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[Daily Maverick] Water levels in nearly one-third of the boreholes investigated in a recent global study are dropping steadily, mainly due to unsustainable pumping rates to irrigate crops or to supply the human population and industrial growth.
[Nile Post] Parliament has approved a constitutional variation increasing the number of Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State, formally regularising President Museveni's latest executive appointments and reigniting debate over patronage, governance efficiency and public expenditure.
[Vanguard] ABUJA -- The Presidency has raised alarm over what it described as a growing wave of deepfake videos and manipulated online content aimed at weaponising religion for political purposes ahead of the election season.
[WHO] In response to the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with cases also reported in Uganda, WHO convened several of its expert and advisory groups. These groups assessed potential vaccines and therapeutics for both prevention and treatment of Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD). The WHO advisory groups recommended that all the products identified and considered be used exclusively within clinical trials to generate robust data and
[Leadership] The Presidency has raised alarm over what it described as a coordinated attempt to weaponise religion and deploy deepfake content to discredit President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 political season.
[ANGOP] Mbanza Kongo -- Angola has registered so far a total 13 positive cases of monkeypox in the northern provinces of Cabinda and Uige, the country's Health minister, Silvia Lutucuta, announced on Thursday.
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[CPJ] Abuja -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to swiftly identify and hold to account at least 15 men who assaulted journalist Allwell Ene as he was investigating an alleged phone scam in the southern city of Port Harcourt.
[Daba Finance] Daniel Yu, co-founder of Wasoko, launched the Africa Jobs Fund, a philanthropic investment fund seeking to mobilise $100 million over the next 5 years to back companies creating jobs across Africa.
[Daba Finance] The Bank of Ghana suspended a proposed 0.75% fee on mobile money-to-bank transfers by MTN Ghana's fintech unit, stopping the charge before it was set to take effect on June 1.
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Port Sudan / El Geneina / Zamzam Camp / -- Sudan's rival leaders used Eid El Adha speeches to promote sharply competing visions for the country's future, as political forces reacted to a new call for dialogue amid the continuing war.
[UN News] The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) headed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday as the country continues to combat a deadly resurgence of Ebola in its volatile eastern region where instability is rife.
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Annual meetings 2026 am2026: The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Wednesday launched the Humanitarian
2026 annual meetings african: Senior African finance leaders attending the African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings (www.AfDB.org) in
Annual meetings 2026 am2026: The fifth edition of the African Development Bank's (www.AfDB.org) Trade Finance Report paints a picture of resilient African
Africas growth holds firm: The continent recorded an estimated average GDP growth of 4.4 percent in 2025, with 22 economies posting rates above 5 percent.
Petroli energy names silver: Nigerian oil and gas company Petroli Energy will participate as a Silver Sponsor at African Energy Week (AEW) 2026, scheduled
The president of Senegal has pardoned a journalist convicted to life in prison over a 2018 massacre in the southern Casamance region, the Committee to Protect Journalists watchdog said in a statement.
A Stockholm court on Thursday wrapped up hearings in the trial of two former oil executives accused of complicity in war crimes over their business dealings during Sudan's second civil war, with a ruling expected in December.
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