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7 May 2026, 08:38 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

In DRC, local initiatives are turning to biogas to address the challenges of access to household energy. According to its promoters, this alternative helps reduce expenses related to charcoal, cope with power outages, and limit the effects of household pollution.

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Biogas company in eastern DRC aims to cut bills, deforestation and pollution
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7 May 2026, 08:26 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

A 600-person search continued off the south-western coast of Morocco on Wednesday for two American soldiers who went missing over the weekend.

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Search continues for two missing US soldiers in Morocco
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7 May 2026, 08:18 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

South Africa hit back Wednesday against charges of xenophobia after protests against undocumented migrants and said African nations should address issues like instability and bad governance causing their people to leave.

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South Africa says African nations must address instability causing migration
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7 May 2026, 08:08 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Ivory Coast on Wednesday dissolved the authority responsible for organising elections following sustained opposition criticism over its handling of polls, but did not say what would replace it.

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Ivory Coast dissolves electoral commission after opposition criticism
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7 May 2026, 08:02 GMT By editorial@africanews.com

Tshisekedi also warned that ongoing conflict in eastern Congo could force a postponement of presidential elections scheduled for 2028. Fighting between Congolese forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels has intensified in the mineral-rich provinces of North and South Kivu.

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DRC President Félix Tshisekedi hints at third term, 2028 poll delay
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7 May 2026, 07:55 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Health officials said the outbreak was far less contagious than Covid-19, and experts echoed that assessment, saying the chances of wider spread remain low.

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Health officials downplay global threat from ship hantavirus cases
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7 May 2026, 07:44 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Top Central African Republic opposition figure Anicet-Georges Dologuele on Wednesday criticised the state's "abuse of power" after he was prevented from leaving the country on the pretext he had lost his citizenship.

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Top CAR opposition leader banned from travel slams 'abuse of power'
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7 May 2026, 07:37 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

According to Tunisian state media, the case concerns accusations that fraudulent documents were issued during Noureddine Bhiri’s tenure as justice minister in 2012.

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Tunisia court sentences former justice minister to 20 years in prison
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6 May 2026, 20:27 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Top Central African Republic opposition figure Anicet-Georges Dologuele on Wednesday criticised the state's "abuse of power" after he was prevented from leaving the country on the pretext he had lost his citizenship.

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C. Africa opposition leader banned from travel slams 'abuse of power'
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6 May 2026, 18:07 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

South Africa hit back Wednesday against charges of xenophobia after protests against undocumented migrants and said African nations should address issues like instability and bad governance causing their people to leave.

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6 May 2026, 15:14 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

It ruled that investigations should resume against Agathe Habyarimana for her alleged “complicity" in the country's 1994 genocide.

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French appeals court reopens case against Rwanda's former first lady
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6 May 2026, 14:53 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Political parties and analysts in Ethiopia are now deeming it illegal for the leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) to serve as the head of the local parliament.

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TPLF move to restore leadership raises tensions in Ethiopia’s Tigray
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6 May 2026, 14:31 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Nigeria's Tiwa Savage brought together over 100 aspiring artists for a series of workshops in collaboration with US Berklee College of Music.

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Nigerian Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage nurtures Africa's musical talent
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6 May 2026, 13:59 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Three patients were evacuated from a cruise ship off Cape Verde on Wednesday amid a hantavirus outbreak, as a new case was confirmed in Switzerland.

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Three patients evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship off Cape Verde
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6 May 2026, 13:35 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Burkina Faso's military rulers ordered on Tuesday the dissolution of around 200 associations, the latest clampdown on civic groups in the west African country.

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Burkina Faso junta dissolves over 200 associations
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6 May 2026, 13:16 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Tunisian authorities have temporarily banned the local branch of prominent international NGO Avocats Sans Frontieres, the branch said on Tuesday, days after another leading group was targeted by a similar measure.

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Tunisia temporarily bans prominent rights group
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6 May 2026, 12:49 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

The Demsa Museum highlights the centuries-old use of horses in northern Cameroon - and the cars that replaced them.

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Cameroon's Demsa Museum traces the centuries-old history of horses
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6 May 2026, 12:42 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Sudan has withdrawn its ambassador to Ethiopia following tensions between the two neighbouring countries.

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Sudan recalls ambassador to Ethiopia amid rising tensions
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