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Africa: School in a Hot World - What Research Is Saying About Children's Health and Learning

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[The Conversation Africa] Climate change is making southern Africa hotter. While much attention has focused on climate impacts like droughts, floods and food insecurity, another crisis is unfolding quietly inside classrooms. Research has shown that some schools are becoming dangerously hot places for children to develop, learn and play.

Uganda: Are Uganda's Environmental Impact Reports Just a Box-Ticking Exercise? What a Study of 108 Projects Reveals

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[The Conversation Africa] Uganda's environmental impact assessment system is meant to protect the environment from harmful development projects. For nearly 30 years, the law has required developers applying for approval to consider alternatives to their proposed projects, such as different sites, designs, technologies or even whether the project should go ahead at all. This is intended to make sure that the least environmentally damaging option is chosen. Biodiversity and environmental impact assessment researcher Mulumba M. Agaba

Congo-Kinshasa: Two Scientists On Their Race to Make a New Ebola Vaccine

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[The Conversation Africa] As health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continue to battle an ongoing Ebola outbreak, scientists around the world are racing to develop a vaccine against the strain of the virus that's causing it.

Somalia: From Food Lines in Somalia to Clinics in Afghanistan, Hormuz Crisis Sends Shockwaves Through Global Aid Networks

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[UN News] What began as a geopolitical crisis in the Middle East nearly 100 days ago is increasingly becoming a food security crisis elsewhere, with UN agencies warning of rising hunger in Africa and malnourished children being turned away from medical clinics in Afghanistan.

Africa: UNAIDS calls for renewed global solidarity as UN Secretary-General’s report warns that AIDS is not over and fragile gains are at risk

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Africa unaids calls for: UNAIDS welcomes the release of the United Nations Secretary-General’s report on HIV/AIDS, issued ahead of the UN General

World Bank Group Launches Ten-Year Strategy to Drive Jobs and Prosperity in Uganda

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World bank group launches: The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Executive Directors today endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Uganda, a

Eritrea: Vocational training provided to college students

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Eritrea vocational training provided: The Sawa and Higher Education Institutions branch of the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students has provided

Prof Oramah’s appointments to the Royal African Society Patronage and Kenya’s National Infrastructure Fund herald continued recognition of his global leadership and pan-African impact

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Prof oramahs appointments to: Following a transformative decade at the helm of Afreximbank (www.Afreximbank.com), Professor Benedict Okey Oramah, GCON,

Africa Finance Corporation Raises Record US$2 Billion Syndicated Loan in Landmark Show of Confidence in Transformational Infrastructure Strategy

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Africa finance corporation raises: Africa Finance Corporation (www.AfricaFC.com), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has

WHO and China Strengthen Health Cooperation in Cabo Verde

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Who and china strengthen: Geneva, Switzerland, 04 June 2026- /African Media Agency (AMA)/ – As part of efforts to strengthen the partnership between the

Niger's General Tchiani welcomed by President Erdogan during state visit to Turkey

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday officially welcomed Niger military ruler Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani to the Presidential Palace in Ankara.

Gaza: Families mourn victims after overnight Israeli strikes that killed at least nine

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Families gathered in Gaza City to mourn relatives killed on 4 June after overnight Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, according to local hospitals.

Gaza city residents survey destruction after overnight Israeli airstrike

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Gaza residents surveyed extensive damage on 4 June after an overnight Israeli airstrike hit an apartment in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City.

Young footballers in a Rio favela find hope from their sport ahead of World Cup

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is just a week away. But for a young football team in one of Rio de Janeiro’s poorest favelas, their moment on the international stage has already happened. Last month, they represented Brazil in the Street Child World Cup in Mexico and brought home the trophy.

Africa: American Civil Rights Attorney Pushes for Reparative Justice for Africa

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[Ghanaian Times] American civil rights attorney, Benjamin Crump, has reaffirmed his commitment to advancing reparative justice and strengthening ties between Africa and the global African diaspora, describing Ghana as a key gateway for meaningful diaspora engagement.

South Africa: Canal+ Becomes First French Company to List in Johannesburg

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[Daba Finance] Canal+ rose in its Johannesburg Stock Exchange debut after the French media group completed its acquisition of MultiChoice, giving South African investors exposure to the enlarged pay-TV and streaming company.

Residents of Kenyan town hosting U.S. Ebola center oppose facility

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Kenya's health minister said on Wednesday that the US-funded quarantine centre would proceed, days after deadly protests erupted over the project

The Shoemaker of Kebri Beyah: A Refugee’s Journey of Identity, Resilience, and Hope

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The shoemaker of kebri: Jemal Mohamed Elmi lives in Kebri Beyah Woreda in the Fafan Zone’s refugee camp area, near Jijiga—what the locals call

Traditional healers in DRC say they can cure Ebola

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Although there is still no vaccine or official treatment for the Bundibugyo virus, the rare strain of the current and deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC, Dauda Tshimanga and his wife Mariam Kabika, a couple of traditional healers, are "certain" they have a found a remedy to treat it.

Nigerian museum revamp amplifies calls for return of looted treasures

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Western museums, including those in Britain, the Netherlands and Germany, have in recent years returned several hundred artefacts, but countless more remain in galleries in Europe and America

Rwanda: RDB Closes Four Hotels Over Standards Concerns

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[New Times] The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) on Thursday, June 4, ordered the temporary closure of four hospitality establishments across the country following inspections that found violations of tourism and hospitality requirements.

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