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Rwandan authorities arrested opposition leader Victoire Ingabire on Thursday, with the Rwanda Investigation Bureau charging her with creating a criminal organization and inciting public disorder in connection with a case involving nine other individuals accused of plotting to overthrow President Paul Kagame's government.

Rwanda Arrests Opposition Leader Ingabire on Unrest Charges

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Niger Nationalizes Uranium Mine Operated by French Company

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Kenya Sentences Two Men to 30 Years for 2019 Hotel Attack

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South Africa Declares National Disaster After Floods Kill 92

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DRC and Rwanda Sign Preliminary Peace Deal

West Africa

Russia's private military company Wagner said in a statement on Friday that its fighters are leaving Mali after three and a half years of operations as the group's main mission in the country — to support the military junta in regaining control over all regional capitals — is now allegedly complete.

Wagner Group Claims 'Mission Accomplished' and Leaves Mali

Burkina Faso: Al-Qaeda Affiliate Claims 200 Soldiers Killed in Major Attack

Ivory Coast Opposition Leader Exits Party Role Amid Election Row

Mali's Military Government Dissolves All Political Parties

Report: Burkina Faso Allegedly Killed Over 130 Civilians in 'Ethnic Massacre'

North Africa

At least 60 refugees and migrants are feared missing and drowned after two confirmed shipwrecks off the Libyan coast in June, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Tuesday.

60 Feared Dead in Mediterranean Shipwrecks Off Libyan Coast

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Sudan Accuses Libya's Haftar Forces of Border Attack

UN Finds Dozens of Bodies at Libya Militia Detention Sites

Greta Thunberg Deported From Israel

Five Aid Workers Killed in Sudan Convoy Attack

East Africa

Kenya's Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat announced in a statement on Monday that he was stepping aside from his position pending the conclusion of investigations into the death of government critic Albert Ojwang while in police custody.

Kenya: Deputy Police Chief Steps Aside Pending Probe Into Death of Government Critic

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Kenya: Protests After Autopsy Shows Government Critic Killed in Police Custody

Chagos Islands Deal Signed After Last-Minute Injunction Overturned

Rwanda Withdraws from ECCAS Over Congo Presidency Dispute

Kenya's Ex-Justice Minister Deported From Tanzania Amid Trial Row

Central Africa

Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Deby suspended visa issuance to U.S. citizens on Thursday, stating, "Chad has neither planes to offer nor billions of dollars to give, but Chad has its dignity and pride."

Chad Suspends US Visas After Trump Travel Ban

DR Congo Bans Media Coverage of Former President Kabila

DRC Senate Strips Former President Kabila of Immunity

DRC: Former President Kabila Returns From Self-Imposed Exile

ICJ Rules in Favor of Equatorial Guinea in Gabon Islands Dispute

Southern Africa

South Africa defeated Australia by five wickets in the World Test Championship final at Lord's on Saturday. The Proteas successfully chased down a target of 282 runs, completing the second-highest successful run chase in Test cricket history at the venue.

South Africa Wins ICC World Test Championship

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Second Group of White South Africans Arrives as US Refugees

Trump Confronts Ramaphosa Over 'White Genocide' Claims

South African Mother Gets Life Sentence for Selling 6-Year-Old Daughter

xAI: Unauthorized Change Made Grok Push South Africa Genocide Claims