Dar es Salaam. Today, April 26, 2025, marks 61 years since Tanganyika and Zanzibar united to form the Republic of the Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar—renamed the United Republic of Tanzania in ...

A joint statement from Congo's government and a coalition of insurgents in the country’s east including the M23 rebels says ...

According to Captain Ibrahima Sow, Director of Information and Public Relations of the Armed Forces (DIRPA), the operation ...

The Gambia, with support from UNEP, has protected and restored 340 square kilometres of rivers, coasts and forests during the ...

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DENVER (AP) — Suspected of backing a coup plot against the longtime dictator of Gambia nearly 20 years ago, Pharing Sanyang described Thursday how he was beaten with pipes and palm tree branches, ...

FILE - Elon Musk speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)(Alex Brandon / AP) WASHINGTON ...