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[Dabanga] Khartoum / Amsterdam -- "Ongoing conflict has led to a sharp increase in explosive ordnance contamination across both urban and rural areas. Homes, roads, schools and critical infrastructure are affected, placing civilians at daily risk and constraining humanitarian access. Aid workers themselves face heightened danger as they work to reach those most in need."

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[Dabanga] Kampala / Nairobi / Amsterdam -- Women in Sudan have been driven "hundreds of years backwards" after three years of war, according to a leading regional activist, amid mounting evidence of widespread sexual violence, forced labour and systematic repression across the country. Hala Al-Karib, regional director of the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), says sexual violence and exploitation had become pervasive - even in areas previously considered relatively safe, including Khartoum and El Gezira.

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[Dabanga] Darfur / Port Sudan / Amsterdam -- Sudan's Federal Ministry of Health says that Red Sea, El Gedaref, and White Nile states are still recording cases of active trachoma. Health Minister Dr Haitham Ibrahim witnessed the convening of the high-level meeting yesterday in Port Sudan, on the programme to eliminate trachoma in Sudan, with the participation of health ministers from the states of the Red Sea, El Gedaref, and White Nile, which are the states that are still recording active cases of the disease, and have control programs in

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[Dabanga] Amsterdam / Khartoum -- The 'Feminist Justice' campaign, which stems from the No to Oppression of Women Initiative, and has expanded to include a wide range of feminist, community, professional, political, and human rights formations inside and outside Sudan, is to be launched with its logo and identity tomorrow, as "a clear expression of the need for organised collective action that puts women's issues back at the forefront of the scene".

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[RFI] For decades, African designers have channelled changing notions of identity and aspiration into fashion. The exhibition "Africa Fashion", now showing at the Quai Branly museum in Paris, explores the diversity and dynamism of the continent's styles from the independence era to today.

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[RFI] The United Nations has launched its first global panel on artificial intelligence, as concerns grow that the technology could deepen global inequalities - particularly in Africa, where systems are largely imported after being shaped elsewhere.

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[RFI] A UN resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as one of the gravest crimes against humanity has reignited debates on reparations, responsibility and historical memory. Reactions were mixed in Ghana, where the bill originated, while France's decision to abstain has sparked criticism from its own lawmakers.

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[RFI] Algeria's parliament has adopted electoral reforms that the government says will modernise the country's institutions and encourage broader participation in democracy. Yet political experts fear the overhaul will only reinforce President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's hold on power.

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[RFI] Russian-linked consultants worked to strengthen and widen a pro-Moscow alliance in the Sahel region, using media campaigns, political pressure and cultural events to influence governments and public opinion, according to leaked internal documents seen by RFI and its partners.

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[IPS] Nyamtai, Uganda -- Environmental activists and farmer groups opposed to the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), the world's longest heated oil pipeline, are mounting a last-ditch legal effort meant to stop its construction in a suit they plan to have filed in London, UK, believing that it stands a chance to stop the controversial project despite being at the 78 percent completion stage.

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[The Conversation Africa] There's a line in Cape Fever, the new book by award-winning South African novelist and playwright Nadia Davids, that doesn't just establish the story, it also makes a haunting promise:

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Malawian Martha Ongwane, brought low by her daughter's autism, found a rare support group.

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2026 Easter Message by the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN): Read more African news and insights on Africa.com.

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2026 Easter Message by the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN): Read more African news and insights on Africa.com.

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2026 Easter Message by the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN): Read more African news and insights on Africa.com.

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2026 Easter Message by the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN): Read more African news and insights on Africa.com.

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2026 Easter Message by the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN): Read more African news and insights on Africa.com.

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2026 Easter Message by the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN): Read more African news and insights on Africa.com.

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On the occasion of Easter, the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Dr Patrick Herminie, shares his message with Seychellois at home and abroad as they

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2026 Easter Message by the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN): Read more African news and insights on Africa.com.

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On the occasion of Easter, the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Dr Patrick Herminie, shares his message with Seychellois at home and abroad as they