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Burundi agrees to receive ‘third-country’ migrant deportees from US
Burundi joins several other African nations in accepting people deported under Trump’s hardline policy
- Africa | The Guardian Read
Top Trump figures push to direct human rights funding to rightwing causes
Support such as for white Afrikaners and anti-communism reveals how US is redefining what qualifies as human rights
- Africa | The Guardian Read
Cotton Queen review – mystery, matriarchs and magic in pioneering Sudanese debut
Suzannah Mirghani’s first feature contains a powerful performance by Rabha Mohamed Mahmoud as a village’s elder woman and tackles the long shadow of British imperialism and women’s rights
- Africa | The Guardian Read
The secret Trump deals sending migrants across the world - Full Story podcast
A Sierra Leonean nurse detained, handcuffed and flown to Ghana. An Iranian dissident sent to Central African Republic. A Cameroonian deported to Equatorial Guinea.
- Africa | The Guardian Read
Economic growth and democratic decline: the ‘cotton king’ who reshaped Benin
Patrice Talon has transformed the west African country’s economy and infrastructure at the expense of political freedom
- Middle East & Africa Read
Has Iran lost its grip on Gulf oil exports?
Exports through the Strait of Hormuz and beyond are soaring but prices remain stubbornly high
- NYT > World > Africa Read
Morocco’s King Names a Female Prime Minister, in a Historic First
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, a lawyer and politician from the centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party, is only the second woman to lead the government of a North African country.
- BBC News Read
The journalist who became king in Uganda
Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has been crowned king of Tooro in a ceremony attended by Uganda's President Museveni.
- Africa | The Guardian Read
The Guardian view on Morocco’s election: hosting a World Cup will not placate a disillusioned generation | Editorial
Editorial: A year after mass protests demanding a change in political priorities, gen Z opted out of last week’s poll en masse
- NYT > World > Africa Read
Why the U.S. Is Imposing New Visa Restrictions on South Africa
The Trump administration announced new visa restrictions on the country days after receiving a letter that South African officials had hoped would bring down the temperature.
- BBC News Read
Son of Zambian bishop detained in post-election raid fears for his father's safety
Trevor Mwamba was detained last month with other opposition figures and charged with treason, his son says.
- Middle East & Africa Read
Analysing Africa newsletter: The war everyone saw coming
Ethiopia’s latest civil war did not begin in a vacuum, writes Tom Gardner, our Africa correspondent
- Africa | The Guardian Read
Murdered for their eyes: people with albinism living in terror in Madagascar
The country is struggling to address a rise in attacks, with a record 13 people – mostly children – killed this year for body parts, which some believe can bring good fortune
- NYT > World > Africa Read
Denée Benton and Patina Miller Help Give ‘School Girls’ a Broadway Glow-Up
Jocelyn Bioh’s breakthrough 2017 play about cliques and colorism is just as funny — and devastating — with a sharp ensemble and direction by Whitney White.
- BBC News Read
Journalist to be crowned king in Uganda after bitter succession dispute
Kijanangoma is being crowned amid a dispute over a young heir whom the royal clan does not recognise.
- Middle East & Africa Read
Artificial intelligence is coming for Israel’s voters
Governments and voters elsewhere should be watching
- BBC News Read
Ekurhuleni killings: What we know after bodies of 12 women found in South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the murders are a "stain on our national conscience".
- Africa | The Guardian Read
DRC politician beaten to death after radio appearance about Ebola outbreak
Marie-Celestin Karondwa was attacked on Sunday after promoting measures to prevent spread of disease, his party says
- BBC News Read
Why are Ethiopia's rebels joining forces?
Seven rebel groups from across Ethiopia have announced a new alliance against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government.
- AllAfrica News Read
Zimbabwe: MSD Warns of Heavy Rains, Lightning and Strong Winds
[263Chat] The country is expected to experience widespread rainfall and thunderstorms from Tuesday to Thursday with the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) warning of localised heavy downpours, lightning and strong winds.
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