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September 23: International Day of Sign Languages
Blaze Kills 34 at Illegal Benin Fuel Depot
Libya: foundations of UNESCO-listed site of Cyrene inundated after deadly floods
Cameroon kills General RK commander of Ambazonia separatist group
Iran, Djibouti restore ties after 7 years: FM
Dozens killed and injured by truck bomb explosion in Somalian city
World’s oldest wooden structure, found in Zambia, predates modern humans
The Amhara: A People Without Leaders ?
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1973 September 24: Guinea-Bissau Independence Day
Mali will ‘not stand idly by’ if military intervention in Niger
Presidential Council urges international support to rescue Libya’s floods victims
US defense chief meets Djibouti president, defense minister
Zambia find shows humans have built with wood for 476,000 years
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Real Choices, Real Lives: Benin, Togo and Uganda
Guinea: Significant Progress in 2009 Massacre Trial
Mali’s Military Government Postpones Presidential Election Intended to Restore Civilian Rule
Libya Says Derna Mayor, Other Officials Detained After Flood
Lesotho Signs its Third Country Programme Framework (CPF) for 2024-2029
Somaliland rejects Museveni’s offer to mediate unification talks with Somalia
Zambia ex-President Edgar Lungu banned from ‘political’ jogging
50 militants killed as security forces, militia clash in Ethiopia’s restive Amhara region
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The small island nation of Cabo Verde was once a hub for slave trading
Rebuilding the forgotten Amazigh villages of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains
Swiss prosecutors indict an ex-employee of trading firm Gunvor over bribes paid in Republic of Congo
Seychelles assumes presidency of SIDS DOCK during Seventh Session of the Assembly
‘Drought is the enemy’: The communities fighting hunger in Somaliland
Researchers have verified 1,329 hunger deaths in Ethiopia’s Tigray region since the cease-fire
Unresolved status of western Tigray threatens Ethiopia’s peace deal
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Bombino sings of home on his new album ‘Sahel’
Algeria, Morocco spar over Western Sahara at UN
Genital maiming and Male Rape as a Political Tool in ‘Oromo war’ against the Amhara people
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Arms, Massacres and Denials: Israel’s Double Game Between Biafra and Nigeria’s Government Revealed
East Libya commander Haftar in Moscow for talks with Putin
Ministering in Chad, a country plagued by violence, unrest and conflict
Cameroon: We are not quarrelling over foreign languages.
Namibia suspends imports of South African chickens due to Avian flu outbreak
UAE President receives President of Comoros
Breathtaking Burundi: A land of promise
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As France’s influence in Africa ebbs, Algeria expands English-language learning
Unlocking Guinea-Conakry’s Hydrocarbon Potential
Ghana’s Sovereignty does not extend to Western Togoland
Wife of Gabon’s ousted president Ali Bongo charged with ‘money laundering’
Cameroon: Anglophone separatists hire lobby firm for US and UN push
New allies for Russia? Putin meets South Sudan’s leader to discuss closer ties
Rwanda Development Bank Launches First Sustainability-Linked Bond to Promote Inclusive Sustainable Development
Malawi’s populist crackdown on refugees betrays its legacy
MRG urges states to ensure full compliance of biodiversity and climate efforts with indigenous rights standards
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1966 September 30: Botswana Independence Day
Flights resume between Libya and Italy after decade-long hiatus
Gabon: residents react one month post military coup
France’s Mayotte feels left high and dry as water crisis worsens
Eritrean man stabbed to death in Netanya, in latest brawl between migrants
Six dead and 15 trapped in Zimbabwe gold mine collapse
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1960 October 1: Nigeria Independence Day
October 1 – 7: Banned Books Week
Senegal’s navy intercepts boats carrying 600 would-be migrants
Mali crisis: Fierce fighting erupts after Tuareg rebels kill ‘more than 80 soldiers’
Mali Tuareg rebels claim military base following clashes on Sunday
Mali’s Tuareg rebels claim deadly attack against army
Botswana’s diamond trade, an increasingly lucrative business in one of the most unequal nations
South Sudan Faces Growing Health and Hunger Crisis
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1958 October 2: Guinea Independence Day
What life is like in Gabon — a month after a military takeover
New Gabon president Gen. Nguema visits The Congo, lobbies for lifting of sanctions
Eswatini: Authorities must investigate brutal prison attack on former MP
Hunt for phone signal led to Mauritius oil-spill
The Secret Memo From the General Who Foresaw Black Hawk Down
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Mali in meltdown as militants advance and U.N. withdraws
U.S. announces new funding to support Tunisia in providing emergency assistance to migrants
Tunisia: President Kais Saied rejects EU financial aid on immigration
The way forward: The path to gender equality in São Tomé and Príncipe
Time to resolve Cameroon’s persistent yet forgotten crisis
Eswatini: government announces election results
Seychelles opposition leader Patrick Herminie charged with witchcraft
