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Africa’s cheetah: The world’s fastest land animal

Christian, Muslim Nigerians push back on threatened US strikes

Libyan delegation pushes for Hannibal Gaddafi’s release in Beirut jail

Tunisian bank workers strike over pay as economic pressures deepen

DRC plans to dissolve opposition parties raise fears of political tension

South Sudan parliament passes currency name change

The chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Economic Planning, presented the bill which changed the name of the South Sudanese Pound to the South Sudan Pound

SPLM-N’s fresh attack on Kadugli repelled by Sudanese army

Sudanese army repelled a new attack carried out by the SPLM-N on Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan

Sudan’s warring generals in Saudi Arabia for possible agreement

Saudi Crown Prince sponsors negotiations between the leaders of the Sudanese army and the RSF, including a ceasefire and a new political roadmap to end war

UN warns that specter of famine looms over more than 6 million people in Sudan

A UN official warned that famine specter threatens more than 6 million people

Damaged infrastructure, drought results in Tanzania power rationing measures

TANESCO, a government-owned entity, anticipates that maintenance activities will be concluded, and the electricity shortfall will be addressed by the end of March next year

Four officers detained following unsuccessful coup attempt in B. Faso

The four individuals are under suspicion of being involved in a “conspiracy against state security”

Uganda seeks Chinese financial aid for oil pipeline project

French energy corporation TotalEnergies is spearheading a multi-billion dollar initiative aimed at the development of Ugandan oilfields

More than 3,300 UN peacekeepers have departed Mali

By end of September, ‘an even more significant contingent of MINUSMA staff will depart from Mali,’ says mission

Burkina Faso coup attempt fails

Coup attempt fails

French ambassador to Niger finally returns to Paris

France’s Niger withdrawal

$60 bln damage to Sudan’s infrastructure, says ex-finance minister

Damage to infrastructure in Khartoum, Darfur, and Kordofan, is estimated at $60 billion, or 10% of the total infrastructure value

Amid war, Sudanese tradition ‘Al-Tekkiya’ reemerges

In Sudanese culture, offering and sharing food is a sign of generosity and hospitality

US defense chief chides coup leaders during Africa trip

Although Austin did not explicitly mention any specific country, his remarks seemed to be a direct allusion to Niger

Sudan’s war worsens dengue, malaria, cholera spread, minister

The war and the suspension of disease control operations contributed to the epidemic spread of some diseases

Algeria’s oil firm Sonatrach achieves profits of $444 million

The production level reached 7.9 million tons of fuel and various petroleum derivatives

Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania chosen as joint hosts for 2027 AFCON

Morocco possesses a multitude of world-class stadiums and has effectively hosted numerous African and global tournaments in the past

Namibia halts poultry imports from South Africa over bird flu concern

The suspension will remain in effect until further notice

Eastern Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar makes visit to Russia

Upon his arrival in Moscow, Haftar was greeted by Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, a former leader of the Muslim-majority Russian republic of Ingushetia.