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Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi
Sudanese gold miners describe deadly airstrike that killed 72
Africanews · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 18 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
An extraordinary life: descendant welcomes biography of woman ‘gifted’ to Queen Victoria
The Guardian Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 18 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Attacked from the sky: Sudanese goldminers count deadly cost of eking out a living on the Egypt border
The Guardian Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 18 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
DRC accuses ex-president Kabila of planning 'general attack' on the country
Africanews · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 18 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Egypt's President Sisi will step down when term expires in 2030
Africanews · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 17 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
AI midwife seeks to fill gaps in Zimbabwe's maternal health care
RFI Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 17 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Senegal's Macky Sall withdraws from race for UN top job
Africanews · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 17 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Frontline workers in DRC receive Ervebo vaccine amid growing Ebola outbreak
Africanews · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 17 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
All seven candidates to lead UN receive Security Council veto in informal poll
Africanews · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 17 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Iran denies being behind Houthi attacks as Aden airport hit
Africanews · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 17 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Ex-fighters in Ethiopia's Tigray region register for reintegration programme
Africanews · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 17 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Morocco's King Mohammed VI formally appoints first woman-led government
Africanews · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 17 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
DR Congo bans activities of 13 political parties linked to Joseph Kabila as opposition cries repression
Africanews · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 16 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Rights group says eastern Libyan authorities are carrying out executions
Africanews · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 16 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed appoints interim Tigray government
DW Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 16 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Madagascar marks one year since uprising as Russia’s influence grows
RFI Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 16 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Ethiopian gains in Tigray risk wider war with Eritrea, analyst warns
Africanews · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 16 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Africa overtakes Europe in Catholic population as global mumbers reach 1.422 billion
Africanews · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 16 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa
BBC Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 16 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
The Bundestag has debated the genocide Germany carried out in Namibia a century ago. But will it spur progress on addressing colonial crimes?
DW Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 16 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
South African rugby player Andrews dies at team hotel
BBC Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 16 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Somalia sets date for May presidential election amid ongoing Islamist insurgency
RFI Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 16 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy
BBC Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 15 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Eritrean aggression must not be overlooked | Letter
The Guardian Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 15 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Inside Bunia’s fight to protect families from DRC’s deadliest Ebola outbreak
RFI Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 15 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Repressive, secretive and highly militarised: Eritrea, the east African country facing UK visa ban threat
The Guardian Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 15 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Tim Jeal obituary
The Guardian Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 15 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Popular Nigerian gospel singer Toluwanisings dies aged 41
BBC Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 15 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Mauritius reels from worst riots in decades after woman shot by police
BBC Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 15 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Coe aims for African 'legacy' with 2029 World Championships
BBC Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 15 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
LGBTQ+ people go into hiding in Senegal as hundreds are arrested
The Guardian Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 15 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza denies using AI to write prize-winning story
The Guardian Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 14 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Why Rwanda's deal for F1 race remains controversial
BBC Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 14 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Guinea-Bissau denies it has approved controversial vaccine trial in newborns
The Guardian Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 14 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
France and Chad sign 'renewed' defence partnership following two-year hiatus
RFI Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 14 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
From black soldier flies to mealworms: farming insects for food, fodder and fertiliser in Uganda
The Guardian Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 14 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
What is state capture and why does it matter?
The Guardian Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 14 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
How Europe’s most wanted cocaine trafficker turned Sierra Leone into the world’s first true narco state
The Guardian Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 14 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Ex-DRC president Kabila to lead new 'politico-military' alliance with M23 rebels
RFI Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 13 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
I was kidnapped and held hostage for 977 days. Could I forgive my captors?
The Guardian Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 13 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
A year after Madagascar's Gen Z protests and Rajoelina’s ouster, little promised change
RFI Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 12 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
How Egyptian femtech is tackling taboos around women's health
RFI Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 11 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Rescuers search for missing migrants after deadly boat wreck off Djibouti
RFI Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 11 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Ghana faces challenge to persuade Brics it deserves a seat at the table
RFI Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 10 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
UN alarmed as number of displaced in central Sahel reaches nearly four million
RFI Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 10 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Questions remain over Ebola patient who travelled across three nations undetected
BBC Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 10 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
South Sudan's road to elections remains uncertain
DW Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 8 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Why Zimbabwe tycoon 'Sir Wicknell' was loved and hated in Africa
BBC Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 8 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Why pastors may not be seen - or heard - preaching on Ghana's buses for much longer
BBC Africa · Publisher headline
Curated by Mr. Maxwell Muthui Mwangi · 4 Oct 2026 · 1 min read