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Firstpost Africa LIVE with @alysonle

- DR Congo Ebola Crisis Escalates: Mob Sets Hospital on Fire
- India's Response to Ebola Scare
- South Africa Xenophobia Row Escalates
- Kenyan Court Bars Prosecution of Teens For Consensual Sex https://t.co/8mEhlx143x

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As a deadly Ebola outbreak spreads in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Central African nations, India is taking proactive measures to safeguard its borders. @alysonle tells you more.

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Long-simmering migrant tensions flare up once again in South Africa as anti-immigration groups issue 'leave' ultimatums to foreign nationals. @alysonle tells you more.

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Kenya’s High Court has delivered a landmark ruling limiting the prosecution of consensual relationships between teenagers, challenging a legal system critics say criminalises ordinary adolescent behaviour. @alysonle tells you more.

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The Trump administration has escalated diplomatic tensions with Pretoria by moving to expand its controversial Afrikaner resettlement programme. @alysonle tells you more.

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Somaliland has announced plans to establish its embassy in Jerusalem, marking a major milestone in its thirty-year quest for international sovereignty. @alysonle tells you more.

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Ghana is aggressively tightening control over its gold industry as Accra pushes a wider resource nationalism agenda across Africa’s mining sector. @alysonle tells you more.

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Rwanda’s military deployment in Mozambique is continuing despite Europe stepping back from financial support for the mission in Cabo Delgado. @alysonle tells you more.

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As high-stakes talks unfold in Beijing between the US and China, India is hosting a critical BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, carrying immense economic and geopolitical stakes for the African continent. @alysonle tells you more.

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French President Emmanuel Macron has concluded his African tour in Ethiopia, which was overshadowed by widespread anti-France protests and rising geopolitical backlash. @alysonle tells you more.

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The Trump administration has waived its controversial visa bond requirement for select 2026 FIFA World Cup fans, offering relief to supporters from several African nations, including Senegal, Tunisia, and the Ivory Coast. @alysonle tells you more.

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Trump-Xi Meeting in Beijing: What It Means for Africa | Firstpost Africa with @alysonle

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing his gravest political crisis yet as a wave of high-level corruption allegations threatens to topple his Government of National Unity (GNU). @alysonle tells you more.

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A deadly Ebola outbreak has resurfaced in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, just five months after the previous epidemic was declared over. This marks the country’s 17th outbreak since 1976, centred in the volatile Ituri province. @alysonle tells you more.

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Mali’s military has launched fresh airstrikes on the northern city of Kidal after rebel groups and Al Qaeda-linked fighters seized key territories across the region. @alysonle tells you more.

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The Sahel is rapidly becoming the centrepiece of Donald Trump’s new Africa strategy. After years of isolating Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso following military takeovers, Washington is now quietly rebuilding ties with the region’s military governments. @alysonle tells you more.

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At the 2026 Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwandan President Paul Kagame delivered a critique of global superpowers, accusing them of stripping Africa of its economic sovereignty. @alysonle tells you more.

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LIVE from Durban, South Africa, FirstpostAfrica with @alysonle

-Mali Launches Counteroffensive as Bamako Trade Routes Collapse
-Kenya Set to Join Africa's Oil-Producing Nations Club
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After more than a decade of anticipation, Kenya is officially transitioning from exploration to commercial reality. Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi confirmed that the South Lokichar Basin in Turkana will begin pumping 'black gold' by end of 2026. @alysonle tells you more.

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Ghanaian President John Mahama is pushing to criminalise employers demanding sexual favours in exchange for jobs, reigniting debate over coercion, unemployment, and abuse of power inside Africa’s labour market. @alysonle tells you more.