Mayotte: The island that chooses colonialism over independence
Aid woefully inadequate for returnees stuck in deplorable conditions in Renk
South Sudan president fires another central bank governor
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1966 October 4: Lesotho Independence Day
How Education Can Pave the Way for Sustainable Development in Guinea-Bissau
Mali army, northern rebels head toward potentially decisive confrontation
Tunisia: Opposition leader Abir Moussi arrested
Families of SA engineers jailed in Equatorial Guinea say a ‘political solution’ is needed to secure their release
Chad President Promises Transition to Civilian Rule as Opposition Voices Doubt
Mayotte water crisis: MODEF calls on France to take action
‘Kids whose insides are destroyed’: The return of drug abuse to Mauritius
Despite one of the US military’s greatest fiascoes, American troops are still in Somalia fighting an endless war
Somalia Claims Killing Hundreds of Militants Amid Recent Setbacks
UN investigation into Tigray abuses to end despite reports of more atrocities
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Indigenous rights recognition a “work in progress” in Central Africa
Gambia-AfDB partnership to boost rice production
Malek Semar: “Recycling wastewater is no longer a choice, it’s the way forward”
The Restoration Initiative – Sao Tome and Principe story
Equatorial Guinea: Dictator’s son boasts of staying at $75,000-a-night New York hotel suite… while asking UN for aid
Central African Republic: The parents stepping up to fill the teaching gap
Cameroon separatists publicly execute two civilians accused of spying
Explainer: The causes of Cameroon’s six-year separatist conflict
Comoros to hold presidential election on January 14
Mauritius’ Supreme Court decriminalises same-sex relations
Eritrea: Seminar to nationals in Juba
Burundi: Former PM bail release denied by Supreme Court
UN Accuses South Sudan Government of Widespread Rights Abuses
UK’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda heads to top court
US to resume Ethiopia food aid only to refugees
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Mining and Energy in Mauritania: Shaping Economic Growth
Latest attack by Tuareg rebels signals northern Mali is back at war
Families of imprisoned Tunisian dissidents head to ICC
Eswatini conducts a competent caricature of democracy
Comoros: New World Bank Report Identifies Reforms to Address Fiscal Challenges to Achieving Inclusive Growth
Comoros Public Expenditure Review: Addressing Fiscal Challenges to Achieve Inclusive Growth
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Senegal president dissolves government
Biafra: We’re ready for talks on referendum, says IPOB
Biafra referendum: We are ready for dialogue – IPOB
IPOB: We’re ready to negotiate exit from Nigeria with UN supervision
Central African Republic: A History of the Wildest State in Africa
Cameroon’s lingering ‘Ambazonian’ conflict
Lesotho: Digitalisation For Efficient Service Delivery
Angola Clamps Down on Namibia Cattle Farmers
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Mauritania: Despite progress, women and girls’ lives still being sacrificed, say UN experts
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1962 October 9: Uganda Independence Day
Sunday Igboho Regains Freedom In Benin, Leaves For Germany
Guinea: a coup the great powers can live with
Chad: Police arrest “around fifty” opposition activists
‘People want change but fear the guns’: Fighting for democracy in Eswatini
Ethiopia: Oromos celebrate their formerly oppressed traditions
Oromo celebrate Irreecha: ‘We cannot say we are fully liberated’
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October 10: World Mental Health Day
Isizulu remains a dominant language in South Africa
EU flags opacity, inconsistencies in Sierra Leone’s June vote
African Development Bank builds capacity in 4,500 small enterprises in Guinea, Ghana and Benin
IsDB and Comoros Strengthen Collaboration in Health, Trade, and Private Sector Development
Mauritius sea sponge produces chemicals that can kill liver cancer cells – findings are a positive first step
Murder and violence mark Rwanda’s ‘extraterritorial repression’, says HRW
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October 11: International Day of the Girl Child
FGM ban in the Gambia under threat as calls grow to repeal law
Togo holds second dialogue with EU ahead of legislative and regional elections
Bolloré CEO asks French court to throw out Togo corruption case
Commonwealth Secretariat conducts inaugural Latimer House Dialogues Symposium in Lesotho
Burundi’s sacked central bank chief arrested over money laundering accusations
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1968 October 12: Equatorial Guinea Independence Day
1975 October 12: Saharawi National Unity Day
Cape Verde wants to pay off ECOWAS debt
Wanted: One million good jobs for Togo’s youth
Central African Republic: Overview of incidents affecting humanitarian workers
Brazzaville consults WWF over Three Basins Summit
Environmental inequality in Botswana caused by economic inequality: UN expert
Investing in natural capital for sustainable development in the Comoros
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Cape Verde’s Dilemma(s)
Climate crisis and conflict push more people to drought-stricken Djibouti
US Universities Help Malawi Establish First AI Center
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UN voices concern over obstacles to Mali mission’s orderly withdrawal
