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Space42 Signs Strategic MOU With Angola During UAE President’s State Visit

AfricaDotcom  

Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company that seamlessly integrates satellite communications, geospatial analytics, and artificial intelligence

M23 rebels recapture town in eastern DRC as peace talks stall

Africanews  

The M23 rebel group recapture the town of Shoa eastern DRC’s North Kivu province, just one day after it briefly fell under control of the Congolese army and pro-government Waz-alendo militia.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch drone attack, hitting Israel's Ramon International Airport

Africanews  

A drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck southern Israel Sunday, hitting Ramon International Airport near Eilat and forcing a shutdown of airspace in the region.

Namibia’s forgotten genocide: how Bushmen were hunted and killed under German colonial rule

This Is Africa  

Germany’s genocide of the Ovaherero and Nama has been well documented, but the massacre of the Bushmen from 1912 to 1915 is seldom discussed.

A year later, Africa’s Gen Z uprising is only more emboldened

This Is Africa  

Despite facing brutal repression, the wave of youth-led movements in Nigeria and Kenya that exploded last year have shown remarkable resilience.

South Africa fall to heavy ODI defeat to England

BBC News Africa  

Jacob Bethell scores his first professional century before Jofra Archer runs through South Africa as England earn a thumping consolation victory in Southampton.

SA face New Zealand in World Cup quarter-finals after losing to France

BBC News Africa  

France face Ireland next Sunday in the Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, sealing top spot in Pool D by hammering South Africa in Northampton.

Morocco: Excitement as students, families gear up for new school year

Africanews  

Shops and markets selling school supplies have seen brisk business in recent days, as families stock up on essentials from notebooks and pens to schoolbags

Boko Haram militants kill 60 in an attack in Nigeria's northeast

Africanews  

Boko Haram militants killed dozens of people in a nighttime assault on a village in northeastern Nigeria that is home to residents who had recently returned from a camp for internally displaced persons, authorities said

Kenya's Chepkirui wins Great North Run

BBC News Africa  

Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui claims victory in the Great North Run women's race as Eilish McColgan finished third.

Lesotho: Lesotho's Giant Dam Takes Shape

allAfrica  

[GroundUp] Polihali Dam will boost water transfers to Gauteng

Pope Leo XIV canonizes first two saints of his pontificate

Africanews  

Pontiff said both created 'masterpieces' out of lives by dedicating them to God

Sudan’s war devastates farming, pushes millions toward famine

Africanews  

Agriculture, once the backbone of Sudan's economy, has been crippled by widespread fighting that destroyed irrigation systems, drove farm workers from their land and left vast areas uncultivated

'Nonsense': Egypt denounces Israel's plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza

Africanews  

Gaza's Ministry of Health on Saturday reported that at least six more people died as a result of the Israeli-induced famine over the past day, bringing the total number of deaths from starvation during nearly two years of war to 382

Chinese technology shines at Aviation Africa Summit 2025 in Rwanda

Africanews  

Opening the summit, Rwandan President Paul Kagame said that the high cost of air travel remains a barrier to tourism and connectivity across Africa

South Sudan repatriates Mexican man deported from US in July

Africanews  

Rights groups have argued that the Trump administration's increasing practice of deporting migrants to third countries violated international law and the basic rights of migrants

Ethiopia outfoxes Egypt over the Nile's waters with its mighty dam

BBC News Africa  

Ethiopia is set to inaugurate a mega dam that has stoked tensions with Egypt.

One of the world's most sacred places is being turned into a luxury mega-resort

BBC News Africa  

The biblical site of Mount Sinai in Egypt is at the heart of an unholy row over plans to build a huge new tourism project.

Boko Haram kills at least 60 in overnight attack on Nigerian village

BBC News Africa  

Many of those killed had recently returned to the village in Borno State, following years of displacement.

Africa: Uncertainties Mount as African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Deadline Nears

allAfrica  

[allAfrica] With the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) that has anchored U.S-Africa relations since 2000 set to expire on September 30, prospects for extension or renewal grow increasingly slim. Among foundational principles that have anchored AGOA, the key one is the duty-free entry of specific African products into the American market.

Sudanese feminist drama "Cotton Queen" warmly received at Venice Film Festival

Africanews  

Sudanese-Russian filmmaker Mirghani, who is based in Qatar, made a short film of the story in Sudan, and had wanted to return and make a feature length version in the same location, with the same cast. But when war broke out in Sudan, she was forced to shoot the film in Egypt

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