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After two decades of delays, the colossal trans-Saharan gas megaproject to export Nigerian gas to Europe via Niger and Algeria is back in the spotlight with this month's announcement that construction of the Algerian section had rebegun. The pipeline, once completed, could fundamentally reshape...
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Cape Verde’s veteran goalkeeper, Vozinha, is keeping the archipelago nation’s hopes outsized after his performance against soccer giant Spain.
At Monday’s James Beard Awards in Chicago, winner after winner stood up for the immigrants who keep America’s restaurants running
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New York, USA, 19 June 2026 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Conflict related sexual violence has soared in recent years. It includes rape, gang rape and sexual slavery – and overwhelmingly targets women and girls. The goal? To oppress, control, and inflict as much terror as possible on women and on...
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A string of west African countries have outlawed same-sex relations in recent months, further eroding LGBTQ rights on a continent where they were already under attack
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In tonight's programme, WHO warns despite efforts, Ebola outbreak is accelerating rapidly. Also in Sudan, more than 1,000 civilians have been killed in drone strikes sincce the beginning of the year. And 'Africa now' pops up at the Galeries Lafayette showcasing African designers.
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The deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is rapidly spreading in spite of accelerating public health measures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. The outbreak, which began in mid-May, is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus for which there is not yet a vaccine or specific...
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According to an unsigned statement from the State Department, the U.S. will phase out support for H.I.V. prevention and treatment in South Africa.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed his Madagascar counterpart, Alice N'Diaye, in Moscow on Friday
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By Tessa Brewis, Sector Head: Projects & Energy, and Josh Da Costa, Associate, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr As the Africa Energy Forum returns to Cape Town from 16 to 19 June 2026 under the theme Building Africa’s Industrialised Future, it comes at a moment when the energy conversation on the...
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Solo travel is more than just a fad. More and more people every year are choosing to travel alone, whether to have ultimate freedom over their itinerary, to push themselves into new experiences or because their family and friends can’t travel as flexibly as they can. In the U.S. alone, the solo...
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The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has commenced the distribution of food items and other relief materials to vulnerable persons across communities in Adamawa State as part of efforts to alleviate the...
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DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis’s announcement of proposed changes to South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Executive created unease in the ruling ANC as well as his own party, and now there are questions about the party’s staying power in the Government of National Unity.
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Ensuring fair compensation for those affected by legacies of enslavement and measures to address debt burdens, part of 18-point strategic roadmap
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French President Emmanuel Macron pledged France’s “full support” for African efforts to advance reparatory justice for slavery during a virtual address at a conference in Accra on Thursday. This story is written and edited by Global South World Speaking at the High-Level...
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Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has assured the people of Adamawa State that his administration will continue to deliver development projects and the dividends of democracy until the end of its tenure.
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The US says South Africa is not doing enough to protect the white-minority Afrikaner community.
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According to a local family source, Ibrahim was killed at Kwanan Giginya along the Kaduna–Birnin Gwari highway when armed men opened fire on his commercial vehicle.
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A Vietnamese national deported to South Sudan by the Trump administration under its controversial third-country deportation program was repatriated to Vietnam on Friday after spending more than a year in detention
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France is enduring a widespread heatwave, with temperatures nearing 40C in parts of the country and forcing tourists and residents to change their routines.
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