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[allAfrica] For more than 40 years, scientists have chased a virus that refuses to stand still. HIV mutates quickly, hiding in long-lived cells and forming what are known as viral reservoirs, one of the main reasons there is still no cure. Outside the lab, some believe a cure is being held back to protect profits from lifelong treatment. Meanwhile, prevention science is moving fast, with long-acting options like twice-yearly lenacapavir hailed as breakthroughs. But even with new prevention tools, many people living

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[Premium Times] Ahmad Zubairu, Acting Media Information Officer at the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke, said in a statement that the incident occurred on Wednesday

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[New Dawn] Monrovia -- Deputy Information Minister Daniel Sanoe has clarified that the government's asset recovery efforts are not targeting former First Lady Clar Weah personally, but rather her foundation, which authorities suspect may have been established using government resources.

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For a third consecutive day, rescue teams in Minas Gerais continued searching through mud and debris after landslides killed at least 54 people and displaced thousands amid forecasts of further rainfall.

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Hillary Clinton had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, the former us secretary of state told a Congressional committee probing the convicted sex offender.

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[Daily Maverick] While land is scarce and the need for developing affordable housing is very high, the City must look for alternative sources of revenue, rather than selling off public assets that ultimately belong to all residents of Cape Town.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Prices of sugar, wheat flour, mangoes, tomatoes, petrol and electricity declined in February, helping ease inflation to 4.3 percent from 4.4 percent in January, according to new data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).

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Ramadan in Gaza unfolds amid mourning, destroyed homes, and mass displacement, while UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warns of long-term consequences.

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Killings of civilians in Sudan's war more than doubled in 2025 compared with the previous year, the United Nations rights chief said Thursday, warning that thousands more dead are unidentified or remain missing.

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[Nile Post] The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a $1.2 billion, five-year health partnership with the United States, joining Uganda in embracing Washington's new bilateral financing model, even as Zambia and Zimbabwe have rejected similar agreements over concerns about health data sovereignty and the terms attached to the funding.

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[GroundUp] Government expects to earn more, borrow less, and spend less on debt repayments

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's annual inflation rate slowed to 4.3 per cent in February from 4.4 per cent in January, according to the latest figures released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).

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[Liberian Observer] In a renewed push to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Liberia, Medica Liberia, Community Healthcare Initiatives (CHI), and the National Coalition Against Harmful Practices (NCAHP) have launched a nationwide awareness drive under the banner: "Born Perfect, Stay Perfect." The campaign, rolled out in observance of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, signals a growing national reckoning with a deeply rooted cultural practice that continues to divide communities, lawmakers,

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Human rights activist and presidential aspirant Boniface Mwangi has sparked controversy after publishing a list of foreigners he claims were issued Kenyan passports under direct orders from State House, Nairobi.

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[Daily Trust] Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested 113 suspects while allegedly waiting to collect ransom at a forest in the State.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A 33-year-old Kenyan man accused of recruiting youths to fight in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has been arraigned in court over alleged human trafficking and exploitation.

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A UN flight landed at Khartoum airport on Thursday, the first since Sudan's nearly three-year war began, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the country said, calling it "a big deal" for aid workers trying to reach millions of Sudanese in need.

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[DW] South Sudan's instability is deepening: a ninth finance minister since 2020, the suspended first vice president on trial for treason, and extreme violence in the country's largest state.

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Gabon is in talks with Meta and TikTok over the country’s social media ban, the communication ministry said on Thursday.

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The disgraced financier was in talks to buy luxury abode Bin Ennakhi - but the purchase was never completed.