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Airstrike kills at least 70 seeking care at last functioning hospital in North Darfur capital as ...

Airstrike kills at least 70 seeking care at last functioning hospital in North Darfur capital as ...

CNN International — At least 70 people were killed after a drone strike targeted the last functioning hospital in the besieged capital of Sudan's North Darfur state late Friday, according to local officials and the World Health Organization.

Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want? | CNN

Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want? | CNN

CNN International — Reliance on Russia's military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent.

Genocide is declared once more in Sudan. How did the country get here? | CNN

Genocide is declared once more in Sudan. How did the country get here? | CNN

CNN International — This week, the United States accused the RSF militia in Sudan's brutal civil conflict of committing genocide. It's the second time in two decades that genocide has been declared in the northeast African nation, where thousands have died and millions are in the grip of a humanitarian crisis.

Macron's claim that Africans failed to say 'thank you' for French military aid sparks outrage | C...

Macron's claim that Africans failed to say 'thank you' for French military aid sparks outrage | C...

CNN International — African governments have criticized a speech by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he said that some leaders showed "ingratitude" for the deployment of his nation's troops in the Sahel region in battling Islamist extremism.

Dozens die in shipwrecks off Tunisia as 2025 is already deadly for migrants in Mediterranean | CN...

Dozens die in shipwrecks off Tunisia as 2025 is already deadly for migrants in Mediterranean | CN...

CNN International — At least 27 people have died after two boats carrying migrants sunk off the coast of Tunisia on Wednesday, according to state broadcaster Tunisia TV.

Crowd crush kills 35 children at funfair in Nigeria, police say | CNN

Crowd crush kills 35 children at funfair in Nigeria, police say | CNN

CNN International — At least 35 children were killed and six others critically injured in a crowd crush at a funfair in the Nigerian city of Ibadan on Wednesday, police said.

Former Ghana leader pulls off historic comeback after crucial presidential election | CNN

Former Ghana leader pulls off historic comeback after crucial presidential election | CNN

CNN International — Ghana's Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has conceded defeat a day after a tense presidential election, marking a historic political comeback for former one-term leader and opposition presidential candidate, John Mahama.

Ghanaians vote in high-stakes elections as former leader eyes Trump-like comeback | CNN

Ghanaians vote in high-stakes elections as former leader eyes Trump-like comeback | CNN

CNN International — Ghanaians will go to the polls on Saturday to elect their next president, as the West African country grapples with its worst economic situation in decades.

Galamsey in Ghana: Illegal mining pollution potentially linked to birth defects

Galamsey in Ghana: Illegal mining pollution potentially linked to birth defects

CNN As Equals — High gold prices and unemployment linked to surge in illegal mining, but scientists fear women at risk of maternal deaths, miscarriages and birth defects in their children from the pollution caused.

Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa. Here's what we know | CNN

Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa. Here's what we know | CNN

CNN International — Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry.

Toll rises to 153 from Nigeria fuel tanker explosion | CNN

Toll rises to 153 from Nigeria fuel tanker explosion | CNN

CNN International — The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has risen to at least 153 people and injured 100, police told CNN Thursday.

Manhunt underway after 17 people killed in South Africa mass shooting | CNN

Manhunt underway after 17 people killed in South Africa mass shooting | CNN

cnn.it — A manhunt is on after 17 people living on the same street in a South African village were killed in a mass shooting, police said Saturday.

Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed citizens left hungry by drought | CNN

Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed citizens left hungry by drought | CNN

cnn.it — Zimbabwe has authorized a mass slaughter of elephants to feed citizens left hungry by its worst drought in decades.

More than 200 inmates escape as Nigerian prison wall collapses in floods | CNN

More than 200 inmates escape as Nigerian prison wall collapses in floods | CNN

cnn.it — At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria's Borno state following heavy flooding, the Nigerian Correctional Service said, as aid agencies reported more than 1,000 people had died across western and central Africa.

Floods gush through Nigerian zoo, sweeping snakes and crocodiles into neighborhoods | CNN

Floods gush through Nigerian zoo, sweeping snakes and crocodiles into neighborhoods | CNN

cnn.it — Floodwaters that gushed from an overflowing dam in northern Nigeria engulfed a zoo and swept animals including crocodiles and snakes into communities, as the region battles some of the worst flooding in years.

At least 21 killed in airstrike on Sudanese market as civil war rages | CNN

At least 21 killed in airstrike on Sudanese market as civil war rages | CNN

CNN International — An airstrike targeting civilian areas in southeastern Sudan has left more than 20 people dead and dozens of others wounded, authorities in the embattled Sennar state said, as civil war rages between the country's army and a paramilitary militia.

Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being set on fire by boyfriend | CNN

Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being set on fire by boyfriend | CNN

cnn.it — Rebecca Cheptegei, a Ugandan marathon runner who competed in the Paris Olympics last month, has died days after she was burned by her boyfriend, the country's athletics federation confirmed on X Thursday.

At least 129 killed during mass prison break attempt in DR Congo | CNN

At least 129 killed during mass prison break attempt in DR Congo | CNN

CNN International — More than 120 people have been killed in an attempted mass breakout from the largest prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the latest in a series of violent attacks on jails in the central African nation.

Beauty queen at center of South Africa xenophobia spat crowned Miss Universe Nigeria | CNN

Beauty queen at center of South Africa xenophobia spat crowned Miss Universe Nigeria | CNN

CNN International — Chidimma Adetshina, a beauty pageant contestant who faced a wave of hostility in South Africa after questions arose about her nationality, has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria.

Flooding kills scores as Sudan grapples with civil war | CNN

Flooding kills scores as Sudan grapples with civil war | CNN

CNN International — The death toll from floods in Sudan has risen to 132, state-run news agency SUNA reported Tuesday, citing a government committee, in the latest tragedy for the northeast African nation already plagued by civil war.

At least 170 killed in weeks of flooding in Nigeria | CNN

At least 170 killed in weeks of flooding in Nigeria | CNN

cnn.it — At least 170 people have died and more than 200,000 others are displaced following weeks of flooding in Africa's most populous country, a spokesperson for Nigeria's disaster management agency told CNN Tuesday.

EVs are starting to overtake gas-powered cars in a surprising place | CNN

EVs are starting to overtake gas-powered cars in a surprising place | CNN

CNN International — Long lines have been forming at gas stations in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, amid fuel shortages and a price spike in recent months.

Miss South Africa finalist at center of nationality row to compete in Nigerian pageant instead | ...

Miss South Africa finalist at center of nationality row to compete in Nigerian pageant instead | ...

CNN International — Chidimma Adetshina, who quit the Miss South Africa beauty pageant last week after being embroiled in a row over her nationality, has accepted an invitation to compete for the title of Miss Universe Nigeria instead.

Nigerian police investigate killing of trans TikToker Abuja Area Mama | CNN

Nigerian police investigate killing of trans TikToker Abuja Area Mama | CNN

CNN International — Police in the Nigerian capital Abuja are investigating the killing of a trans TikToker known as Abuja Area Mama after her body was found discarded beside a highway.
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