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Reuters Breaking News Editor for Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau - www.reuters.com/world/sustai...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Cameroon's Biya declared vote winner, opposition reports gunfire - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Cameroon's Biya re-elected at 92, opposition reports gunfire
Cameroon's President Paul Biya, the world's oldest serving ruler, secured an eighth term in office on Monday, vote results showed, as the main opposition challenger who has also claimed victory reported gunfire near his home.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Cameroon opposition protests intensify ahead of presidential results - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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October 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Four killed in Cameroon protests ahead of election results, opposition says - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Four killed in Cameroon protests ahead of election results, opposition says
At least four people were killed by gunshots in opposition protests in Cameroon's commercial capital Douala on Sunday, according to the campaign of presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma, who is seeking to oust veteran leader Paul Biya.
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October 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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A journey to belong: migrants describe ten years in Europe
Ten years ago, one million migrants poured into Europe, fleeing conflict and poverty. A decade on, four migrants who spoke to Reuters feel torn.
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August 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Cameroon's Biya, 92, announces bid for eighth presidential term - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Cameroon's Biya, 92, announces bid for eighth presidential term
Cameroon's President Paul Biya, the world's oldest serving head of state at 92, will run for re-election in this year's presidential vote on October 12, a post on the president's X account said on Sunday.
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July 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Gabon interim president Nguema will run in April presidential election - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Gabon interim president Nguema will run in April presidential election
Gabon's interim President Brice Oligui Nguema will run in the Central African nation's presidential election scheduled for April 12, he said on Monday.
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March 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Reuters Newsmaker: Rwanda’s James #Kabarebe, sanctioned by US over ties to Congo rebels, is Kagame's 'hatchet man' - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Rwanda’s Kabarebe, sanctioned by US over ties to Congo rebels, is Kagame's 'hatchet man'
When Rwanda's ex-spy chief Patrick Karegeya was murdered in South Africa in 2014, his former brother-in-arms James Kabarebe was blunt: "When you choose to be a dog, you die like a dog."
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February 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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US sanctions Rwandan minister James Kabarebe, militant over Congo conflict - www.reuters.com/world/us-san...
US sanctions Rwandan minister, militant over DRC conflict, says Treasury
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Rwandan government minister and a senior member of an armed group for their alleged role in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a statement.
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February 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Congo troops pull back as M23 rebels take airport near Bukavu - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Congo M23 rebels take airport near Bukavu as president seeks support abroad
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have taken control of the strategic Kavumu airport that serves Bukavu, the region's second biggest city, the rebel alliance and a civil security source said on Friday.
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February 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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'No thanks': White South Africans turn down Trump's immigration offer - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
'No thanks': White South Africans turn down Trump's immigration offer
U.S. President Donald Trump's offer to rehouse white South Africans as refugees fleeing persecution may not spur quite the rush he anticipates, as even right-wing white lobby groups want to "tackle the injustices" of Black majority rule on home soil.
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February 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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#Congo's M23 rebels consolidate control over a devastated #Goma - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Congo's M23 rebels consolidate control over a devastated Goma
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels appeared to have consolidated their control over Goma, with eastern Congo's largest city mostly quiet on Wednesday apart from sporadic gunfire in some outlying districts, residents said.
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January 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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#Congo protesters storm Kinshasa embassies over conflict in east - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Congo protesters attack Kinshasa embassies over conflict in east
Police in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) fired tear gas at protesters in the capital, Kinshasa, on Tuesday, after embassies were attacked over the conflict in the country's east.
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January 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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#Congo rebel gains to boost illicit mineral trade through #Rwanda, analysts say - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
M23 rebels in Goma: gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say
The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.
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January 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Reuters Analysis - Rise of Rwanda-backed #M23 rebels in #Congo harder to stop this time - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Congo fighting: Rise of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels harder to stop this time
M23's last occupation of Goma was short-lived, and within a year they were a defeated force. This time, things are different.
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January 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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#Congo's M23 rebels take control of Goma airport, embassies attacked in capital - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Congo rebels face some resistance in Goma, more peacekeepers killed
Gunfire rippled across east Congo's largest city Goma where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels still faced pockets of resistance from army and pro-government militias on Tuesday, while another four South African peacekeepers were killed.
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January 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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#Congo's ex-election chief Corneille Nangaa turned rebel boss builds insurgency #Goma www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Congo's ex-election chief turned rebel boss builds insurgency
In 2018, Corneille Nangaa orchestrated the heavily criticised vote that handed President Felix Tshisekedi power. Today, he is the public face of a sprawling coalition of Congolese politicians and rebel groups fighting to oust him.
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January 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Rwandan-backed M23 rebels enter #Congo's Goma in major escalation - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Rebels enter centre of Congo's Goma after claiming capture of city
It wasn't immediately clear if the Rwanda-backed rebel alliance had captured the whole of the lakeside city.
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January 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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#Congo severs ties with #Rwanda as eastern conflict escalates - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Congo repels overnight rebel advance on Goma city, say sources
Congolese troops pushed back an attempted overnight advance by Rwanda-backed rebels on the eastern city of Goma, two Congolese army sources said on Saturday, after the sound of nearby heavy bombardment rocked the city in the early hours.
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January 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Congo provincial military governor dies in rebel offensive - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
UN warns Congo's M23 conflict could spark regional war
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that eastern Congo's M23 conflict risks spiralling into a broader regional war, his spokesperson said in a statement, condemning the rebels' capture of another strategic town, Sake.
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January 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Thousands uprooted as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major advance - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Thousands uprooted as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major advance
Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the outskirts of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fleeing a rapid M23 rebel advance that has taken more territory than ever before.
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January 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Ghana’s Mahama returns as president, vowing to boost economy - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Ghana’s Mahama returns as president, vowing to boost economy
John Dramani Mahama was sworn in for a second term as Ghana's president on Tuesday at a ceremony in the capital Accra, pledging to overcome public discontent by boosting the economy and creating much-needed jobs.
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January 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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How Kenya police cover up killings of anti-government protesters - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
How Kenya police hid killings of anti-government protesters
Charles Owino was killed by a gunshot during protests. Kenya’s police recorded his death as a road accident. Reuters investigates an alleged cover-up of protester killings.
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January 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Ivory Coast president says French forces to withdraw - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Ivory Coast president says French forces to withdraw
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Tuesday that French forces would withdraw from the West African nation, continuing the former colonial power's military exit from the region.
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December 31, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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#Mozambique prison riot leaves 33 dead as civil unrest grips country - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Mozambique prison riot leaves 33 dead as civil unrest grips country
A prison riot in Mozambique's capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country's police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday, as civil unrest linked to October's disputed election continues.
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December 26, 2024 at 11:20 AM