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[Thomson Reuters Foundation] What's the context? LGBTQ+ Nigerians are fighting back against online dating attacks, exposing and even entrapping the criminals behind the assaults
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[The Conversation Africa] Since the 1980s, migration has been a part of the Nigerian middle-class psyche, catalysed by the usual suspects: high unemployment, security concerns, infrastructure gaps, and poor governance. Migrants tends to be middle-class since one needs resources to migrate.
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[UN News] The UN's top humanitarian official in South Sudan has urged the government to lift newly imposed taxes and charges that are causing aid deliveries to be suspended, affecting tens of thousands of people.
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[Chatham House] Priorities for an effective foreign policy reset
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[The Conversation Africa] Uganda, with a fiscal deficit of 5.6% in 2023, has increasingly turned to local resources to make up for its revenue shortfall since the World Bank suspended its funding on 8 August 2023 over the country's anti-homosexuality law. In early April 2024, traders in downtown...
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[Global Press Journal] Harare, Zimbabwe -- Although medical professionals warn about risks, DIY midwifery remains alive and well in a country where affordable and accessible institutional options continue to dwindle.
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The Central African nation’s May 6 election appears to offer voters a choice. But it’s been masterminded, analysts say, to rubber-stamp the rule of the incumbent, Mahamat Idriss Déby.
Australia's Tietto Minerals has urged its shareholders to accept Zhaojin Mining's offer that values the firm at A$733-million or sell shares on-market if the market price is not materially different to the offer price.
Shares of the Perth-headquartered gold miner slid 2.2% to A$0.66 after the...
The latest mining world news and project information from Africa. providing updates on the progress of future, new and existing projects. Developments in mining legislation, policies, investments and infrastructure will be highlighted
Anglo American faced calls from shareholders on Monday to detail plans for improving its value in order to fend off bidder BHP, as activist investor Elliott further raised the stakes by increasing its holding in the takeover target.
BHP, the world's biggest listed mining group, is privately...
The latest mining world news and project information from Africa. providing updates on the progress of future, new and existing projects. Developments in mining legislation, policies, investments and infrastructure will be highlighted
Kenya's capital, which sits on a floodplain, has not taken enough measures to mitigate against flooding.
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Zimbabwe will be backing Nairobi's bid to get veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga elected as African Union Commission chairperson next year.
Following a series of setbacks in recent years, including the pandemic, record inflation, tighter monetary policy, and escalating debt burdens, Africa’s economy is now rebounding. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that the continent’s economic growth will reach 3.5% in...
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Human Rights Watch has released crucial archives from the 1994 genocide against Tutsis in Rwanda, revealing ignored warnings that could have saved lives. These warnings by rights defenders highlight their vital role in safeguarding communities. Thirty years on, civil society groups are intensifying...
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China has taken big stakes in mines across the world extracting minerals vital to the green economy.
BBC News - Africa
Painless and easier to store than injections, it remains early days for microneedle-patch technology.
BBC News - Africa
A powerful paramilitary group has encircled El Fasher, the last remaining obstacle to domination of the sprawling Darfur region, raising alarm about mass killings if the city is taken.
new york — A senior U.S. official warned Monday that more than 2 million people in El Fasher, in Sudan’s western Darfur region, are under imminent threat of a “large-scale massacre” from a paramilitary group’s attack and urged the international community to pressure the warring parties to de-...
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U.S. officials are negotiating the removal of American troops from Niger after the country's military junta ended a longstanding pact. Niger is the latest Sahel country to eject Western forces and replace them with Russian troops. Analysts say similar moves have not improved military security for...
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Fellow fighters send condolences as the Cameroonian former heavyweight loses his 15-month-old boy.
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Fellow fighters send condolences as the Cameroonian former heavyweight loses his 15-month-old boy.
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