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Friday, 29 May 2026
Sub-Saharan Africa
Botswana's former president Festus Mogae dies at 8620dMali faces deepening crisis as armed groups intensify offensive operations[Updated]20dBurundi opposition suspends participation in 2027 presidential election amid fraud fears20dFive African economies set to grow at 7% or more in 2026, IMF projects21dNigeria records 18 woodcutters killed in Boko Haram attack21dFuneral of Cameroon opposition figure Anicet Ekane overshadowed by family and political feuds21dGhana refers South Africa to African Union over xenophobic attacks on migrants21dInterpol seizes $15.5 million in counterfeit medicines in Africa-focused operation21dBurkina Faso circus troupe uses acrobatics to process children's jihadist trauma21dBenin raises fuel prices amid global oil market pressures21dAl-Qaeda-linked attacks kill more than 30 in central Mali villages21dRwanda and Botswana sign six cooperation agreements to strengthen bilateral ties22dCameroon's longtime National Assembly speaker Cavaye Yéguié Djibril dies at 8622dSouth Sudan's President Kiir dismisses army chief and finance minister in latest reshuffle22dIran war sends economic shockwaves across Asia and Africa as energy crisis deepens22dSouth Africa denies xenophobia surge as diplomatic tensions rise across the continent22dDRC's Tshisekedi signals openness to third term if constitutional referendum approves it22dNigeria summons South African envoy over xenophobic attacks on migrants[Updated]23dRare humanitarian pause exposes alarming crisis in eastern DR Congo highlands24dZambia suspends multi-billion dollar US deals over data and minerals terms24d