Egypt President El-Sisi Meets Eritrea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Eritrean asylum seekers in Israel: ‘Our second country is bleeding’
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Sign officially becomes South Africa’s 12th language
Opposition leader in Chad delays return from exile
Court upholds election of Mauritius PM in 2019
Minnesota doctors bring life-saving equipment and training to Somaliland’s poor
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Using force, police arrest 10 journalists covering peaceful demonstration in defence of press freedom in Guinea
Illegal border crossings, false promises and non-payment: A warning about football in Congo
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Faces Uncertainty Amid Constitutional Challenge
Somaliland: children’s education impacted by recurring droughts
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Liberia election results: George Weah and Joseph Boakai set for run-off
Lack of awareness is the main threat to cybersecurity in Togo, ANCy director says
Senegal: Ousmane Sonko to resume hunger strike
Chad’s defence minister, government general secretary resign after sex tapes leaked
Pope Francis meets with King Letsie III of Lesotho
EU adds Belize, Seychelles, Antigua and Barbuda to tax havens list
‘Very thin budget’: Forex shortage triggers cost-of-living crisis in Malawi
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Guinea-Bissau’s capital has power cut off after government fails to pay electricity bill
ECOWAS support remains crucial for Guinea’s peaceful transition
Were They Really World Wars? WWI & WWII Outside of Europe
Tunisia: President Saied dismisses Economy Minister
Supporters, Civil Society Want Withdrawal of Arrest Order for Chad’s Opposition Leader
Djibouti Latest Nation to Reject Ethiopia’s Red Sea Access Plea
Somalia: Insecurity worsens, civilians pay the price
Thomas Chibade: Malawi music star dies aged 37
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Togo and Benin cut roaming rates under new ECOWAS agreement
Italy signs deal to take in migrant workers from Tunisia
Central African Republic ex-militia leader released by ICC
Supporting Accountability for October 20, 2022 Violence in Chad
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French troops to leave Niger by year’s end-French general
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IsDB and Mauritania Forge Collaborative Efforts in Agriculture, Water, and Human Capital Projects
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How one river highlights South Africa’s land inequality
In Algeria, 38 People Sentenced To Death On Appeal For Lynching In 2021
Military Coup d’Etat in Gabon
Eni’s fast-track floating LNG vessel heads for Africa after Dubai upgrade
Botswana to Host Facets 2023 Diamond Industry Conference
Ethiopia’s quest for sea access rattles port custodians Eritrea
Burundi: Council renews restrictive measures
Malawi Makes First Large-Scale Wheat Harvest
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1964 October 24: Zambia Independence Day
Mauritania: Prosecutor seeks 20 years for former president Aziz
EU launches a Team Europe Initiative to develop green hydrogen in Mauritania
US suspends non-humanitarian assistance to Gabon in response to coup
Sexual violence in Central African Republic is a “public health emergency”
Chad Installs Defense Minister Amidst Calls to End Military Impunity
EU and Namibia agree on next steps of strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials and green hydrogen
Green Hydrogen Focus of EU-Namibia Business Forum
Namibia orders police to stop Chinese firm’s lithium exports
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Democracy in Africa is not a Western imposition
Senegal’s main opposition leader Sonko slips into coma during hunger strike
Western Togoland Secession Trial: Six convicted
The Maghreb’s painful climate wake-up call
Zinedine Zidane: We have the same origin. Everything brings us together.
Burundi: UN expert calls for protection of civic space
Zimbabwe Says It Lost in Excess of $150 Billion to Sanctions
SADC backs Zimbabwe push against Western sanctions
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SWiP project to champion SA’s indigenous languages online
South African violist tackles legacy of alcohol payments to labourers
In Africa, “climate‐smart” conservation must be coupled with poverty alleviation
Francophone Africa “untapped market” for UK
Guinean journalists arrested, attacked at protest over blocking of news website
Delali Ayivi is following in the footsteps of one of Togo’s first photographers
International support critical to forge lasting peace in Central African Republic
As Rainforests Worldwide Disappear, Summit to Protect Them Opens in Brazzaville
KFC shuts Lesotho stores over South Africa bird flu
Israeli Forces Attacked in Eritrea, Al-Mayadeen Reports
Zimbabwe Journalists Ordered to Delete Photos of VP Collapsing at Rally
Zambia reaches deal for debt relief on $4bn owed to bondholders
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200 million Africans are chronically malnourished and 5 million die of hunger each year
Energy-hungry Germany’s Scholz courts Africa as crises elsewhere bite
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1975 November 11: Angola Independence Day
1975 November 14: Madrid Accords on Western Sahara
1956 November 18: Morocco Independence Day
1960 November 28: Mauritania Independence Day