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In the news
Find below the latest Africa-based news headlines from leading international news sources.
BBC: Africa
- South African opposition politician hits out after failing to get UK visaThis link opens in a new windowMay 7, 2025The UK Home Office was unable to process Julius Malema's application in time for his trip, the High Commission says.
- Gang who smuggled thousands of queen ants sentenced in KenyaThis link opens in a new windowMay 7, 2025The four suspects – two Belgians, a Vietnamese and a Kenyan – were arrested last month with 5,000 ants.
- US may soon deport migrants to Libya - reportsThis link opens in a new windowMay 7, 2025Migrants may be flown to the troubled North African nation as part of the US' immigration crackdown.
- Mourning mother's anger at Kenyan migrant smugglersThis link opens in a new windowMay 6, 2025A new people-smuggling route opens up crossing a lake into Kenya, but it is proving deadly for some Eritreans.
- Sudan cuts ties with UAE over alleged paramilitary supportThis link opens in a new windowMay 7, 2025The army has repeatedly accused the Gulf nation of backing the RSF, something which the UAE denies.
Reuters: Top Africa News
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allAfrica.com
- Africa: General Langley Engages with Leaders in Côte d'IvoireThis link opens in a new windowMay 6, 2025[Africom] U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander of U.S. Africa Command, traveled to Côte d'Ivoire, April 24-25, to meet with Ivorian leaders and deliver remarks at the opening ceremony of Flintlock 25, the command's annual combined special operations exercise.
- Africa: When Rhetoric Fails Action - a Reflection On the Latest Human Rights Council SessionThis link opens in a new windowMay 7, 2025[Ghanaian Times] The lately concluded 58th Session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva has once again shone a spotlight on the complex and often contentious landscape of global human rights governance.
- Africa: World Press Freedom Day 2025 - Call to Protect Elections From AI 'Information Pollution'This link opens in a new windowMay 7, 2025[IPS] United Nations -- The prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the flow and access of information, which has a wider influence on how freedom of expression is affected. National and local elections can demonstrate the particular strengths and vulnerabilities that can be exploited as AI is used to influence voters and political campaigns. As people grow more critical of institutions and the information they receive, governments and tech companies must exercise their responsibility to protect freedom of
- Africa: Global Uncertainty Calls for an Overhaul of AU Peace Support OperationsThis link opens in a new windowMay 7, 2025[ISS] US and likely European funding cuts call for peacekeeping that is focused, fast and modest in its ambition.
NPR: Africa
- Trump administration plans to deport migrants to LibyaThis link opens in a new windowMay 7, 2025
A U.S. official has confirmed to NPR that the Trump administration is planning to deport migrants to Libya, as immigration lawyers scramble to block any flights.
(Image credit: John Moore)
- Sudan's temporary capital of Port Sudan comes under attack by drone strikesThis link opens in a new windowMay 7, 2025
Sudan's temporary capital city, Port Sudan, previously a safe haven during the country's two-year civil war, has come under attack for the first time by a series of drone strikes for consecutive days.
- Khartoum: Inside Sudan's shattered cityThis link opens in a new windowMay 6, 2025
A glimpse inside the shattered city of Khartoum, Sudan's capital, destroyed by the two-year conflict and now in the process of trying to recover.
- Port Sudan was safe during the war. Now it's been attacked by a group linked to UAEThis link opens in a new windowMay 6, 2025
Sudan has cut ties with the United Arab Emirates, accusing the gulf country of arming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that attacked Port Sudan.
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- Rwanda says it's in 'early stages' of talks with U.S. to take in deported migrantsThis link opens in a new windowMay 6, 2025
The tiny east African country of Rwanda says it's holding "early talks" with the Trump administration about taking in deported migrants from the U.S.
(Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin)
Economist: Africa and Middle East
- Israel’s radical new course in GazaThis link opens in a new windowMay 5, 2025A deeply flawed plan to fight Hamas and feed Gazans
- Ivory Coast is gearing up for an unfair electionThis link opens in a new windowMay 1, 2025The disqualification of another opposition candidate bodes ill for democracy
- What a wrecked ferry reveals about war in South SudanThis link opens in a new windowMay 1, 2025Amid constant conflict, the country’s economy can’t catch a break
- Africa’s charcoal economyThis link opens in a new windowMay 1, 2025Why a dirty fuel remains stubbornly important on the continent
- Donald Trump’s Syria policy is still a work in progressThis link opens in a new windowMay 1, 2025America’s evangelicals may be Ahmed al-Sharaa’s most important allies
