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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations announced the designation of chef Fatmata Binta, an award-winning culinary innovator and advocate for African agrifood systems, as FAO Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Africa.

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Fighting in North Darfur’s embattled capital of el-Fasher has tripled the number of displaced people this year alone in Tawila, a town about 60 kilometers away, said a UN migration agency official.

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After 10 years in prison without charge, a Lebanese judge has ordered the release of Hannibal Gadhafi, son of the late Libyan dictator, Moammar Gadhafi. But it’s on condition that he pays $11 million bail, something his lawyers say they will contest.

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Nigerian designer Lani Adeoye blends African heritage with contemporary innovation through her brand, Studio Lani, creating pieces that are

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After Cameroon's presidential election on 12 October, both parties have claimed victory, despite official results not expected for another week. In the port city of Garoua in northern Cameroon, supporters of opposition leader Issa Tchiroma are keeping watch outside the former minister's house.

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Driven by a mission to amplify underrepresented artists, Touria El Glaoui founded the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, now a powerhouse event in London,

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In Addis Ababa, a group of female skateboarders is defying stereotypes and carving out space in a male-dominated sport. Known as Addis Girls Skate,

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Nigeria’s new Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), opening on November 11, was set to showcase the returned Benin bronzes, looted by British forces in 1897.

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Archaeologists have uncovered a 3,500-year-old Egyptian military fortress in the northern Sinai Desert, near the Mediterranean, revealing a rare

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Ethiopian-American filmmaker Sosena Solomon is reshaping how the world sees Africa through Africa Reframed, a 12-part film series commissioned by

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This October, the global public art project “uncommissioned” is transforming 35 cities across the world into vibrant playgrounds of creativity.

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For Kenyan graffiti artist Phunk Bantu, every wall is a canvas for connection. Once a fine artist, he was inspired by Nairobi’s colorful matatu buses, leading

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From the deserts of Moyale to the riverbanks of Rundu, Africa’s border towns are sites where nations and cultures blend into dynamic hubs of activity.

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Activists are stopping foreigners going to some health clinics with little push-back from the state.

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Presidents and representatives of African heads of state joined thousands of mourners at a state funeral service on Friday for Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the democratic reformer who died this week in India at the age of 80

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Thousands of mourners attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Nairobi.

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[UN News] The United Nations faces a "race to bankruptcy" unless Member States pay their dues in full and on time, Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday, presenting a sharply reduced $3.238 billion regular budget for 2026.

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[Africa CDC] Dakar, Senegal -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in collaboration with the Government of Senegal and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has today opened the High-Level Regional Forum on Immunisation in West Africa, taking place in Dakar from 17-19 October 2025.

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[New Era] Futsal fans in the country will be in for a treat when the national futsal league continues over the weekend.

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[New Era] Family members and the community gathered at Katutura Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, where they staged a peaceful demonstration in relation to the horrific murder of Fiina Florence Nghifikwa.

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[New Era] Iuze Mukube