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23 Apr 2026, 20:25 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)

Buildings across Morocco’s capital have turned into massive canvases for the 11th "JIDAR Rabat Street Art Festival," bringing together artists from around the globe.

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Artists transform Rabat into open-air gallery in street art festival
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23 Apr 2026, 19:56 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday suspended the national police chief implicated in a $20 million health tender scandal that has rocked the country and drawn in other officers.

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South Africa suspends police chief over corruption case
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23 Apr 2026, 17:20 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)

In a working-class neighbourhood of Abidjan, a small group of young volunteers armed with shovels and rakes is scrubbing rubbish-clogged drains. Their message: “Our streets are not rubbish bins.”

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23 Apr 2026, 16:40 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

The Africa Finance Corporation says this highlights the continent's vulnerability to global shipping chokepoints.

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Finance body says Africa faces an 86 million tonne fuel shortfall by 2040
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23 Apr 2026, 14:46 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)

Delaying the closure of South Africa’s coal-fired power plants could lead to up to 32,000 preventable deaths between 2026 and 2050, climate rights groups warned on Wednesday.

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South Africa coal phase-out delay could cause 32,000 deaths: report
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23 Apr 2026, 13:56 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

An envoy to United States President Donald Trump world football's governing body FIFA to replace Iran with Italy at the upcoming World Cup, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

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Trump envoy asks FIFA to replace Iran with Italy at World Cup
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23 Apr 2026, 13:44 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)

The United Nations says Libya is at a “critical” crossroads, facing deep political fragmentation, a distorted economy, and delayed elections that threaten the country’s stability.

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UN warns Libya at 'critical' crossroads amid deepening divisions
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23 Apr 2026, 13:35 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Bridget UGWE)

Caught between imported inflation, dependence on international markets, and structural fragilities, African economies find themselves on the front line of a crisis they did not cause.

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Nigel Clarke: “Preserving fiscal sustainability must be Africa’s priority” [Interview]
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23 Apr 2026, 12:28 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Lusaka has been in a months-long dispute with Lungu's family over where the former president should be buried. Lungu died in South Africa last year.

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Zambian government takes possession of ex-president Lungu's remains
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23 Apr 2026, 10:51 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Aid groups warn that the conflict has upended their ability to get food and medicine to millions of people in need around the world.

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Iran war shipping disruption impacts medicine availability in Sudan
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23 Apr 2026, 10:35 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

The first batch of deportees arrived in the DRC last Friday under a controversial US migration scheme to pack off undocumented foreign nationals to third countries.

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Migrants deported from US stranded, 'scared' in DR Congo
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23 Apr 2026, 10:04 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

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23 Apr 2026, 09:57 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Pope Leo XIV told inmates at one of Equatorial Guinea’s notorious prisons that they are not alone, as he drew attention Wednesday to prison conditions, human rights abuses and injustices that campaigners have denounced for years.

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'You are not alone': Pope Leo delivers message of hope to Equatorial Guinea prisoners
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23 Apr 2026, 09:40 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Sahrawi refugees go about daily life in the Aousserd camp near Tindouf in southern Algeria as residents say decades in exile have not weakened their demand for independence in Western Sahara: "Our demands are simple -- independence, and nothing else."

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In Algerian desert, Sahrawi refugees still dream of independent homeland
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23 Apr 2026, 09:30 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

South Africa’s inflation rate edged slightly higher in March but remains relatively subdued overall.

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South Africa inflation ticks higher as education and housing costs rise
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23 Apr 2026, 09:21 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Sierra Leone is taking a new step toward unlocking its offshore energy potential with a fresh agreement involving oil giant Shell.

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Sierra Leone signs offshore exploration deal with Shell
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23 Apr 2026, 09:15 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

The Mohammed VI Tower, now the tallest building in Morocco, is reshaping the skyline of the Rabat-Salé region after its inauguration earlier in April 2026.

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Morocco’s Mohammed VI Tower rises over Rabat-Salé skyline
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23 Apr 2026, 09:01 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Seychelles President Patrick Herminie at the Kremlin on Wednesday for talks focused on bilateral ties and international issues.

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Russia's Vladimir Putin hosts Seychelles President Patrick Herminie at Kremlin
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23 Apr 2026, 08:54 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Senegal’s former president Macky Sall called for peace and diplomacy on Wednesday as he auditioned to lead the United Nations.

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Senegal's ex-president Macky Sall urges peace and diplomacy at UN audition
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