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The Duchess was speaking at an event in Abuja to highlighted the importance of female leadership and empowerment.
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Tunis, Tunisia — Tunisian security forces stormed the bar association in Tunis and arrested the lawyer and political commentator Sonia Dahmani after she made comments on television about the state of the country, her lawyers said.
The arrest late Saturday was covered live by the France 24 news...
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The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) held a validation workshop for the ECREEE 2023-2027 Gender Mainstreaming Strategy and Action Plan Report the 9 May 2024 in […]
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On May 10th, Yin Chengwu, Chinese Ambassador to Liberia, met with Ms. Bintia Stephen Tchicaya, the Representative of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The two sides exchanged views on strengthening multilateral cooperation in the […]
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Armed with gardening hoes while others cradled bamboo seedlings, students gathered outside their school in Kenya's capital. They hoped the fully grown bamboo would help to filter filthy air from one of Africa's largest trash dumps next door.
More than 100 bamboo plantings dot the...
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Winnie Makinda, 35, says she is facing the worst crisis and lowest moment of her life because of the Kenyan government's response to floods that devastated her poor community in the capital, Nairobi.
The floods and mudslides swept away people and inundated homes, killing at least...
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The Duchess of Sussex describes the "eye opening" experience of learning about her Nigerian ancestry.
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After decades of instability and conflict in Central African Republic one in five Central Africans is either internally displaced or has found refuge abroad.
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The government will consistently address the persistent human resource challenges that slow down the realisation of Universal Health Coverage, President William Ruto has said. The President said the government will […]
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I am gravely concerned by the eruption of clashes in Al Fasher despite repeated calls to parties to the conflict to refrain from attacking the city. I reiterate – the […]
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Child-directed educational technology can deliver high quality education for millions of marginalised children worldwide.
Nicola Pitchford, Professor of Developmental Psychology, University of Nottingham
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Female genital mutilation is on the rise in Africa: disturbing new trends are driving up the numbers
To eliminate female genital mutilation by 2030, progress would need to be 27 times faster. Understanding shifting trends behind this practice is a start.
Tamsin Bradley, Professor of International Development Studies, University of Portsmouth
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In Madagascar, communities and scientists are growing tens of thousands of baobab seedlings to restore the 1,000-year-old forests.
Seheno Andriantsaralaza, Tropical Ecologist in the Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Université d’Antananarivo
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Observers worry little has been done to curtail dangerous Christian sects as they continue to draw in followers
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Ghana, unlike Nigeria, appears to be winning a battle for stolen artefacts to be put on display back home.
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cairo — Sudan's military and allied armed groups have staved off an attack by a paramilitary group and Arab militias on a major city in the western region of Darfur, officials and residents said Saturday.
The attack Friday was the latest by the Arab-dominated Rapid Support Forces against el-...
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YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Chad says it has deployed combat-ready troops to stop armed attacks and maintain peace as the death toll increased to 12 people in post-election violence on Saturday. At least 90 people have sustained severe injuries in the capital, N'djamena.
Chad state TV reports that...
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Analysts say whichever candidate wins the 2024 U.S. presidential election will face the challenge of trying to restore the country's influence on the continent of Africa, home to more than 1.2 billion people. VOA White House correspondent Anita Powell reports from Washington.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been welcomed by a charity which helps service personnel in Nigeria.
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Ethnic cleansing and war crimes in Darfur have left 25 million people in urgent need, yet the west’s attention is elsewhere
Parents are killed in front of their children. As they cry for help, the children die too. Panicked people fleeing attacks become moving targets. Entire communities...
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