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Niger has been fighting a militant Islamist insurgency for a decade and in January suspected jihadists attacked the same airport.

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African MSME Finance: By Wayne Hennessy-Barrett - Founder & Executive Chairman, 4G Capital We are no longer preparing for the VUCA era. We are living

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[New Zimbabwe] JUSTICE, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has sharply criticised legislators opposed to the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill (CAB3), accusing them of fixating on one aspect of the proposed law while ignoring governance challenges the reforms seek to address.

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South Africa’s Renewable Energy: As South Africa accelerates its transition to cleaner energy, the reliability and performance of grid‑connection

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[GroundUp] Social Relief of Distress grant might be extended while a new policy is finalised

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[GroundUp] Children at Nonyameko Primary are left to use unsafe toilets or an open field

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[UN News] For the first time, soldiers and Government forces were responsible for more grave violations against children in armed conflict than non-State armed groups - and 2025 set a grim new record for the total number of child victims.

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[African Arguments] The debate about the CFA franc keeps happening on the wrong terrain.

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[RFI] Mozambique's criminal police are under growing scrutiny as political repression continues more than 18 months after disputed elections triggered unrest. Civil society groups denounce abductions and killings by security forces, with particular attention focused on the National Criminal Investigation Service, known as Sernic. This fifth instalment of Mozambique Exposed - an investigation coordinated by Forbidden Stories to which RFI contributed - examines claims that Sernic has become a form of political

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[Daba Finance] Nigeria's inflation rate rose less than expected in May, strengthening the case for possible interest-rate cuts later this year if global energy prices keep falling. Consumer prices increased 15.9% from a year earlier, compared with 15.7% in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said.

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[Daba Finance] South Africa's inflation rate rose to its highest level in almost 2 years in May, driven by higher energy prices linked to the US-Israeli war with Iran.

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[The Conversation Africa] Transactional sex, defined as the exchange of sex for money, food, or favours, is common among young people in Africa. Studies have reported that about 10% of those aged 15-24 have engaged in this exchange in South Africa, 23% in Nigeria and 25% in Uganda. The behaviour has been linked to negative consequences such as unintended pregnancy, sexual violence and HIV infections.

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Fibre has the potential to produce Africa’s new generation of gamers, content creators and digital earners, says Sandile Mkhwanazi, Head of Community

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[The Conversation Africa] Over a year has passed since the Donald Trump administration dismantled USAID, cutting more than 5,000 programmes and slashing US$40 billion in funding worldwide.

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[The Conversation Africa] Marches, Mozambicans murdered, state-sponsored evacuations, a nationally televised presidential address. Anti-immigrant mobilisation has again drawn the world's attention to South Africa. The continental backlash threatens tourism, trade, diplomacy and investment opportunities in Africa's largest economy, and is derailing its constitutional democracy.

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s national soccer team made history at the World Cup by earning a 1-1 draw against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal on Wednesday.

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[ISS] The path to transforming agriculture is clear; the challenge is getting leaders to appreciate the value of agri-prosperity.

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CMAS 2026 Programme: Africa is emerging as an exciting destination to develop carbon market projects with improved policy certainty and more and more

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[Dabanga] El Tina, Eastern Chad / Amsterdam -- The medical NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has confirmed that 18 members of its staff in eastern Chad have been dismissed for serious misconduct, "and are now barred from working with MSF", after "serious allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse were reported by Sudanese refugee women". Responding to questions from Radio Dabanga yesterday, MSF press liaison acknowledged that in late 2024, serious allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse were reported by Sudanese refugee women

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[Dabanga] Nyala / Amsterdam -- Multiple sources have confirmed the defection of Fares El Nour, a senior figure within the Rapid Support Forces (RSF militia, member of the Presidential Council of the parallel Sudan Founding Alliance (Tasees) government, and 'virtual' Wali of Khartoum state.

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[IPS] New York -- "General" Sultani Makenga stood before thousands of newly trained armed group recruits in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in February and offered them a promise. "You are now part of an army that has risen up to liberate the country and to really liberate the people," declared Makenga, the military leader of the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group.