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Africa: African Risk Capacity and TrustAfrica sign MoU to advance gender-responsive disaster risk management and climate action across Africa

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[TrustAfrica] The African Risk Capacity Agency (ARC), a specialized agency of the African Union, and TrustAfrica today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership for advancing gender-responsive disaster risk management (DRM), climate action, and social inclusion across Africa.

Nigeria: JAMB Releases 279 Withheld UTME Results

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[Premium Times] JAMB advised candidates whose results were not yet released to check their status.

South Africa: Daily Noise Is Slowly Leading Us to a World of Silence

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[Health-e] We are surrounded by daily noise that affects our hearing, without realising it.

Cubans reject outside intervention after US indicts Raúl Castro

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From the streets of the Cuban capital, a defiant message has emerged after US federal prosecutors indicted former president Raúl Castro for the 1996 downing of two civilian planes.

Paris hosts Franco-Lebanese music event to aid Lebanon’s humanitarian crisis

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France hosted a large charity concert for Lebanon on Thursday evening at the Arab World Institute in Paris, where several hundred people gathered to support civilians affected by the conflict.

Dozens of vehicles burnt as Mali jihadists enforce blockade

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Mali is a landlocked country and depends heavily on fuel transported from neighbouring countries.

US military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to breach blockade

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The United States military says it boarded an Irania-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday suspected of trying to violate an American blockade. It's the latest move by Washington to try and push Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Ghana: Time to End the Death Row Dilemma

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[Ghanaian Times] The call by Amnesty International (AI) Ghana on President John Dramani Mahama to grant pardons to prisoners on death row raises a critical national question that can no longer be ignored.

Ebola crisis halts DR Congo World Cup training camp

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has called off its national football team’s pre-World Cup training camp in Kinshasa after an Ebola outbreak in the country’s east.

The African passion behind Arsenal’s global popularity

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Arsenal just won its 14th Premier League title this week, with fans all over the world celebrating the moment, 22 years since it last won it in the 2003/04 season.

Nigeria: How We Plotted to Access Presidential Villa to Capture Tinubu - Coup Suspect

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[Premium Times] Mr Umoru says those planned for recruitment included soldiers, officials of the State Security Service (SSS) and Julius Berger staff.

Kenya: Search and Rescue Continues After Boat Capsizes

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Search and rescue operations are ongoing after a boat capsized at the Kwa Bruno Channel near the LAPSSET area in Lamu County.

US escalates pressure on Cuba with indictment of former president Raúl Castro on criminal charges

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US prosecutors announced criminal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the island's socialist government.

Liberia: Liberia Rated Among World's Worst in Education

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[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The international human rights organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has rated Liberia among the worst-performing education systems globally.

Somalia: Somalia Condemns Planned Somaliland 'Embassy' in Jerusalem

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, May 21 -- Somalia's federal government on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the country's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, while condemning plans by the northwestern Somaliland region to open what it described as an "embassy" in Jerusalem.

South Africa: Judge Tells Minister to Get Water to Eastern Cape Families

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[GroundUp] Centane residents win court victory

South Africa: A New R486-Million Water System, but the Taps Are Still Dry in These Limpopo Villages

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[GroundUp] Makhado municipality insists families will have water soon

Kenya: Court Declares Prosecution of Consensual Adolescent Peer Relationships Unconstitutional

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court has delivered a landmark judgment declaring that the application of Kenya's Sexual Offences Act to prosecute adolescents engaged in consensual, non-coercive peer relationships violates multiple constitutional rights.

Congo-Kinshasa: Unicef Raises Concern Over Impact On Children in DRC, Uganda

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[Premium Times] The outbreak, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), has already recorded 528 suspected cases and 132 deaths across both countries.

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James Turrell’s new Skyspace Opens at ARoS in June 2026

After a decade in power, Patrice Talon leaves a divided legacy in Benin

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After a decade at the helm of Benin, President Patrice Talon is preparing to hand over power this Sunday, 24 May 2026.

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