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[UN News] A senior United Nations official on Monday hailed the European Union (EU) as "a major economic and diplomatic actor and a strong advocate of multilateralism."

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[UN News] As Sudan's war moves into a fourth year, civilians are still being killed, displaced and subjected to widespread sexual violence, the UN's top humanitarian official in the country warned on Monday, calling for urgent action to stop the fighting and protect civilians.

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[UN News] Digital tools are changing the way countries manage everything from tracking refugees to caring for the elderly.

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[Daba Finance] Zenith Bank will launch its Côte d'Ivoire subsidiary on April 29, marking its entry into Francophone West Africa and one of the region's largest banking markets.

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[Daba Finance] Egypt's annual inflation rate rose to 13.5% in March from 11.5% in February, driven by higher food and transport costs, according to CAPMAS.

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[Daba Finance] Aliko Dangote plans to list shares of the Dangote Refinery across multiple African stock exchanges, in what could become one of the largest and most complex equity offerings on the continent. The IPO will be structured as a pan-African listing, with a primary listing expected on the Nigerian Exchange and cross-border access for investors in other markets.

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[The Conversation Africa] Over the last several decades, the oceans have become more crowded. Aquaculture, wind and wave energy, and oil and gas exploration are taking up more space. This growth threatens the health of ocean ecosystems and coastal communities' access to food and livelihoods that they have relied on for centuries.

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[The Conversation Africa] Nelson Mandela remains one of the most revered political leaders of modern times. He is widely credited with guiding South Africa through a peaceful transition from apartheid to democracy. He embodied racial reconciliation, and lent moral authority to a fragile new state. Yet admiration for Mandela the symbol has often obscured a more difficult question. How effective was Mandela in the day-to-day exercise of presidential power?

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[The Conversation Africa] The UK government has shelved legislation to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the US government withdrew its support for the deal.

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[The Conversation Africa] The minibus taxi is ubiquitous in southern Africa. These vehicles are the backbone of the urban economy, providing affordable mobility for millions. In Cape Town, South Africa's second most populous city, they are central to the transport landscape.

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[RFI] Dozens of people in northeastern Nigeria have been killed in airstrikes carried out by Nigeria's military, which claimed to be targeting jihadists, local residents and NGOs said Sunday.

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The Democratic Alliance's new leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis, admits the party's support is too narrow.

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The conference rooms were well-lit and climate-controlled — New York, London, Paris, the standard circuit of money. But the delegation that walked in was

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There is a particular kind of silence that follows a long argument finally won — not triumphant, not loud, but settled. That is the silence spreading across

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Senegal is reinforcing the policy architecture behind its new hydrocarbons era, with the Ministry of Energy, Petroleum and Mines launching reforms to the

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The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) has welcomed bp’s acquisition of a 60% operating interest in three offshore exploration blocks in

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Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany officially launched their programs in partnership with H.E. Madam

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Few figures have been as closely associated with the rise of the cryptocurrency industry as Binance (www.Binance.com) co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ). In his

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The Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Public Administration (including Traditional Affairs, Human Settlements, and Water and Sanitation) will

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Geneva, Switzerland, 13 April 2026- /African Media Agency (AMA)/- The health authorities in Burundi, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and

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Cybercrime is no longer a distant threat absorbed by wealthy economies with the resources to absorb it. It has moved — quietly, deliberately — into the