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A member of the South Sudan Red Cross walks at the wreckage of a Cessna 208 Caravan operated by CityLink Aviation, that lost communication and crashed while flying from Yei to Juba International Airport, in Juba, South Sudan April 27, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Samir Bol

Plane crash in South Sudan kills 14: officials

On top of instability, conflict and poverty, South Sudan also lacks reliable transport infrastructure, with frequent plane crashes attributed to overloading and bad weather

A Malian soldier stands in position with his weapon during an attack on Mali's main military base Kati outside the capital Bamako, Mali April 25, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Mali's defence minister reported dead in major weekend assault

A Malian soldier stands in position with his weapon during an attack on Mali's main military base Kati outside the capital Bamako, Mali April 25, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Mali army bases hit in large-scale attacks claimed by al Qaeda-linked militants

China praises countries that blocked Taiwan overflight to Africa

China praises countries that blocked Taiwan overflight to Africa

Pope Leo XIV waves as he boards a plane bound for Bamenda where he will attend a meeting for peace and hold a holy Mass, at Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport, in Yaounde, Cameroon, April 16, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries world 'ravaged by tyrants'

Volunteers distribute food to residents and displaced people in Omdurman, Sudan, March 8, 2024. Nearly five million people in the country are close to famine as Sudan's civil war passes the one-year mark. Photo: REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig/File Photo

Millions of people in Sudan surviving on one meal a day as food crisis deepens: NGOs

FILE PHOTO: A girl walks past a flag of Ghana outside the Cape Coast Castle, in Ghana, July 28, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

55 Ghanaians killed after being lured into Ukraine war: Govt

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Morocco reaffirms commitment to collective African action at 39th AU Summit

A cargo ship carrying containers approaches a terminal of the Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China October 30, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

China to implement zero tariffs on imports from 53 African countries

A delegate walks next to African Union (AU) member states flags ahead of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union at the African Union Commission (AUC) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/ Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

African Union summit clouded by Saudi-UAE rivalry in Horn of Africa

The plane was on its way to Puntland before the pilot requested a return to Mogadishu. Photo: Aussom

Somalia plane makes emergency crash-landing near Mogadishu; all 55 survive

Satellite imagery shows a camp with hundreds of tents in Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia, January 22, 2026. Vantor/Handout via REUTERS

Ethiopia builds secret camp to train Sudan RSF fighters: Sources

Photo: Collected

US challenges Chinese control in race for African minerals