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Morocco is battling its worst measles outbreak in years, with thousands of cases reported across the country. Since late 2023, more than 25,000 suspected measles cases and at least 184 deaths have been recorded. The outbreak, which…

France has expelled several Algerian officials holding diplomatic passports without visas, in a retaliatory move following Algeria's recent expulsion of 15 French diplomatic agents. The French Foreign Ministry summoned Algeria's chargé…

A US court has significantly reduced the defamation pay-out awarded to Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, slashing it from $18 million to $500. The original damages were ordered by a jury in March after finding that…

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says that the world body's peacekeeping operation is “only as strong as member states’ commitment to it” as he pleaded with them Tuesday to pay their share. The United Nations' peacekeeping…

Rwanda's move to accept deportees from the United States has drawn criticism from Amnesty International. The rights group now says that the deal contravenes the Refugee Convention. They also faulted the asylum process, claiming it is…

General and presidential elections in Guinea will take place in December 2025, Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah said. He made the announcement during a speech at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, in Ivory Coast. The junta-ruled…

An escalation of fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has strained the Central African nation's public finances, the International Monetary Fund says. Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have staged an unprecedented advance in eastern…

Finland's president Alexander Stub’s is on a three-day state visit to Kenya, the first ever by a Finnish head of state to the African country. On Monday, Kenya and Finland signed two agreements on political consultations, peace…

The quickest way to separate gold from rock, Sadio Camara says, is with a drop of mercury. In Senegal’s Kedougou Region, far from the capital Dakar and near the borders with Guinea and Mali, she and dozens of other women spent the day…

The Trump administration welcomes 59 white South Africans it granted refugee status in the U.S., having deemed them victims of racial discrimination, while drawing criticism from Democrats and stirring confusion in South Africa. U.S.…