Africa
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Oil Surges, Stocks Drop as Trump Threatens to Block Hormuz
Oil prices surged and stock markets broadly fell Monday after US-Iran peace talks broke down and President Donald Trump announced a plan to block the strategic Strait of Hormuz, ratcheting up fears for Middle East…
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Pope’s African Tour Begins in Shadow of Trump Ire
Trump has called the pontiff “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy”, suggesting that cardinals only elected Leo pope in May 2025 because he was American, and a potential bridge to Washington.
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Siku 366 za Lissu gerezani:Shinikizo la kutaka kuachiwa laongezeka ndani na nje ya TZ
Lissu alikamatwa Aprili 9, 2025 katika Wilaya ya Mbinga, mkoani Ruvuma, wakati wa operesheni maalum iliyopewa jina la “No Reforms No Election”, kampeni iliyolenga kushinikiza mabadiliko ya mfumo wa uchaguzi nchini.
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Chadema commemorates 1st anniversary of Tundu Lissu’s detention
Today, April 9, 2026, marks one year since the violent arrest and continued arbitrary detention of opposition leader and national chairperson of CHADEMA, Tundu Antipas Lissu.
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President Samia extends the mandate of the Commission probing election violence by 21 days
According to the opposition and Human Rights activists, over 2000 people were killed by police during and after the 2025 general election, with several people still unaccounted for.
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Nigerian military rescues 31 kidnapped during Easter holidays
The Nigerian military said Sunday it had rescued 31 worshippers seized from Easter celebrations in northwestern Kaduna state, though at least five others were killed, as the country’s security is increasingly under international scrutiny.
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Oil Prices Rally, Stocks Edge up After Trump’s Latest Iran Threat
As the Middle East war entered its sixth week, the US president warned Tehran that its civilian infrastructure would be destroyed if it did not let ships through the waterway, through which a fifth of…
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DR Congo yafuzu kushiriki kombe la dunia
Timu ya taifa ya mchezo wa soka ya Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo, imefuzu kwenye fainali ya kombe la dunia, kwa mara ya kwanza, baada ya miaka 52, baada ya kuifunga Jamaica bao 1-0.
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Pan-African Activists decry deteriorating human rights situation in Tanzania and Uganda
The Pan-African Solidarity Network has condemned the deteriorating human rights situation in Tanzania and Uganda, calling for the immediate release of political prisoners and an end to state-sponsored violence.
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‘Dozens’ Killed in Burundi After Arsenal fire: Security Sources
The explosions began at the main ammunition depot of the Burundi National Defence Force (FDNB) in Musaga, in the southern suburbs of Bujumbura, the country’s economic hub.
