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World Boxing on Friday announced mandatory sex testing for all athletes over 18, specifically mentioning Olympic champion Imane Khelif, saying she must undergo genetic screening in order to participate in any future competitions, including the upcoming Eindhoven Box Cup in June.

World Boxing Mandates Sex Testing

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

DRC: Former President Kabila Returns From Self-Imposed Exile

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U.S. Signals Major Shift in Africa Military Strategy

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DRC Senate Strips Former President Kabila of Immunity

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West Africa

The Sahelian Islamist group and al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed to have killed 200 soldiers in an attack on an army base in northern Burkina Faso this week, the U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group said on Thursday.

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

Mali's Military Government Dissolves All Political Parties

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

Ivory Coast Opposition Leader Exits Party Role Amid Election Row

Mali's Military Government Suspends Political Parties

North Africa

The United States announced it will impose sanctions on Sudan after it determined that its military used chemical weapons in 2024 during the ongoing civil war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), citing unnamed U.S. officials saying it may have been chlorine gas. The measures include restrictions on U.S. exports and credit lines, which will come into force on June 6.

US Sanctions Sudan Over Alleged Chemical Weapons Use

Judge Rules Trump Admin Violated Deportations Order

France-Algeria Diplomatic Crisis Deepens With New Expulsions

Sudan Army Chief Names Ex-UN Official as Prime Minister

Clashes Erupt in Tripoli After Militia Leader's Death

East Africa

The U.K. government signed a deal to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on Thursday, after the agreement was temporarily halted by a court injunction.

Chagos Islands Deal Signed After Last-Minute Injunction Overturned

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

Rwanda Confirms Early Talks with US on Migrant Deportations

Deadly Suicide Blast Hits Somalia Military Recruitment Center

Trump Administration Explores Deporting Migrants to Libya, Rwanda

Central Africa

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday ruled in favor of Equatorial Guinea in a decades-long territorial dispute over three islands — Mbanie, Cocotiers, and Conga — located in potentially oil-rich waters of the Gulf of Guinea. The Court based its decision on a 1900 colonial treaty between France and Spain.

ICJ Rules in Favor of Equatorial Guinea in Gabon Islands Dispute

DRC, M23 Rebels Agree to Qatar-Mediated Ceasefire

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

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

Over 50 Killed in DRC Clashes

Southern Africa

During a White House meeting on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump showed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa video clips and news articles that he alleged to be evidence of what he characterized as "genocide" against white farmers, including footage of opposition leader Julius Malema leading controversial chants. Also in attendance was Elon Musk, who sat alongside other Trump cabinet officials.

Trump Confronts Ramaphosa Over 'White Genocide' Claims

xAI: Unauthorized Change Made Grok Push South Africa Genocide Claims

Episcopal Church Ends Refugee Program Over South African Policy

First White South African Refugees Arrive in US Amid Controversy

US Cuts $50M in Medical Aid to Zambia Over 'Systematic Theft'