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[CFR] Why a dangerous reliance on miracles matters for ethics and policy.

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[The Conversation Africa] A geomagnetic storm lit up the night sky in parts of the US during the first weekend in October. South Africa's National Space Agency (Sansa) told reporters that the storm had originated from a solar flare "that erupted from sunspot 3842 on October 3". It said this was the strongest Earth-facing solar flare recorded by Sansa in the past seven years and that the eruption briefly affected high-frequency radio communications, "resulting in a total radio blackout over the African region which lasted for up to

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[The New Humanitarian] Metuge District, Cabo Delgado -- 'If this war could have an end, I would go back and restart my life there with my children.'

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The infected prisoner has been isolated and is receiving medical treatment.

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[UN News] The number of people in Africa living with hearing loss could rise to 54 million by 2030, up from 40 million today, unless urgent measures are taken, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report published on Monday.

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The day after Tunisia’s third election since the Arab Spring, business went on as usual and there were no signs that an election had taken place

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[IEG] At Italian Exhibition Group's leading trade show for green technologies, from 5 th to 8 th November, in Rimini, Italy, focus on Africa and global environmental challenges. More than 100 African representatives and delegations from 120 foreign countries expected to attend.

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In the Tunisian capital, demonstrators gathered on Monday to observe the one-year mark since the outbreak of the latest war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The protest commenced at Bab El Khadra and moved towards Habib Bourguiba Avenue.

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Close to 17 million voters in the southern African nation of 31 million people are registered to vote for the next president along with 250 members of parliament and provincial assemblies.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has ramped up security in Tana River County following a series of violent clashes that have claimed at least nine lives and left several others injured.

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[African Arguments] Experts warn that payment problems and a lack of local ownership could undermine the effectiveness of a nationwide adaptation project.

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Islanders who had to leave their distant Indian Ocean home for a U.S. military base half a century ago protested outside the U.K. Parliament on Monday.

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[allAfrica] Lima, Peru -- Africa is contributing to groundbreaking data from the PURPOSE 2 study, which explores twice-yearly lenacapavir for HIV prevention. This study, with participants from South Africa and Uganda , is one of the scientific highlights showcased at the 5th HIV Research for Prevention Conference, better known as HIVR4P 2024, in Lima, Peru.

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The former Senegalese president Macky Sall has stepped down from his position as Special Envoy for the Paris Pact for People and the Planet (4P), a role he was appointed to by French President Emmanuel Macron in 2023.

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[RFI] After decades of legal battles, Britain has agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a former colony. The remote Indian Ocean archipelago will continue to host a US military base, but Chagossians exiled to make way for the base in the 1960s and 70s are questioning whether the deal can truly rectify past wrongs.

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Nine bodies were recovered from the site and a tenth person died in a hospital, said Charity Munganga Chanda, police commissioner for the Central Province.

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[Nyasa Times] In a bold move that has raised eyebrows across Malawi, President Lazarus Chakwera met with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva to discuss strategies aimed at boosting economic growth.

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[New Times] Rwanda, on October 6, kicked off a trial vaccination drive focused on people at highest risk of contracting Marburg virus, especially healthcare workers, according to the Ministry of Health.

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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that the number of cases where house workers have been abandoned is spiking, estimating that there are nearly 170,000 migrant workers in Lebanon

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Rigathi Gachagua, in a televised speech on Monday, accused the legislator who drafted the motion of lying, calling it “shameful and sensational.” This is the first time he's publicly addressing the issues raised by the legislator in detail.

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With the end of the transition period in Guinea on the horizon, uncertainty is still prevalent and concerns are intensifying.