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Officials and business leaders in South Africa and Kenya are welcoming China’s new zero‑tariff policy for 53 African nations, saying it will open fresh trade opportunities, cut costs for small businesses, and strengthen economic ties across the continent.

After a court postponed his hearing on Wednesday, prominent anti western and pan African activist Keli Seba will remain in detention. He is wanted in Benin on charges of inciting rebellion, after backing a coup attempt in December.

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe, has been given a deportation order after admitting to being in South Africa illegally. He had been in custody since mid February due to involvment in a shooting.

Crowds took to the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday to demonstrate against high levels of illegal immigration, which has sparked tensions between locals and foreign nationals.

US cuts to international aid should push the African continent to take charge of its own services. That was the message from the heads of the World Health Summit as a three-day conference wrapped up in Nairobi on Wednesday.

At least 20 people are missing after a boat capsized on a river in western Uganda. Eight survivors have been rescued, local police said.

Funeral services for Mali's defence minister, who was killed in an assault on his home during attacks that have destabilised the country's ruling junta, will take place on Thursday, according to the military.

Yomif Kejelcha spoke with Euronews Health after breaking the two-hour record in his marathon debut and finishing second.

The UNESCO-protected pyramids, at several sites including Meroe, have survived years of sand, rain, war, and neglect.

A Kenyan appeals court has overturned a landmark ruling that access to abortion is a fundamental right. In Kenya, where abortion is legal but widely taboo, the decision could push more women and girls toward unsafe, backstreet procedures. Still, some say the court made the right call.

President Donald Trump is safe after a shooting disrupted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Gunfire erupted outside the ballroom, prompting the evacuation of Trump and top officials. Authorities say a suspect is now in custody, and no serious injuries have been reported.

It was one of the largest coordinated attacks in Mali in recent years, as armed groups launched assaults across the capital, Bamako, and several other key locations. Government officials confirmed that at least 16 people were injured in the attacks, which targeted both civilian and military sites.

Earlier it said armed militants had staged simultaneous and coordinated attacks at several locations across the country involving multiple groups.

The army says its fighting what it described as “terrorists” that had attacked the main army barracks in Bamako and other areas.

The Gharib Allah Sufi mosque was on the frontline of the conflict in the Sudanese capital for almost two years.

The report's finding that at least 518 people were killed during last October's protests is at odds with a tally by opposition and religious groups.

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Municipal elections in the West Bank and central Gaza mark the first vote since the Gaza war, with Fatah-linked lists dominant and Hamas absent from the race.

They were supporting journalists Mourad Zeghidi and Borhen Bsaies who have been in detention since 2024.

Military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger forced the withdrawal of French troops involved in the fight against militants in the region.