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[The Conversation Africa] Madagascar is home to seven species of baobab trees, of which six are found nowhere else on the planet. Many of the trees have been alive for well over 1,000 years. The ancient trees have become symbols of Madagascar itself. They're also gifts to climate science.
[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria's new Electoral Act, passed in February 2026, is a significant attempt to overhaul the country's electoral framework.
[RFI] In the heart of Ethiopia's ancient walled city of Harar, more than 500 kilometres east of Addis Ababa, stands a museum dedicated to Arthur Rimbaud. It offers visitors the chance to discover a little-known period in the brief life of the French poet, who spent most of his final 10 years in East Africa.
[RFI] France this week passed a law to simplify the restitution of art and artefacts looted from its former colonies and now held in public collections, a move designed to speed up the response to requests from countries in Africa. Senegalese philosopher Souleymane Bachir Diagne reflects on what the reform means in practice - and why he believes there's a case for some objects to remain in France.
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A DNA and legal project has identified the fathers of 20 children born near a military base in Kenya.
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President John Dramani Mahama has explained that the policy decision to construct modern multipurpose markets across the country was a major campaign promise
Papyrus Global has announced a strategic partnership with Talentz MEDIA (https://www.TalentzMEDIA.com), a Ghana-based media organization dedicated to
“Recently, at Dodowa, where I launched the Free Primary Healthcare Programme, we handed over equipment, including vehicles, for distribution to CHPS
Across various health facilities in the Central River Region (CRR), The Gambia, a quiet but impactful collaboration is unfolding: one that places frontline
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Angolan opposition leader Adalberto Costa Júnior praised Pope Leo XIV for his speech in support of Angolan people on Saturday.
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Congo River Alliance rebel coalition made progress on a protocol on humanitarian access, judicial protection, ceasefire oversight and the release of prisoners.
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called on Angolans to “build hope for the future” and fight corruption, as he celebrated Mass before an estimated 100,000 people outside the capital.
[allAfrica] Zimbabwe is marking 46 years of independence (1980-2026)--a journey that began on 18 April 1980, when the country attained majority rule and stepped into a future defined by self-determination and the promise of shared prosperity.
The largest performing arts market on the African continent is back in Abidjan. The 2026 edition of MASA took over the capital’s Culture Palace with hundreds of diverse shows.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva strongly criticised the members of the United Nations Security Council during the Meeting in Defence of Democracy in Spain on Saturday.
Three Senegalese football fans who were detained in Morocco have been released on Saturday.
Argentina marked one year since Pope Francis’s death on Friday 18 April 2026 with a large open air tribute in Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires. A DJ priest led the tribute, mixing electronic music with messages of peace. The gathering drew large crowds.
Togo presented its new geopolitical and security strategy for the Sahel during a high-level meeting in Lomé on Saturday.
China has tested humanoid robots in a real race setting in Beijing. The event highlights advances in endurance, balance and AI behaviour. Engineers see it as a step towards wider use.
When war shattered Khartoum in April 2023, Sudanese band Aswat Almadina was mid-session in a recording studio, surrounded by guitars and keyboards. Within
A fossilized embryo discovered near South Africa’s Eastern Cape in 2008 has just solved a 20-year scientific mystery. Using powerful X-ray technology at a
