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[The Conversation Africa] In rural sub-Saharan Africa, access to clean drinking water often depends on a simple technology: the handpump.

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[The Conversation Africa] South Africa introduced a new amendment to the parental leave policy in October 2025. The aim was to provide equitable rights for all parents. Noreth Muller-Kluits, a disability researcher and social worker by training, examines the policy as it affects people living with disabilities. Her recent work includes formulating a guide to support reproductive healthcare for women with disabilities.

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[The Conversation Africa] West Africa as a region has long had one of the most mobile populations in the world. Since 1979, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has allowed citizens of its member states to travel freely across borders without visas.

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[The Conversation Africa] Africa holds abundant private savings, but much of it remains informal. As a result, its contribution to development financing is limited.

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[RFI] Lagos, Nigeria, June 1993. Political upheaval grips the country as it votes in its first general election since the 1983 military coup. It's against this backdrop that Akinola Davies Jr set his award-winning debut film My Father's Shadow. Alongside hopes for a new nation are the trials and tribulations of an ordinary father and his sons - a story of love, loss and absence.

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[RFI] Algeria announced three days of national mourning on Sunday after the death of 84-year-old Liamine Zeroual, the former soldier who served as the country's president from 1994 to 1999.

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[RFI] Egypt will impose emergency energy-saving measures this weekend as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drives up fuel costs and raises fears of an energy crisis.

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[Dabanga] El Gezira / Khartoum / Merowe -- Sudan's El Gezira state, once a leading centre for medical care after Khartoum, is facing a near total collapse of its health system, forcing residents to travel hundreds of kilometres for even basic tests, according to statements made to Radio Dabanga.

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[Dabanga] Cairo -- Rashid Mohamed Abbas, a Sudanese resident in Egypt, died on Monday following his detention by Egyptian authorities. His death marks the sixth recorded case of a Sudanese national dying in Egyptian custody in the past 45 days.

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[RFI] Russian operatives worked in Chad in 2024 to pull the country closer to Moscow and away from Western influence, internal documents reviewed by an international media consortium reveal. The papers show efforts to build ties with Chadian authorities, spread anti-Western narratives and target opposition figure Succès Masra during a tense election year.

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[RFI] Thirty years after seven French monks were kidnapped and killed in the Atlas mountains at the height of Algeria's civil war, a lawyer for the victims' relatives tells RFI an official investigation has yet to uncover the full truth.

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[RFI] As Pope Leo XIV prepares to visit Equatorial Guinea next month, the country is reportedly relying on members of the public to help finance the trip - including by having money deducted from their salaries.

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The People’s Republic of China has extended a new grant of RMB 100 million (approximately SCR 220 million) to support priority development projects in

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The ECOWAS Staff Mutual Credit Union (ESMCU) has announced significant financial growth and introduced new welfare–driven initiatives during its Annual General

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On Friday, 27 March 2026, Ministers in charge of Telecommunications, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), and Digitalisation from across the

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Ghana, like many countries in the WHO Africa Region, remains vulnerable to public health emergencies due to underlying vulnerabilities and challenging health

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[allAfrica] By any reasonable standard, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decision to penalize Senegal for their walkout is not just controversial--it is emblematic of a deeper institutional failure that African football can no longer afford to ignore.

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Semenya slams IOC chief Coventry over Olympic ban on transgender women

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Véron Mosengo-Omba has stepped down as general secretary of the Confederation of African Football after five years as the deputy head of African soccer’s governing body.

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Veron Mosengo-Omba, a controversial figure, leaves at a turbulent time for African football.

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Conflicting reports from local sources, rebel leaders, and a silent Kinshasa leave it unclear whether M23 fighters are truly pulling back or merely rotating troops on the front lines.