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Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, marks World Art Day 2026 through their Pan-African “Art and Fashion

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Gabon is emerging as one of Africa’s most active upstream investment destinations, offering opportunities across frontier deepwater exploration, recent

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Eugene Okpere, Executive Vice President Exploration, Strategy&Portfolio for Integrated Gas&Upstream at Shell, will speak at the Angola Oil&Gas

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Nigerian oil and gas company Oando Energy has joined African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 as an Emerald Sponsor with compelling financial momentum after reporting a

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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced its equity investment in

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Appointment signals a move toward AI-powered operational transparency, real-time compliance, and data-led growth for customers Read more African news and

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As the war in Sudan enters its fourth year with sexual violence as one of its most defining features, UN Women calls for the protection of all women and

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Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday called on Cameroon's authorities to examine their "conscience" and break "the chains of corruption" on the first day of a visit to the country.

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[allAfrica] Sudan remains the world's biggest humanitarian crisis on the three-year anniversary of the current conflict that has torn apart the country's immense promise, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator says, signalling that the response has been crippled by severe underfunding.

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Speaking at the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva reaffirmed the institution’s role in supporting its member states.

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[Dabanga] Berlin / Amsterdam -- The Third International Conference on Sudan that commenced in the German capital, Berlin, this morning, is aimed at mobilising international support for peace efforts, delivering humanitarian aid and easing the worsening crisis. Some 40 political and civilian figures are taking part, while Sudan's warring parties have been excluded. The one-day conference coincides with the third anniversary of the war that broke out on 15 April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, along

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[Dabanga] Berlin -- The Third International Conference on Sudan commenced in Berlin today, amid hopes among Sudanese observers that the international community will meet its humanitarian commitments to the country. The United Nations' special envoy for Sudan, Pekka Haavisto, said the conference was a crucial step in supporting the delivery of humanitarian aid and bringing an end to the war. He described the meeting as an "excellent opportunity" to call for a humanitarian truce that would allow aid workers to reach affected

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Iranian state media reported Wednesday that the commander of Iran’s joint military command warned that Iran would completely block exports and imports across the Persian Gulf region, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea if the United States did not lift its blockade on Iranian ports.

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[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudanese government has reiterated its strong rejection of the Third International Conference on Sudan commenced in Berlin today, stating that the move "represents a disregard for the country's sovereignty" and "a consecration" of what it described as the approach of colonial tutelage.

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The state is seeking the maximum 15-year jail term for Malema, who was found guilty in October of violating firearm laws by shooting a gun in the air at an EFF celebration near the city in 2018.

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[The New Humanitarian] After three years of catastrophic conflict, Sudan is divided and partitioned between the warring parties and their various armed allies, with few signs of any breakthrough in mediation efforts, and every indication of further regional escalation.

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After two days in Algeria marred by two suicide attacks and a spat with US President Donald Trump, the pontiff's plane landed in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde shortly before 3:00 pm local time (1400 GMT), an AFP journalist travelling on the papal plane said.

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Cameroonian President Paul Biya signed a bill on Tuesday to restore the vice presidency to the country's government structure.

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Abubakar Malami was seen as one of the most influential ministers under former President Muhammadu Buhari.

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[allAfrica] After three years of war in Sudan, the Sudanese people continue to pay the worst price. Since the start of this year alone, 700 civilians have been killed in drone strikes by the warring factions; two out of every three Sudanese are now acutely food insecure; and the poverty rate has deepened, with now 70% of the population living at or below the World Bank's poverty threshold of $2/day.

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Togo has launched a campaign to adopt a world map that better represents the true size of Africa. Now Togo will ask UN member states to commit to ditching European centred maps in favour of more accurate representations.