Today's wire · Friday, 23 October 2026

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34 articles · 9 sources

Africa

22:47
Johannesburg men run in purple briefs to raise prostate cancer awarenessAfricanews
21:52
Portugal’s last circus elephant begins a new life at wildlife sanctuaryAfricanews
20:40
DRC: between Tshisekedi's referendum and Kabila's rebellion, C64 seeks its placeJeune Afriquetranslated from French
20:22
Fuel: Niger looks for levers to pull the country out of crisisJeune Afriquetranslated from French
17:02
Algerian Parliament convened in emergency session: are we heading towards intervention in Niger?Jeune Afriquetranslated from French
15:16
Emmanuel Macron cancels planned visit to Nigeria and SenegalJeune Afriquetranslated from French
14:57
DRC: "Twenty years after the Constitution, there is much to say and say again," says Guy Loando MboyoJeune Afriquetranslated from French
14:25
Mustafa Rawji (Rawbank): "Our experience in the DRC is an asset that new entrants do not have"Jeune Afriquetranslated from French
13:56
Olivier Bilé, the academic who wants to refound CameroonJeune Afriquetranslated from French

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