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8 May 2026, 09:49 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

On the final day of his state visit to Botswana, Rwandan President Paul Kagame turned his attention to the country’s economic powerhouse, the Diamond Trading Company Botswana in Gaborone.

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame tours Botswana diamond hub
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8 May 2026, 09:18 GMT By editorial@africanews.com

The ship was supposed to finish its journey in Cape Verde, but after three people died and the outbreak was confirmed, it called for help off the coast and was ultimately not allowed to dock in Praia

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Cape Verdeans express relief after hantavirus-hit ship departs without docking
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8 May 2026, 08:58 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

The United Nations rights chief demanded Thursday that Tunisia end widening repression targeting civil society organizations, journalists, rights defenders and opposition figures.

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UN rights chief says Tunisia must end repression of civil society, media
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8 May 2026, 08:48 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

The Lobito Corridor is shifting from ambition to reality, with trains now transporting copper and cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola’s Atlantic port of Lobito.

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Lobito Corridor faces delivery test as global powers compete for Africa's minerals
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8 May 2026, 08:37 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Their name is Dafra Circus but their performance is not what you might expect. Made up of four young acrobats from Burkina Faso, the troupe’s latest show “Souffle” — or “Breath” — tackles the jihadist conflict in their country that has ruined countless childhoods.

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Circus troupe tackles jihadist nightmares of Burkina Faso's children
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8 May 2026, 08:30 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

The ship is due to dock in the Granadilla de Abona municipality in the southern part of Spain’s Tenerife island in a few days' time.

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Canary Islands residents await hantavirus-hit ship with 'concern'
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8 May 2026, 08:24 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

The Lobito Corridor is shifting from ambition to reality, with trains now transporting copper and cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola’s Atlantic port of Lobito.

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Lobito Corridor moves into operation as global powers compete for Africa’s minerals
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8 May 2026, 08:16 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Kenya's foreign minister said on Thursday 19 citizens had died fighting on the Ukrainian frontline and 32 others were missing, as criticism mounts over reports of the forced enlistment of Kenyans into the Russian army.

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19 Kenyans killed fighting in Russia-Ukraine war, 32 missing
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8 May 2026, 08:04 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

The Nigerian army said on Thursday that its troops had freed seven children and two adults who had remained in captivity following a kidnapping from an orphanage last month.

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Nigerian army frees seven children kidnapped from an orphanage
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8 May 2026, 07:56 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Two attacks in central Mali claimed by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists have killed more than 30 people, local, security and administrative sources told AFP on Thursday.

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Twin jihadist-claimed attacks kill more than 30 in central Mali
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8 May 2026, 07:47 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Long lines are forming at fuel stations across Benin as motorists grapple with the impact of rising global oil prices and new government fuel rates introduced at the start of May.

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Fuel price hike sparks concern across Benin
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8 May 2026, 07:30 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Chad has declared a 20-day state of emergency in the violence-hit Lake Chad region following a wave of deadly attacks blamed on jihadist group Boko Haram.

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Chad declares state of emergency in Lake Chad region after Boko Haram attacks
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8 May 2026, 06:44 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Chad has declared a 20-day state of emergency in the violence-hit Lake Chad region following a wave of deadly attacks blamed on jihadist group Boko Haram.

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Chad declares state of emergency after deadly Boko Haram attacks
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7 May 2026, 19:36 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

More than 30 people have been killed in two attacks in central Mali, according to local, security and administrative sources.

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Mali: More than 30 killed in twin central attacks
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7 May 2026, 16:07 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

It is due to dock in the Granadilla de Abona municipality in the southern part of Spain’s Tenerife island in a few days' time.

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Countries scramble to track passengers of virus-hit ship as cases rise
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7 May 2026, 15:37 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Jerry Fisayo-Bambi)

According to the IMF's report, regional growth is expected to decline by 0.3 percentage points, and some 20 million people in Africa now face the risk of food insecurity as the Iran war raises energy and food prices.

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Middle East war will slow down economic growth in Africa as cost of living crisis soars, IMF warns
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7 May 2026, 15:00 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

The United Nations rights chief demanded Thursday that Tunisia end widening repression targeting civil society organizations, journalists, rights defenders and opposition figures.

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UN rights chief says Tunisia must end repression of civil society, journalists
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7 May 2026, 14:58 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

As the drought intensifies, and the malnutrition rate soars, the race is on to stop another hunger catastrophe.

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Somalia's drought fallout worsened by aid cuts and ongoing conflict
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7 May 2026, 14:25 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

More changes at the top of South Sudan’s government on Wednesday as President Salva Kiir fired the country’s army chief and a finance minister who’d been in office for less than three months.

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South Sudan's President Kiir fires army chief and finance minister
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