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Airtel Africa Foundation has partnered on a Joint Initiative with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA)

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The announcement comes after growing reports of the mass killings, including of patients at a hospital.

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The Honourable Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister of Electricity and Energy of South Africa, has officially endorsed the Africa Energy Indaba 2026,

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[RFI] France and Togo are co-hosting a conference in Paris on Thursday to support peace and prosperity in the Great Lakes region of Africa. A coalition of international NGOs will urge participants to step up their financial response to the "unprecedented humanitarian crisis" in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries.

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[SNA] Port Sudan -- The Undersecretary of the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hussein Al-Amin, has revealed the reasons for the expulsion of the World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director along with the Operations Manager from the Sudan and giving them 72 hours to leave the country.

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“Beyond the financial and technical implications, corruption also damages the moral fabric of our profession, discouraging ethical engineers who strive to

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[CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to immediately release two journalists arrested in an October 28-29, 2025, crackdown on two outlets -- 7TV and RFM -- that had broadcast interviews with a politician wanted by authorities. Three other journalists were also detained during the raid on RFM, but released the same day.

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Mali has revoked more than 90 mining exploration permits, including those held by international companies, after officials said operators failed to meet new legal requirements.

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[GroundUp] At Vyeboom Clinic near Vuwani in Limpopo, staff and patients have to bring water and use pit toilets

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[GroundUp] Ten years after the Michael Komape tragedy, many schools still need proper toilets

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[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE has agreed to allow ZESCO to use more water from the Kariba Dam in order to generate additional electricity after the utility exhausted its 2025 water allocation.

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[Premium Times] Initially, the military arrested 16 officers over the alleged coup plot but insiders said the number of suspects have swollen over time.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA) of women and girls in Kenya is escalating, with predators using social media, dating apps, and digital tools to recruit, groom, and abuse victims, according to two new reports by Equality Now and partners.

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[HRW] Ensure Accountability, Provide Prompt and Effective Redress to Victims

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[allAfrica] Accra, Ghana -- "Foundational learning, some time back - during my time - was well done," said Honorable Harry Kamboni, Member of Parliament for Kalomo Central in Southern Zambia. "But as we went on, it was neglected."

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[allAfrica] Accra, Ghana -- Foundational learning, the ability to read, write, and do basic math, is the bedrock of every child's education. This is not just an educational failure, but also a development emergency.

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[allAfrica] Tanzania's general elections triggered widespread protests in key cities including Dar es Salaam and Arusha as citizens demonstrated for the first time in 65 years. The absence of credible opposition candidates and the arrest of prominent opposition leader Tundu Lissu sparked the action as thousands of protesters took to the streets in defiance of a nationwide 6pm to 6am curfew imposed by authorities.

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Protesters gathered outside London’s Downing Street on Wednesday to show solidarity with the people of Sudan, as the country’s brutal two-year war enters a new and more dangerous phase.

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[Daily Maverick] One would have expected Tanzania, as the de facto leader of the Frontline States, to defend the gains of the liberation struggle and to be a leader in democratic practices. But alas, it has projected the worst of practices that are undemocratic in post-independent African states.

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[Capital FM] Kisumu -- A prominent Kisumu-based lawyer and former East Africa Law Society president James Aggrey Mwamu has called for urgent electoral reforms in Tanzania, saying the country stands at a "critical democratic crossroads."

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[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- ''No one can say they didn't know.''