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Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.

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[HRW] Prosecution of Former Prime Minister Embodies Heightened Repression

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[Namibian] The fires at Etosha National Park have scorched habitats, grazing land, wildlife and are now affecting roads, camps and nearby villages.

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[New Times] Rwanda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Martin Ngoga, on Tuesday, September 30, told the Security Council that recent UN reporting on eastern DR Congo omits critical facts, such as hate speech and the implication of MONUSCO's support to the Congolese army despite its documented alliance with the genocidal forces of FDLR.

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[RFI] France Médias Monde - parent company to RFI and TV station France 24 - has launched a new digital news channel: ZOA. Focused on feature-style stories, the platform targets a young African audience, and was built by young African journalists. Meet RFI's new little sister.

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[CPJ] New York -- In Sudan's vast western region of Darfur, journalists in El-Fasher are trapped under siege, enduring violence, hunger, and relentless bombardment alongside the people whose lives they report on.

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[Leadership] The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the coalition opposition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), have disagreed over the state of the economy under President Bola Tinubu's administration.

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[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- October 1, 2025 - The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) congratulates the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) on achieving the World Health Organization (WHO) Maturity Level 3 (ML3) for its medicines regulatory system. This milestone is a major step forward in ensuring the safety, quality, and effectiveness of medicines in Ethiopia.

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[The New Humanitarian] "They sow terror so that they will be listened to."

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[IPS] Farmers in Tanzania's drought-hit Dodoma region offer a potent message for negotiators heading to COP30 in Brazil: climate justice is not an abstract slogan. It is a water trough filled close to home, a tree shading a schoolyard, and a beehive buzzing with possibility.

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[UN News] As gangs in Haiti continue to expand the areas under their control and show no signs of holding back on terrorizing the population, decisive action has been taken by the UN Security Council to fight back against the violence they are perpetrating.

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[UN News] Over 190 world leaders spoke from the General Assembly podium during high-level week - underscoring the UN's enduring relevance as a form of "life insurance" for many of the world's developing countries, said President Annalena Baerbock on Wednesday.

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[UN News] The "colour line" still exists today - proof that more must be done to stamp out anti-Black racism, the head of a UN platform that promotes greater inclusion and equality of the global African diaspora said on Wednesday.

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[The Conversation Africa] Students at South African universities have to deal with a disturbing reality. They face the threat of violent crime, in particular gender-based violence. They also battle with substandard infrastructure - some of it life threatening. And institutions aren't ready to respond.

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The huge off-shore facility run by BP means they now struggle to survive, the fishermen say.

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This year, the festival explores the theme "From Cinema Screens, Bridges Are Built and Stories Are Told."

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Protesters have returned to the streets despite the government's recent dissolution.

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The African Development Bank's Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption (PIAC) and the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a framework for cooperation between the two organizations for information sharing and capacity building.

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In the M23 controlled city, many residents fear greater violence and division after Kabila's conviction.

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Athens was paralyzed by a general strike as thousands protested new labour laws. Public transport, schools, courts, and hospitals faced major disruptions.