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Africa

    Debunked: No evidence that Emmanuel Macron said African countries are 'not ready to thrive' without France
    Debunked: No coup d'etat has taken place in the Ivory Coast
    Opinion: Rich countries need to pay their fair share if Africa is to become debt-free
    Karol Balfe
    'Shocking' report finds taxpayer-funded EU aid for Africa not properly tracked and unsustainable
    In South Sudan with aid boss John Rynne: 'The maps drawn in colonial times are starting to erode'
    Niall O’Connor travelled to South Sudan and the Sudan border to report on the forgotten African crisis. This is his third dispatch from the region.
    Gun battle breaks out in South Sudanese capital as Government attempts to arrest ex spy chief
    Algerian President Tebboune re-elected with disputed landslide
    World Health Organisation declares mpox a global public health emergency
    No apologies: Tánaiste defends visit to Diageo brewery in Kenya following criticism
    Miriam Donohoe: How Ireland has helped transform lives in Karamoja, Uganda’s poorest region
    Miriam Donohoe
    'Human-induced' climate change behind deadly Sahel heatwave, study finds
    Forgotten war: More than 350 Irish citizens and their dependents have been forced to leave Sudan
    The war in Sudan broke out in April of last year between two warring factions the Sudan Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces.
    Britain's King Charles says 'no excuse' for colonial atrocities in Kenya
    Libyan prosecutor general orders arrest of eight officials after flooding disaster
    Opinion: Ethiopia is suffering under the immoral debt burden imposed on it by rich countries
    Billy Abimbilla
    Dynasty ousted after 55 years of rule in Gabon as military leaders name coup president
    ‘A murderer who won’t be missed’: Was the death of the Wagner leader inevitable?
    African Union suspends Niger over coup as 12 troops die in attack
    UN peacekeeping force in Mali leaves base early over insecurity
    Diplomacy 'best way forward' in Niger but force still on table, says Nigerian president
    Pressure mounts on Niger coup leaders as deadline approaches
    DFA 'carefully monitoring' situation in Niger as European partners launch rescue mission
    Possibility of sanctions on the cards as West African leaders hold summit over Niger coup
    Sudan violence rages as paramilitaries deny Darfur war crimes
    Sudan mediation to resume in Saudi Arabia as war enters fourth month
    Why climate change is fast becoming the single biggest threat to global security
    Fighting rocks Sudanese capital again as disease threatens those displaced by the conflict
    Fighting in Sudan resumes immediately after end of latest ceasefire
    Death toll in Ugandan school terror attack hits 37
    180 bodies buried without identification in Sudan as blasts rock Khartoum again
    Fighting worsens in Sudan despite US sanctions
    What does Africa Day mean to Afro-Irish people living here today?
    Bombardments, bandit raids and carjackings: Life in Sudan for the Irish aid agency staff
    Department of Foreign Affairs in contact with Irish citizens in Sudan, says Tánaiste
    UN chief demands 'justice without delay' for deaths of its staff and civilians in Sudan
    Ireland 'substantially reduces' Defence Forces personnel on EU Mali training mission
    Pope Francis denounces 'economic colonialism' in Africa on first day of tour
    US defence chief warns African leaders China and Russia are 'destabilising' continent
    Morocco boss - 'We want to show that Africa deserves to be here'
    Conflict, climate change and pandemic led to boost in Irish foreign aid
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