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[The Conversation Africa] Malawi introduced free primary education in 1994. This has significantly improved access to schooling. However, the country - which is one of the poorest in the world - still faces a high learning poverty rate of 87%. Learning poverty is a measure of a child's inability to...
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Lesotho is again working on key constitutional reforms, seeking to bring order to the mountain kingdom's fractious politics, but there's a new hurdle: the government and part of civil society disagree on how to go about it.
[UN News] How can people be best supported during humanitarian crises with limited aid budgets and what can be done to help those same people break out of the cycle of dependency caused by multiple crises and move towards more sustainable development?
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- Over 68% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas in 2050 up from the current 55%.
- However, poor living conditions are worsening with about 1.1 billion people worldwide residing in informal settlements or slums.
- Furthermore, another 318 million people...
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Diversified major Anglo American has rejected a revised proposal put forward by BHP, which valued the UK-headquartered miner at about £34-billion.
Under the revised proposal, unveiled by BHP on Monday, Anglo shareholders would receive 0.8132 BHP shares for each ordinary share they own, as well as...
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[ISS] The African Union lacks a coherent strategy that can reduce tensions between countries and improve security coordination.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Rescue teams in South Africa forged ahead Monday with efforts to find any survivors still trapped under rubble a week after an apartment building that was under construction collapsed.
Their hopes were boosted over the weekend when one of the construction workers was...
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Reports have been coming in that a hospital in Sudan’s North Darfur has been damaged in a heavy uptick of hostilities, leaving two youngsters dead and fanning renewed famine fears, UN aid teams have said.
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South Africa will vote on 29 May – three decades after the end of apartheid. The African National Congress has been in power since then, but polls are predicting the party will lose its majority with many voters disgruntled by its failure to address inequality.
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The Chairman National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Rtd General Muhammadu Buba Marwa has visited the Umeudo Ndi Igbo, the First, Dr Steven Maduwa in his family residence in Yola.
Marwa who is in Adamawa, his home state on a working visit, took his time to visit the...
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Highest container handling performance in a single month since DP World began operations in Senegal in 2008 DP World’s container terminal at the Port of Dakar has set a new […]
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Chantal Murebwa grew New Kigali Designers and Outfitters from a small venture with just two tailors and one sewing machine, into a thriving fashion company.
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A leading multinational bank, Access Bank Group, has today launched an innovative solution in collaboration with Mastercard to expand access to cross-border payments and remittances to and from the continent, […]
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Adamawa State Government has expressed appreciation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the prevailing improved bilateral relations with Nigeria.
The State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri stated this on Monday in Yola, when he...
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Operating highlights Financial performance Capital allocation Sustainability strategy Olusegun Ogunsanya, Chief executive officer, on the trading update: “The consistent deployment of our ‘Win with’ strategy supported the acceleration in constant […]
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In recent years, there has been a surge in the adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools in global elections. Best practices in mature democracies around the world show us that technology provides a safe, effective and more efficient replacement for conventional voting...
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A key cable linking the region to South Africa was cut on Sunday morning, an industry expert says.
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Aim-listed Lexington Gold has announced that the prospecting right owned by Jelani Resources has now been formally renewed until May 29, 2026. This follows on the back of announcements made on May 15 and September 7 last year regarding Lexington’s acquisition of White Rivers Exploration (WRE).
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The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and its alliance partners hosted the inaugural Climate Africa Warsha on World Press Freedom Day. The “Warsha” which means ‘workshop’ in […]
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[Namibian] A Namibian (28) and an Angolan national (32) were arrested over the weekend for allegedly being found in possession of pangolin skin without permits, says national police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi.
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