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[UN News] More than 351 million women and girls could still be living in extreme poverty by the end of the decade if current trends persist.

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[African Arguments] Karura Forest is a 1,041 hectare urban sanctuary located in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. It serves as one of the city's largest remaining green spaces and sits in the northern part of the city, providing recreation and environmental services to millions of residents. Notably, it is one of the largest urban gazetted forests in the world.

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[The Conversation Africa] Attacks by non-state armed groups are a security challenge in the Sahel, including Nigeria.

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[The Conversation Africa] The relationship between inequality and economic growth is a complex one, especially in Africa. Inequality is the result of a host of factors, including policy choices, institutional legacies and power structures that favour elites. Professor Imraan Valodia, director of the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies spoke to Ernest Aryeetey, emeritus professor of Development Economics at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana about the issues.

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[Health-e] When Suzette Meyer lit 21 candles on a winter's evening this July, she wasn't mourning her husband Warren's passing. Instead, she was celebrating life: 21 lives that had been changed through his final act of generosity - being an organ and tissue donor.

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[The Conversation Africa] Lamu is a historic Swahili port town on an island off the northern coast of Kenya. Each year it hosts the famous Lamu Maulidi Festival, a sacred Muslim celebration, planned this year for 17-18 September.

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[IPS] Dakar -- Winnie Wambui leans forward on the panel stage, microphone in hand, scanning the room until she spots a raised hand.

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UN Climate Chief highlights potential for millions of new jobs, secure energy, rising living standards

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ACCRA, Ghana, 15 September 2025/African Media Agency/- Africa Fintech Summit is pleased to welcome Africa’s leading infrastructure solution provider, Africa

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[allAfrica] The sudden winding down of USAID by the Trump Administration, the linchpin of America's annual $40 billion vast footprint in global assistance programs led to wide ranging discussion on the future of foreign aid. Africa, a major recipient of foreign aid is now in the eye of the storm as United States and Western allies continue to reduce foreign aid commitments since 2018 according to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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Netanyahu spoke to a delegation of US legislators in Jerusalem on Monday.

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Qatar’s ruling emir accused Israel of not caring about its hostages held in Gaza and instead only working to "ensure Gaza is no longer livable."

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[Ghanaian Times] The government is targeting 100 per cent self-sufficiency in chicken production within the next three years, President John Dramani Mahama has indicated.

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[State Department] The following is the text of a joint statement by the Quad: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America.

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[New Dawn] A Liberian teacher currently teaching physics at the Tappeh Memorial High School in Nimba County has won the African Union Continental 'Best Teacher Award' for 2025, having been nominated for the competition by the Education Ministry this year to represent Liberia.

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The delicate peace agreement holding the world's youngest nation together is unraveling, sparking fears of a return to full-scale civil war.

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Tanzania's Independent National Electoral Commission disqualified the leader of the ACT-Wazalendo, reversing a decision made just days earlier.

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Momodou Ceesay rejected the president's decision to oust him from the post.

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In a move to stabilize the nation after deadly anti-government demonstrations, Nepal’s Prime Minister Sushila Karki appointed three key ministers to her interim government on Monday, tasking them with preparing for new elections scheduled for March.

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Double-cleansing, exfoliation, serums and eye creams – all part of the multi-step routines promoted by online influencers. But perhaps it’s time to put down the products and get back to basics.

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Pope Leo XIV marked his 70th birthday on Sunday by thanking God, his parents and those who prayed for him during his traditional noon blessing in St. Peter’s Square.