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1. Benin: Benin Heads to Polls After Failed Coup Shakes Political Landscape

   [RFI] Benin votes on Sunday in legislative and local elections that come just over a month after an attempted coup shook the commercial capital Cotonou. The vote follows weeks of campaigning and comes ahead of a presidential election in April.

2. Central African Republic: CAR's Disputed Election - Stability at a Cost?

   [allAfrica] The Central African Republic's latest presidential election has delivered a familiar outcome.

3. Nigeria/Algeria: #Afcon2025 - Super Eagles Beat Algeria to Set Up Semi-final Clash With Morocco

   [This Day] President Bola Tinubu; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; and former presidential candidate of the Labour Party 2023, Peter Obi yesterday hailed the Super Eagles for their impressive 2-0 performance against Algeria in the quarter-final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Marrakech, Morocco.

4. Ethiopia: Addis Launches Building of 'Africa's Largest Airport'

   [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the Bishoftu International Airport, poised to become Africa's largest aviation hub, while the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) condemned the project as involving "forced displacement," alleging that thousands of residents are being uprooted and demanding ownership stakes for affected farmers.

5. Sudan: Civil War Leaves Millions Hungry, Health System Nears Collapse

   [UN News] Sudan's protracted conflict has spiralled into one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises, with hunger, displacement and the collapse of basic services exacting a daily toll on civilians.