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Moonshot 2025 closes in Lagos: Nigeria champions drive to increase intra-continental digital trade while Experts call for a unified African IP framework as creators lose billions; the AfCFTA protocol is seen as key to unlocking the continent’s $17 billion creative industry.

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The pop superstar was honored with the Icon Award at the Gala of the Stars, an annual event organized by Dancers Against Cancer celebrating excellence and resilience in the global dance community. The award was presented by screen legend Liza Minnelli.

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[263Chat] South Africa's Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen has hailed Zimbabwe's decision to lift its ban on maize and grain imports describing it as a vital step towards regional food security and economic stability.

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[Premium Times] A wave of real estate development in the cities and urban centres of Africa's most populous nation, where the government requires $6.25 billion in yearly investment to narrow a housing shortfall, is fuelling demand for building materials, particularly cement.

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A recent visit by humanitarian officials from UNICEF to Sudan reiterated the depth of the country's humanitarian crisis, as the brutal war flares on.

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Powerful winds swept across parts of New Zealand for the second time in a week on Thursday, disrupting flights, forcing school closures, and causing widespread transport delays.

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She was married to Ghana's longest-serving leader Jerry John Rawlings and known for her women's rights work.

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met with Vietnamese President Luong Cuong on Thursday as he started a two day visit to Hanoi to boost ties with the Southeast Asian nation.

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Women's marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich is banned for three years after the Kenyan admits to anti-doping rule violations.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has defended the revised Cybercrimes Act saying the new law is designed to protect Kenyans from online harm -- including terrorism recruitment, religious extremism, pornography, and cyberbullying -- not to curtail freedom of expression as claimed by critics.

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[Botswana Daily News] Pandamatenga -- Around 50,000 hectares of land in the CH9, CH8, and CH12 controlled hunting areas have been burnt by recent veldt fires that occured near Pandamatenga in the Chobe District.

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[Scrolla] Meat prices have increased again, with stewing beef up 32% and overall meat inflation at 11.7% - the highest in seven years. Eggs, milk and rice have become cheaper, offering some relief as transport and fuel costs continue to drop.

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The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients – revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors, according to preliminary research reported in the journal Nature.

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Nnamdi Kanu is on trial for terrorism and incitement to violence as head of the separatist group, Ipob.

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Forty people, including infants, died when a boat carrying migrants seeking to reach Europe sank Wednesday off the coast of Tunisia, according to local judicial authorities. Around 30 others were rescued.

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Residents of Casablanca awoke on Wednesday to tragic news of a house collapse in the “Old Medina,” resulting in the deaths of two people and ongoing efforts to rescue a third individual.

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[Premium Times] A team of police officers arrested Mr Sowore at the Federal High Court in Abuja where IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu also appeared for his terrorism trial on Thursday.

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[RFI] Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire -- As Ivorians head to the polls on Saturday, with their 83-year-old incumbent president seeking a fourth term, young people in the country spoke to RFI about the frustrations of living in a country with a healthy economy but a lack of opportunities.

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) published its list of candidates for the player of the year award on Wednesday. While the date of the ceremony is not yet known, the event already promises quite some suspense.

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[allAfrica] Durban -- Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, the threat of new pandemics still looms, and the urgency remains. As the fourth International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025) began in Durban, South Africa, a big question emerged: Is Africa prepared for the next pandemic?

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[allAfrica] Every year, rabies silently kills children across East Africa, even though it is one of the few infectious diseases that is 100% preventable. Globally, rabies causes approximately 59,000 deaths a year, mainly in Africa and Asia. In Kenya, 99% of human cases are attributed to dog bites/ scratches. In our region, children are the most vulnerable, often bitten while playing with dogs, and too often not able to access timely post-exposure (PEP) treatment that includes wound washing and vaccines. Families are