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[WFP] UN agencies call for enhanced and increased financing towards agri-food system transformation to combat hunger and malnutrition in the region

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[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Chad's electoral commission has asked the central African state's military to help protect election officials and candidates amid a spike in attacks ahead of Dec. 29 elections.

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[VOA] Harare, Zimbabwe -- A Zimbabwean national park is hosting relocated wildlife from a game park just outside the country's capital after an autopsy report on Saturday confirmed that four rhinos and several other animals died after drinking contaminated lake water.

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[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- Kenya's president said Tuesday that a mass livestock vaccination campaign will continue despite fears of some herders and farmers that the inoculations will somehow hurt their animals.

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[GroundUp] Households now rely on a single diesel-powered borehole or have to buy water

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[GroundUp] Harm reduction centre succeeds where rehabs often fail

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[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Security officials in Nigeria are raising concerns after a National Bureau of Statistics survey revealed that more than 2 million people were kidnapped in the West African nation between May 2023 and April 2024, and that Nigerians paid a cumulative $1.42 billion to kidnappers within the same period.

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[VOA] Juba, South Sudan -- South Sudan is due to hold long-delayed general elections in December 2026, and some wonder if the world's youngest nation will be ready.

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[IPS] Abuja -- In May 2024, Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé signed a new constitution, transitioning the country from a presidential to a parliamentary system. Under this new framework, lawmakers are responsible for electing the president.

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Relieved after the ceasefire that was agreed at the end of November, which ended almost 14 months of war between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese people celebrated Christmas on Tuesday with markets and parades.

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Syria's first domestic flight since the fall of Bashar al-Assad landed in Aleppo on Wednesday after taking off from the capital Damascus.

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Russian regional authorities reported on Tuesday that around 35km of coastline had been contaminated by oil after two ships were badly damaged by storms in the Kerch Strait . A state of emergency has been declared in several districts.

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A fur seal appeared on the sand of Rio de Janeiro's iconic Ipanema beach on Wednesday morning.

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The summit takes place amid regional and global tensions including the Israel-Hamas war and the latest developments in Syria.

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The ruling paves the way for the president to sign into law what is one of the continent’s most restrictive pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation.

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Emergency teams working to provide relief to displaced families and assess the full extent of the damage.

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Andrew Chatora offers a minutiae examination of Samantha Vazhure’s recently published book: Weeping Tomato. Chatora lauds this book as potentially groundbreaking as it asserts its presence in the realm of African Literature. Chatora posits Vazhure has flirted with Jean Baudrillard’s postmodern feel here and has just about thrown the cats among the pigeons and taking Zimbabwean writing to greater heights.

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) spotlighted just transition principles, highlighting the critical importance of equitable climate action and sustainable development. Two high-profile sessions underscored the need to harmonize social, economic, and environmental objectives in the global fight against climate change.

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) 15th Bi-Annual General Assembly and Scientific Conference opened with powerful calls for African scientific sovereignty and renewed investment in the continent's research capabilities. The four-day event, themed "Empowering and Advancing Africa's Scientific Enterprise," features prominent voices in African science and development policy.

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A huge fire breaks out at Liberia's Capitol building a day after it was the scene of a bitter dispute.

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The new bill includes a three-year prison sentence on anyone who identifies as LGBT.