Cameras in courtrooms stir debate from baby Lindbergh kidnapping to OJ and Charlie Kirk's killing
House approves short-term extension of key surveillance law after dealing GOP leadership pair of floor defeats
French trio's planned $24 billion telecoms deal to test EU resolve
Kosovo to approve troop contribution for Gaza force
Rohingya sea crossings hit record death toll in 2025, UNHCR says
Bulgaria's pro-Russian former president is seen as strong front-runner in Sunday's election
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More than half a million people expected at Pope Leo XIV's Mass in Cameroon
Thousands of people have turned out to see Pope Leo XIV in Cameroon
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Crowds gather in Cameroon for biggest event of Pope Leo's Africa tour
Thousands of people were crowding into a stadium in Douala, Cameroon's largest city and economic hub, for a Mass with Pope Leo
April 17, 2026
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Macron and Starmer hold international summit on reopening the Strait of Hormuz
The leaders of France and the U.K. are holding an international summit to push forward efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil route affected by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran
April 17, 2026
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Senegal president backs new anti-LGBT law banning 'promotion'
Senegal's president has approved a bill doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex sexual acts to 10 years and criminalising any efforts to promote homosexuality,
March 31, 2026
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With US aid slashed, Nigerian HIV volunteers went door‑to‑door to keep patients alive
(Afrocab corrects total number of patients returned to treatment to 3,356 from around 1,000 in paragraph 17. Figure includes 1,095 patients aged under 24 years.)
March 31, 2026
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Burundi says 13 killed in explosion at military ammunition depot
Thirteen people were killed and 57 injured when ammunition exploded due to an electrical short circuit on a Burundian military base on Tuesday
April 01, 2026
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UN appoints former Haiti PM Conille to Kenya role
Former Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has been appointed U.N. resident coordinator in Kenya, the U.N. said on Wednesday, adding he would take up his post that
April 02, 2026
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Pope warns of world ravaged by ‘tyrants’ in the wake of Trump attacks
Pope warns of world ravaged by ‘tyrants’ in the wake of Trump attacks
April 16, 2026
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Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries world ruled by 'tyrants' after Trump attacks
Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants", in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on
April 16, 2026
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Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries 'handful of tyrants' ravaging the world
Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants", in unusually forceful
April 16, 2026
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Burkina, Mali troops kill more civilians than jihadists do, data shows
Government and allied forces in Burkina Faso have killed more than twice as many civilians as Islamist militants have since 2023, according to a tally of
April 02, 2026
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Forget democracy, Burkina Faso military leader Traore says
Burkina Faso's military leader, who seized power in a coup in September 2022, told journalists that "people need to forget about democracy" and that "
April 03, 2026
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Cameroon approves role of vice president to 93-year-old Biya
Cameroon's parliament on Saturday overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to reintroduce the position of vice president, a measure the
April 04, 2026
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Congo says it will receive third-country deportees under new deal with US
Democratic Republic of Congo will receive third-country nationals deported from the United States under a new deal with the Trump administration, the government in
April 05, 2026
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Pope blasts 'tyrants' ravaging the planet during his visit to Cameroon
Pope Leo XIV has condemned the “handful of tyrants” exploiting Earth through war and greed
April 16, 2026
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A dispatch from inside the Vatican bubble during a remarkable exchange between pope and president
Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa has been marked by an unusual dynamic with U.S. President Donald Trump
April 16, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV delivers stark words in Cameroon
Pope Leo has strong words for "those who manipulate religion... for their own military, economic and political gain."
April 16, 2026
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South Africa private sector returns to growth but Iran war clouds outlook, PMI shows
South Africa's private sector returned to growth in March as faster output and hiring outweighed a slump in export orders and business confidence linked to the U.S.-
April 07, 2026
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Kenya private sector activity shrinks for first time since August 2025
Kenya's private sector activity contracted in March for the first time since August, partly due to the war in the Middle East, with only the wholesale and retail sectors
April 07, 2026
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Russia confirms deaths of 16 Cameroonians fighting in Ukraine war, Yaounde says
Cameroon said Russian authorities have confirmed the deaths of 16 Cameroonians fighting against Ukraine, the first time the Central African country has spoken about the
April 07, 2026
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South Sudan's Kiir sacks parliament speaker and deputy
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked the East African nation's speaker and deputy speaker of parliament, according to a decree read out in the parliament on Tuesday
April 07, 2026
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African Catholics recoil at Trump's spat with Pope Leo
With his previous insults towards African countries and his gutting of foreign assistance, U.S.
April 16, 2026
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Benin finance minister Wadagni seeks his own mandate in election
Benin Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni is expected to make the leap from behind-the-scenes technocrat to head of state on
April 08, 2026
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Turkey's Erdogan welcomes Iran ceasefire, urges full implementation
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday welcomed a ceasefire declared in the Iran war, urging its full implementation on the ground and warning against any
April 08, 2026