 lives.

DRC’s former child soldiers face tough return to civilian life

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Many of the former child combatants are overwhelmed by the horrors they have witnessed in a part of the country that has been ravaged by violence for more than 25 years

UN rights chief decries ‘extreme brutality’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

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Michelle Bachelet insisted on the need to bring perpetrators of a vast array of rights abuses to justice

Sudan coup imperils hard-won international backing

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When Sudan’s military removed leader Omar al-Bashir in 2019, it started receiving aid that is now under threat

Lessons King Mswati should learn

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Africa’s last monarch has shut schools to stop student protests against his rule — but he should heed previous events that toppled other despots

Sudanese stand ground against coup as condemnation pours in

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On Monday soldiers detained Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, his ministers and civilian members of Sudan's ruling council, who have been heading a transition to full civilian rule

Why handing over ICC suspects could help Sudan’s transition

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A failed coup in September, weeks of brinkmanship, and a looming crisis in eastern Sudan have laid bare tensions between civilians and military leaders

Libyan town clings to memory of Gaddafi, 10 years on

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Rebels killed Muammar Gaddafi in his hometown of Sirte on 20 October 2011, months into the Nato-backed rebellion that ended his four-decade rule

Excavating the role of Africans in the creation of the modern world

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Europe would have been a marginal player in world history without the continent’s natural resources and centuries of cheap African labour
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