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US Border Official Says Fate of Deported Migrants to South Sudan Unknown

A senior U.S. border official has admitted that the fate of eight migrants deported to South Sudan remains unclear, weeks…

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Liberia Says President Boakai Took Trump’s English Comment in Stride

Liberia’s Foreign Minister Sarah Beysolow Nyanti has downplayed suggestions that President Joseph Boakai was insulted by a widely ridiculed remark…

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El-Sisi Heads to Equatorial Guinea for AU Mid-Year Coordination Summit

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi departed Cairo today en route to Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, to participate in the…

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Somalia-Ethiopia Maritime Deal Reportedly Collapses as Mogadishu Warms to Cairo, Ankara

A Turkish-brokered deal between Ethiopia and Somalia to resolve tensions and secure Ethiopian access to the Red Sea has reportedly…

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US Cuts Ethiopian Tourist and Business Visas to Three Months

The United States has shortened the validity of non-immigrant visas for Ethiopian nationals to just three months, effective July 8,…

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Ethiopia: Fano Claims Killing 280 Government Soldiers in Wollega Clashes

Armed clashes between the Fano militia and Ethiopian federal forces have reportedly intensified in the Oromia region, with the Fano…

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Trump Interrupts Mauritanian President, Stuns African Leaders with Offhand Remarks

In a series of unscripted moments during a working lunch with five African heads of state, U.S. President Donald Trump…

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Behind Eritrea’s Standoff with the UN Human Rights Mandate

Eritrea has once again sparked controversy at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by pushing for the termination of the…

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Chad Communities Sign Peace Accord to End Deadly Ethnic Clashes

Representatives from Chad’s Ngambaye and Fulbe communities have signed a formal peace agreement in the town of Mandakao, in the…

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Senegal TV Commentator Arrest Sparks Free Speech Uproar

Senegalese authorities have arrested television commentator Badara Gadiaga after comments aired on a local broadcast were deemed a violation of…

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Kenya’s Ruto Appoints New Electoral Commission Ahead of 2027 Polls

Kenyan President William Ruto has formally approved the appointment of a new chairperson and six commissioners to lead the country’s…

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Trump to Host DRC, Rwanda Leaders as Kenya Calls for Stronger Peace Push

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the White…

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