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Zimbabwe: Netone Urges Youth to Harness Ai As Driver of Jobs and Digital Transformation

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[263Chat] Mobile network operator NetOne has called on young Zimbabweans to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) as a catalyst for innovation, industrialisation and job creation, while warning that the rapid adoption of the technology must be accompanied by robust cybersecurity measures.

Uganda: Nine Nup Supporters Granted Amnesty

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[Nile Post] A group of nine supporters of opposition National Unity Platform(NUP) have been granted amnesty by the Uganda Amnesty Commission.

Nigeria: FG to End Electricity Subsidy From 2027

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[Vanguard] The Federal Government has announced plans to phase out electricity subsidy payments from 2027 as part of efforts to address mounting debts in the power sector.

Nigeria: Nigerian Police Deploy New CP to Oversee Osun Governorship Poll

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[Premium Times] The deployment comes after months of controversies sourrounding the conduct of the Osun State Police command led by former CP Ibrahim Gotan and calls for his redeployment by the state government.

Uganda: HIV Injection Is Not a Vaccine, Experts Warn

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Experts have urged those who already received their first injection of the twice-yearly HIV preventing drug Lenacapavir to consider using combination prevention options, warning that the game changer injection is not a vaccine.

Campaigners demand sanctuary for Johannesburg Zoo elephants

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Behind the fences of Johannesburg Zoo, three elephants are at the centre of a growing legal battle. Animal welfare campaigners say captivity is no place for them and are asking the courts to order their transfer to a rewilding sanctuary.

East Africa: U.S. Senators Urge Rubio to Address Impact of Ebola Outbreak on Women

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[United States Senate] WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the State Department to take swift action to protect women and infants from the deadly impact of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Africa. The Senators called on the Trump Administration to promptly use congressionally appropriated funds for voluntary family planning programming to distribute already purchased family planning

Kenya: Fifteen elephants found dead of suspected pesticide poisoning

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Initial investigations suggest they died after ingesting pesticides used on nearby tomato farms.

Absa And UK Export Finance Partner To Unlock $100 Million In Trade And Growth Opportunities Across Africa

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Absa Bank Limited, through its Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) division, and UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK government’s export credit agency, today

United Nations calls for an end to crackdown on civic freedoms in Uganda

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Its human rights office says restrictions on civil liberties are creating fear among opposition supporters, journalists, activists, and civil society groups.

Dangote’s Mega-Refinery Eyes Africa’s Largest IPO

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Africa’s richest man is preparing to rewrite the continent’s capital markets playbook. Aliko Dangote’s $20 billion petroleum refinery in Lagos has formally

Mali: HRW accuses Russian paramilitaries of killing 8 civilians

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Russian paramilitaries from Africa Corps, which is supporting Mali in its fight against insurgents, killed eight civilians, including three children, in June airstrikes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Friday.

Ghana forecasts 16% fall in cocoa production following bad weather and disease

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Ghana is warning of a sharp drop in cocoa production next season, with output expected to fall by at least 16 percent.

Oprah Winfrey to close South African girls' school, expand scholarship

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Oprah Winfrey will close the prestigious girls' school she founded in South Africa after the 2027 academic year, marking the end of nearly two decades of campus-based education.

IMF completes reviews in Egypt unlocking $1.8 billion

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The prime minister has welcomed the news, saying it is a renewed vote of confidence in the country's economic reform programme.

At least 25 people killed in Algeria bus crash

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Prime Minister ​Sifi ​Ghrieb ⁠has visited the hospital where some of thoe injured ⁠have ​been taken.

Ebola Outbreak in Congo Becomes Second-Deadliest on Record

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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surged past grim milestones, becoming the second-largest and fastest-growing epidemic of the

Asia’s soccer body joins opposition to Infantino’s plan for private investors

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Asia’s soccer body joined opposition to Gianni Infantino’s plan for private investors to buy stakes in the World Cup and said Friday FIFA must urgently review its management style.

Spain and Morocco reinforce border after tens of thousands cross into Ceuta

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Officials estimate that more than 49,000 people crossed between Morocco and Ceuta in a 24-hour period.

Somalia: Somalia's President Arrives in Uganda Ahead of Aussom Summit, Holds Talks With Museveni

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[Shabelle] Kampala -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Uganda's capital Kampala on Friday, where he held bilateral talks with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni ahead of a summit expected to shape the future of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM).

Nigeria removed from South African pop star Tyla's upcoming world tour

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Nigerians urged Tyla to cancel her concert in Lagos over anti-migrant protests in South Africa.

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