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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

A growing number of African countries have in recent months begun to discover that their citizens have been duped into fighting for the Russian army, and either killed or captured on the battlefield

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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

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US challenges Chinese control in race for African minerals

More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province where the mine is located, told Reuters on Friday. Screengrab: Reuters

More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo: Official

South African flags are seen in Pretoria, South Africa, December 11, 2013. Photo: Reuters

South Africa expels Israel's top diplomat, prompting tit-for-tat retaliation

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: Esa Alexander/Reuters

South Africa kicks out Israel's top diplomat

Lt. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who leads the Ugandan army's land forces, looks on during his birthday party in Entebbe, Uganda, 7 May 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Uganda detains 2,000 opposition supporters, kills 30 after disputed election, army chief says

The Burkina Faso national flag with a man standing in front of it is seen during a memorial ceremony in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on 23 January 2016. Photo: Theo Renaut/AP via UNB

Mali, Burkina Faso ban US citizens in response to Trump travel curbs

Doumbouya's victory gives him a seven-year mandate. Photo: DW

Guinea junta leader declared winner of presidential election