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The Hashgraph Association and Exponential Science mark the conclusion of the 2025 Hedera Africa Hackathon, officially becoming the largest Web3 hackathon

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President William Ruto held a more formal welcoming ceremony Thursday, where he described Sawe's win as “a defining moment in the history of human endurance”

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[allAfrica] The Honorable Professor Amine Laghidi, an eminent international expert and presiding head of several global organizations, has been bestowed with the Special Award at the Trieste Summit.

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Across all discussions at the Business Africa Forum, a common thread emerged: self-determination. Whether through fintech innovation, practical AI adoption, or network-driven investment strategies, African entrepreneurs are actively reshaping the rules of engagement.

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The Paris Saint Germain player injured his right thigh during a Champions League semi-final first leg match against Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

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Years after a lead acid battery recycling plant shut down in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa, residents of Owino Uhuru say they are still suffering from lead poisoning, a growing public health risk as Africa’s clean energy boom drives a surge in battery use.

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The ruling junta in Burkina Faso has tightened security in the capital Ouagadougou in the wake of coordinated attacks in its neighbour and ally Mali, security sources told AFP on Wednesday

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's mobile money subscriptions rose sharply to 51.4 million in 2025, reflecting growing adoption of digital financial services.

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[Nyasa Times] The newly formed Federation of Civil Service Unions (FOCSU) has demanded a major overhaul of salaries and allowances for civil servants, rejecting the government's recent 10-20 percent pay increase as inadequate and unlawfully imposed without consultation.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A Nairobi court has acquitted former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko of money laundering charges, ruling that the prosecution failed to present sufficient evidence to sustain the accusation.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua has called for urgent government action following a horrific spate of deadly bandit attacks in Kitui County that have left at least eight people dead.

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Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe received a hero’s welcome on Wednesday when he returned to Nairobi after his record-breaking win at the London Marathon.

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Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe received a hero’s welcome on Wednesday when he returned to Nairobi after his record-breaking win at the London Marathon.

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This year’s theme, “For every generation, vaccines work,” could not be more timely for Kenya and Africa. Immunisation remains one of the

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[WFP] As conflict, flooding, displacement and economic shocks converge, millions of people across South Sudan are facing emergency levels of hunger. The World Food Programme is racing to deliver food and nutrition assistance in hard-to-reach areas, but access and funding constraints threaten to leave families without support.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of Republic of Congo, at the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday.

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Meta and its subcontractor disagree over why over 1000 Kenya-based workers were made redundant.

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The mechanism is also intended to prevent pollution and overexploitation of the water, with management and monitoring to be carried out jointly by the three countries.

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US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau reiterated Washington's support for Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara in Rabat, urging a "swift" resolution to a conflict that has been ongoing since 1975.

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Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe, has been given a deportation order after admitting to being in South Africa illegally. He had been in custody since mid February due to involvment in a shooting.

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[allAfrica] Africa's long-articulated dream of integration is slowly edging from rhetoric toward reality--but not fast enough. At the heart of this ambition lies the African Continental Free Trade Area, a flagship initiative of the African Union aimed at creating a single market for goods and services across the continent. If fully implemented, it promises to reshape Africa's economic landscape--unlocking intra-African trade, boosting industrialisation, and enabling the freer movement of people,