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[New Zimbabwe] Residents of Glenview, one of Harare's cholera hotspots, have petitioned Mayor Jacob Mafume to stop the planned demolition of a public borehole that serves more than 2,800 people.

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[Dabanga] El Fasher -- The North Darfur capital of El Fasher is suffering from a complete communications and internet blackout, making it extremely difficult to obtain accurate information about the humanitarian situation and the number of missing persons, and allowing for the spread of misinformation and the suppression of facts. The Freedom Secretariat of the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate warns against attempts to silence the press and target journalists to prevent the world from following events in Darfur. In a statement

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[UN News] Decades of progress in protecting the planet's carbon dioxide-busting forests are at risk as the climate crisis continues to accelerate, UN forestry experts said on Wednesday.

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[The New Humanitarian] Maiduguri, Nigeria -- "You can't just return people and expect them to face whatever is out there."

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[The New Humanitarian] Kampala -- "There is a particular cruelty to safety when your family is dying."

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[African Arguments] The Zambezi is one of Africa's great rivers. Its basin, covering approximately 1,370,000 km2, is home to approximately 50 million people and spreads across eight countries: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The river cascades over Victoria Falls, Mosi-oa-Tunya, "the smoke that thunders," a name used by the Indigenous Batonga and Lozi people, and one of the natural wonders of the world, while also powering major hydroelectric dams such as Kariba and Cahora

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[African Arguments] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the International African Institute, hosted at SOAS University of London, the owners of the book series of the same name.

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[The Conversation Africa] A "blesser" is typically an older, relatively wealthier man who provides a younger woman with money, gifts, school fees or lifestyle access in exchange for a relationship that includes sex. Similar arrangements exist around the world, often called "sugar-daddy" relationships, but the South African version is closely tied to extreme inequality, youth unemployment, and a culture in which conspicuous consumption carries strong social currency. As a result, "blesser" has become a mainstream, even aspirational

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[The Conversation Africa] There is now a growing global consensus that additional measures are needed to support the agency of social protection beneficiaries. Such support will strengthen their self-sustaining livelihoods and pathways that would accelerate social and economic improvements and participation in the labour market, and promote wider social and political stability.

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[The Conversation Africa] Terrorism and insurgency have ravaged parts of Nigeria since 2009, especially in the northern regions. Tens of thousands of Nigerians have been killed and millions have been displaced by the violence. Nigeria was ranked sixth in the 2025 Global Terrorism Index, with a score of 7.658, moving up from eighth place in 2023 and 2024.

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Donald Trump says thousands of Christians are being killed in Nigeria - where has he got the numbers from?

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More than a dozen at-sea migrant rescue organisations are banding together to form a new fleet, cutting contact with the Libyan coast guard.

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The AMA Newsroom connects African stories to both human and AI audiences worldwide

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At SAP TechEd in 2025, SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) brings AI deep into the development process to level up how developers build.

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Meekness Lunga-Ayidu, Director Higher Education SSA, British Council, ‘on how African women can thrive within systems designed to advance opportunity and

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[CCA] Washington, DC -- As part of CCA's 5-year strategic framework, we are strengthening the levers that drive trade, investment, and sustainable economic ties between the United States and Africa. Our strategy is built on three pillars: Connect. Catalyze. Amplify. Each pillar ensures our members are supported not only with networks and programs, but with the visibility and influence needed to unlock opportunity at scale. AMPLIFY is how we ensure progress is seen and understood. It is focused on elevating member results,

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At least 85 people in the central Philippines have died in floods and heavy rains caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi. 75 others are missing. Tens of thousands have been evacuated after rains flooded homes and streets, swept away vehicles and left people trapped on their roofs.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered officials on Wednesday to submit proposals for a possible resumption of nuclear tests in response to President Donald Trump’s statements last week that appeared to suggest the US will restart its own atomic tests.

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Morocco suffer a blow before the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations as their captain Achraf Hakimi injures an ankle injury playing for PSG.

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Last week, Washington ordered non-essential embassy staff and citizens to leave Mali over security risks

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In a new report, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification warned than half the country's population is expected to face severe hunger in 2026