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Taiwan president cancels Africa trip, cites Chinese pressure

Lai Ching-te has canceled a planned visit to Eswatini after several African nations withdrew airspace access for his presidential flight, according to officials in Taipei.

21 Apr 2026-14:30
Pope Leo XIV visits Equatorial Guinea on Africa tour

21 Apr 2026-11:42
Weather tracker: Hail covers parts of Tunisia and Algeria like snow

Severe thunderstorms swept across North Africa this week, leaving parts of Tunisia and Algeria blanketed in thick layers of hail that resembled a winter snowfall.

17 Apr 2026-12:48
Nigerian survivors demand answers after military strike hits crowded market

Survivors and observers have questioned the Nigerian military’s rationale for a devastating airstrike on a busy market that killed as many as 200 people, many of them civilians.

15 Apr 2026-09:08
South Africa appoints Roelf Meyer as US ambassador after year-long diplomatic vacancy

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed veteran negotiator Roelf Meyer as the country’s new ambassador to the United States, filling a key diplomatic post that has remained vacant for more than a year.

15 Apr 2026-02:45
Moroccan cave discovery reveals ancient ostrich butchery by prehistoric humans

In a fascinating discovery at the Ifri n’Ammar site in northeastern Morocco, archaeologists have uncovered rare ostrich remains that point to human butchery during the Late Stone Age.

14 Apr 2026-16:08
South African police rescue stolen lion cubs and arrest international traffickers

The South African Police Service and the Wildlife Justice Commission have successfully rescued stolen lion cubs and arrested alleged traffickers following a major undercover operation.

14 Apr 2026-15:59
Romuald Wadagni elected president of Benin

Romuald Wadagni has won Benin's presidential election with 94.05 percent of the vote, according to preliminary results released Monday by the Autonomous National Electoral Commission.

14 Apr 2026-13:45
Pope Leo XIV starts landmark Algeria visit - VIDEO

13 Apr 2026-13:57
Lai heads to Eswatini to shore up Taiwan’s final African ties

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit Eswatini next week, his office said on Monday, the island's last remaining diplomatic ally in Africa.

13 Apr 2026-09:41

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