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Africa Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama (left) and Ivorian President Alassane Quattara (right) speaking at the recent bilateral summit. - Presidency of Ghana
Africa's top cocoa producers pledge fairer prices for farmers AUG 1, 2026 AFRICA

Africa

Algeria Khalida Boufedech speaks following her election as the first female president of the National Peoples Congress (NPC), the lower house of the parliament, in Algiers, Algeria, on July 28, 2026. - Fateh Guidoum, AP
Khalida Boufedeche elected as Algeria's first woman parliamentary spea... JUL 29, 2026 ALGERIA

Algeria

Angola Joao Lourenco has been president of Angola since 2017. By CARLOS COSTA (AFP)
Angola opens graft case into would-be ruling party leader JUN 24, 2026 ANGOLA

Angola

Benin Reporters Without Borders has said exiled Beninese journalist Hugues Comlan Sossoukpe was kidnapped by his home country. By PHILIPPE LOPEZ (AFP)
Journalists demand Benin free jailed colleagues JUL 10, 2026 BENIN

Benin

Botswana Botswana is led by President Duma Boko who took office on on November 1, 2024. By Monirul Bhuiyan (AFP)
Botswana says 'alarming rise' in citizens lured to Russia's war JUL 18, 2026 BOTSWANA

Botswana

Burkina Faso Burkina Fasos military leader Ibrahim Traor took power in September 2022. - AP - Stanislav Krasilnikov
Burkina Faso added to human rights watchlist over crackdown on civil s... AUG 1, 2026 BURKINA FASO

Burkina Faso

Burundi Evariste Ndayishimiye has ruled Burundi -- one of the planets poorest countries -- since 2020. By RAUL ARBOLEDA (AFP/File)
Burundi president named ruling party candidate for 2027 election APR 26, 2026 BURUNDI

Burundi

Cameroon Inside Cameroon’s Notorious New Bell Prison, Music Becomes a Lifeline — Jail Time Records Sparks Global Buzz
Inside Cameroon’s Notorious New Bell Prison, Music Becomes a Lifeline ... JUL 26, 2026 CAMEROON

Cameroon

Central African Republic President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize speaks to the media at the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic, January 8, 2013. - Ben Curtis, AP
Trial begins for former Central African Republic leader Bozizé over wa... JUN 16, 2026 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Central African Republic

Chad Chad said the United States had pressed it to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. By JOHN THYS (AFP)
Chad says will withdraw from the International Criminal Court JUL 27, 2026 CHAD

Chad

Congo Felix Tshisekedi has said he is not seeking a third term but would accept if people want me. By Daniel BELOUMOU OLOMO (AFP)
DR Congo's president faces uncertain path to a third term JUL 29, 2026 CONGO

Congo

ECOWAS Mahama Rallies ECOWAS: “Differences Must Not Divide West Africa”
Mahama Rallies ECOWAS: “Differences Must Not Divide West Africa” JUL 20, 2026 ECOWAS

ECOWAS

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