#voanews.com. × Why Ivory Coast, Senegal asked French troops to leave. Experts say they are following the example of Sahel countries as local leaders and populations want more sovereignty over their security
#Jan.07.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × US determines Sudan's RSF committed genocide, sanctions leader. The US says the paramilitary group killed and raped on an ethnic basis
#Jan.07.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Chinese-owned gold mine stirs controversy in eastern Zimbabwe. Mutasa District residents clash with Sino Africa Huijin mine over blasting, pollution, and what they see as unfulfilled promises
#Jan.07.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × New wave of Chinese tourists, businesspeople drawn to Seychelles. The Seychelles archipelago off the east coast of Africa is a cultural melting pot. Longtime residents there include people with Chinese ancestry. But Beijing’s investments in the strategically located
#Jan.07.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × U.S. accuses Russia of funding both sides of Sudan's war. The war erupted in April 2023 amid a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ahead of a planned transition to civilian rule
#Jan.07.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Seychelles: A small nation of islands where big powers compete. The small island nation of the Seychelles off the east coast of Africa has become the unlikely setting of a great power rivalry. China has been making diplomatic inroads for years, while the U.S. has o
#Jan.06.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × US-Somali operation kills 10 al-Shabab militants. A statement was issued on Sunday but did not specify when the operation took place
#Jan.06.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Seychelles: Small nation where big powers compete. From the classrooms to the high seas, Seychelles provides playing field in US-China competition for influence
#Jan.06.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × China's top diplomat heads to Africa as West's attention dwindles. Wang's visit to Africa comes as China ramps up its financial support for the debt-laden continent and looks to strike more critical minerals deals and find markets to absorb its exports
#Jan.06.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Uganda's military leader says he wants to behead opposition leader. A government spokesperson has previously said Kainerugaba's social media posts should be understood as 'casual' comments and not taken seriously or as reflecting government policy
#Jan.06.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Mali rebels: Army, Russian fighters killed 9 civilians in car attack. A civil society group and a rebel coalition said Malian armed forces and allied fighters from Russia's Wagner private military contractor group had carried out the attack; women and children were among
#Jan.05.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × M23 rebels seize key town in eastern DRC. The Tutsi-led group has been waging a renewed insurgency since 2022; the captured town is near the provincial capital Goma
#Jan.05.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × 'Our county ignored Africa,' Jimmy Carter said. He didn't. Africa is where Carter's legacy remains most evident
#Jan.05.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Ethiopia evacuates 80,000 after earthquakes, fears of volcanic eruption. The US Geological Survey recorded two tremors in Ethiopia Saturday
#Jan.04.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Cameroon says Nigerian militant attack killed government troops. Cameroon conducts a border search-and-rescue mission after homes were burned
#Jan.04.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Ghana’s citizenship offer attracts some Black Americans. Ghana launched ‘Year of the Return program, aimed at attracting the Black diaspora, in 2019
#Jan.04.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Scientists hail impact of Ethiopia's Lucy fossil on understanding humans. Fifty years after discovery, Lucy remains source of understanding of human origins
#Jan.04.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × AI-generated deepfakes of Trump aimed at misleading Kenyans, Nigerians. A cross-check of Trump’s website, social media accounts and leading U.S. media outlets shows he has not issued such statements. The footage is an AI-generated deepfake.
#Jan.03.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × M23 rebels edge closer to key town in east DR Congo. Surge comes weeks after mediated talks canceled after peace deal disagreements
#Jan.03.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Mogadishu and Addis Ababa take steps toward mending ties after a year of strained relations. Somalia and Ethiopia hold talks on AUSSOM and Ankara Declaration
#Jan.03.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Cameroon officials say country's military seized weapons from terrorists re-arming Boko Haram. Cameroon’s military says it has seized several hundred weapons and combat uniforms that were being smuggled to a hideout of the Nigeria-based terrorist group Boko Haram. Officials say troops have been
#Jan.03.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × South Sudan begins mass inoculation campaign with cholera vaccines. The mass vaccination exercise faces numerous challenges, including a lack of access to the areas dealing with the worst cholera outbreaks
#Jan.03.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Ghana's parliament passes provisional budget, averts government shutdown. Parliamentary Speaker Alban Bagbin said the parliament had approved the provisional budget in a sitting that stretched deep into Thursday night
#Jan.03.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Celebrated South African contemporary dancer Dada Masilo dies at 39. She brought African dance motifs to classic European roles
#Jan.01.2025 ×
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