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Pope visits Africa and calls for peace in Algeria against Iran war's backdrop

Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Algeria for a first-ever papal visit, calling for peace amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran

Prince Harry sued for defamation by charity he set up in Africa to honor his mother Princess Diana

Prince Harry is being sued for defamation by Sentebale, an African charity he co-founded in honor of Princess Diana

Nigerian army general and several soldiers killed during an assault on a base in the northeast

Nigeria's officials say that an army general and several soldiers have been killed during an attempt to raid a military base in the northeast

A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa

Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the early globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II

Pope's Africa trip takes him to a source of growth for the church, and critical challenges

Pope Leo XIV is making a long and ambitious odyssey across four African countries -- Algeria, Angola, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea

Congo says its mpox outbreak is over after 2 years and more than 2,200 suspected deaths

Congo has declared the end of a two-year mpox outbreak, which is believed to have caused over 2,200 deaths

New funding transforms lives by expanding electricity access across Africa

Expanding electricity access is transforming lives across Africa, from Nairobi’s informal settlements to rural fishing communities in western Kenya

CAF reacts to chaotic Africa Cup final with host of changes. General secretary Mosengo-Omba departs

African soccer’s governing body has announced a raft of “changes and improvements” to its statutes and regulations as it deals with the fallout from a contentious Africa Cup of Nations final

Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting

What to know as Africans welcome UN vote on slavery reparations

The U.N. General Assembly’s resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations is being welcomed across Africa