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UNICEF: Drones and Drought Are Closing In on Sudan’s Children

UNICEF warned on 10 November that drones and drought are closing in on Sudan's children, with up to 15 power stations hit...

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Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years in prison for Shakahola cult murders
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Paul Mackenzie Sentenced to 200 Years in Prison for Shakahola Cult Murders

A Kenyan court has sentenced doomsday preacher Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison for the murder of 191 people, most of...

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Morocco Says It Will Uphold Western Sahara Ceasefire After UN Mission Ends

Morocco says its voluntary commitment to the Western Sahara ceasefire will not change after the UN peacekeeping mission ends, the Royal Palace...

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South Africans Vote in Local Elections in Tough Test for the ANC

South Africans voted on 4 November 2026 in municipal elections seen as a tough test for the ANC, with failing services, crime...

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At Least Eight Security Personnel Killed in Zamfara Police Ambush

At least eight security personnel were killed when attackers ambushed a police convoy in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state on Tuesday, local vigilante...

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Damaged electricity infrastructure at a power station in Sudan after drone strikes
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Sudan’s Power Grid Nears Collapse as Drone Strikes Hit Northern Stations

Drone strikes have knocked out power substations in the northern Sudanese towns of Al-Dabbah and Abu Hamad, pushing Sudan's power grid towards...

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Dakar Youth Olympic Games
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Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Open in Historic First for Africa

Senegal opened the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on 31 October, bringing an Olympic event to African soil for the first time,...

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Health workers in protective equipment at an Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo
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Congo Ebola Deaths Pass 5,000 as Outbreak Becomes Second Deadliest Ever

Deaths in DR Congo's Ebola outbreak have passed 5,000, with 10,351 infected since May, making it the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in...

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UN MINURSO peacekeepers in blue caps studying a map in the Western Sahara desert
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UN Western Sahara Mission Left Without a Mandate as MINURSO Term Expires

The UN mission in Western Sahara has entered Saturday without a renewed mandate after the US and Russia vetoed each other's Security...

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Luanda Set to Overtake Lagos as Sub-Saharan Africa’s Largest City by 2050, World Bank Says

Luanda is projected to overtake Lagos as sub-Saharan Africa's largest city by 2050, reaching 20.3 million people, a new World Bank report...

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