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Africa

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) government has suspended former President Joseph Kabila's People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) and ordered the seizure of his assets following his reported return from self-imposed exile on Friday.

DRC Suspends Ex-President Kabila's Party Over Alleged Rebel Ties

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Tunisia Court Hands Opposition Leaders Lengthy Prison Terms

Amnesty International Accuses Mozambique of Violent Post-Election Crackdown

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Congo Boat Fire: Death Toll Rises to 148, Over 100 Missing

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Sudan's RSF Declares Rival Government

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West Africa

Ivorian Pres. Alassane Ouattara announced in a year-end address on Tuesday that French troops will depart from the country in January 2025, becoming the latest Francophone nation in West Africa to reduce military ties with the former colonial power.

French Troops to Leave Côte d'Ivoire in January

Ghana Supreme Court Dismisses Challenges to Anti-LGBTQ Bill

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AOC Challenges Party Veteran for Key House Oversight Role

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Ghana: John Mahama Wins Presidential Election

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Guinea: Dozens Killed in Clashes at Soccer Match

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North Africa

Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed over 200 civilians in a wave of attacks on displacement camps and around El Fasher, the last major city under army control in Darfur, Sudan, a nation ravaged by civil war since April 2023.

Sudan: RSF Attacks Kill Over 200 in Darfur Camps

US Revokes All South Sudanese Visas Amid Deportation Dispute

Sudan's RSF Admits Khartoum Retreat as Army Claims Victory

Israeli Forces Advance in Rafah

South Sudan Vice President Under House Arrest Amid Rising Tensions

East Africa

A Nairobi court has adjourned until April 23 the sentencing of four men — two from Belgium, one from Vietnam, and one from Kenya — who pleaded guilty to charges of illegal possession and trafficking of live wildlife out of Kenya in what conservation officials are calling the country's first major biopiracy case.

Kenya: Ant Smugglers Caught With 5K Live Prized Insects

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Over 50 Killed in DRC Clashes

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Trump Approves UK's Chagos Islands Transfer to Mauritius

Tanzania Bans Main Opposition Party from October Elections

DR Congo: M23 Captures Strategic Mining Town Despite Calls for Cease-Fire

Central Africa

Two Congolese officials and two representatives for the anti-government March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group speaking on condition of anonymity said on Thursday that Qatari-mediated talks in Doha for a ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have begun.

Peace Talks Between DRC, M23 Begin in Qatar

DR Congo Repatriates Americans Spared Death Penalty Over Failed Coup

DR Congo: M23 Withdraws From Walikale Ahead of Planned Peace Talks

Over 30 Killed After Heavy Rains Flood Congo's Capital

Report: DRC, M23 to Hold Direct Talks on April 9

Southern Africa

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday announced in a statement that his country would suspend "all tariffs levied on goods originating from the United States." Mnangagwa said this action is meant to show the country's "commitment to a framework of equitable trade and enhanced bilateral cooperation" with America.

Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa Waiving Tariffs on US Imports

Zimbabwe: 98 People in Custody After Anti-Government Protests

World's First Openly Gay Imam Shot Dead in South Africa

EU Pledges $5.1B to South Africa Amid US Policy Tensions

M23 Seizes Another Town in Eastern DRC Despite Unilateral Cease-Fire