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Monday, August 3, 2026 - 07:05
[The Conversation Africa] Kenya went into its general election in August 2022 with one of the continent's most developed networks for countering false information.
All Africa, All the Time.
Monday, August 3, 2026 - 07:05
[ISS] Samia Suluhu Hassan's state visit to Moscow could signal a global reorientation - or it could be just hedging bets.
All Africa, All the Time.
Monday, August 3, 2026 - 07:04
[The Conversation Africa] Nigerians will return to the polls in 2027. Campaigns will commence, crowds will fill the streets for party rallies, but the most consequential decisions about the elections are already happening. They are taking place in party offices, at the homes of powerful political...
All Africa, All the Time.
Monday, August 3, 2026 - 07:03
[RFI] Ghana head coach Kim Björkegren predicted a better performance from his side in their group stage game against Cameroon on Sunday night at the 2026 women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).
All Africa, All the Time.
Monday, August 3, 2026 - 07:03
[RFI] Ghana head coach Kim Björkegren predicted a better performance from his side in their group stage game against Cameroon on Sunday night at the 2026 women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).
All Africa, All the Time.
Monday, August 3, 2026 - 07:03
[RFI] Mauritius's parliament has unanimously voted to criminalise marital rape and impose harsher sentences for femicide, after a spate of violent attacks against women exposed serious gaps in protection. New reforms aim to improve safeguards for victims who have long gone unheard and unprotected.
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Monday, August 3, 2026 - 07:03
[African Arguments] The dams Cameroon dreamed of for fifty years are built and running. What blocks their megawatts is everything downstream: wires, transformers, unpaid bills, and the current that leaks away before it arrives.
All Africa, All the Time.
Monday, August 3, 2026 - 07:03
[African Arguments] In February 2026, the US and Israel went to war against Iran. Since then, there have been multiple attempts at partial de-escalation through negotiations. However, the recent Memorandum of Understanding signed by the US in June in Versailles has fallen under strain in the past...
All Africa, All the Time.
Monday, August 3, 2026 - 07:02
[The Conversation Africa] You've probably heard the saying "a diamond is forever". What if the market for them - with its hefty price tags - isn't?
All Africa, All the Time.
Monday, August 3, 2026 - 07:00
[RFI] Burkina Faso has been added to the watchlist of human rights monitoring NGO Civicus, with the country's military authorities drastically escalating restrictions on civil society and intensifying reprisals against its critics in recent months.
All Africa, All the Time.
Monday, August 3, 2026 - 07:00
[RFI] Detained Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, 70, has been left unconscious in intensive care after collapsing in a Kampala courtroom on Wednesday, his wife said, as he stands trial on treason charges.
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Monday, August 3, 2026 - 06:59
[RFI] Nsanje, Malawi - When Davie Kampira, 34, a farmer in Nsanje, southern Malawi, received 34 banana suckers in 2024, he did not envisage that the few dozen plants he tried out on a run-down piece of land, previously used for brickmaking, would transform into a small estate. Today, two years...
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Monday, August 3, 2026 - 06:57

By Our Correspondent 

The Nigeria Hockey Federation (NHF) has announced the participation of Team Nigeria in the U-18 Africa Hockey 5s Championship, scheduled to hold in Nairobi, Kenya, from August 6 to 8, 2026.

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Monday, August 3, 2026 - 06:39

By Sunday Dare 

HISTORY has never been kind to institutions that mistake political opportunism for moral clarity. When the leadership of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), led by Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso,...

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Monday, August 3, 2026 - 06:00

An old west African practice of sending children away to study is being used as a cover for trafficking, say human rights groups

In a bare, gloomy room on the beachfront at Saint-Louis, in the north-west of Senegal, dozens of young boys sit on a concrete floor chanting verses from...

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Monday, August 3, 2026 - 04:40
The Bundibugyo Ebola virus takes its name from this small town, where it was first discovered in 2007. Now, the species has returned to eastern Congo, halting life on a busy border.
Monday, August 3, 2026 - 04:22
The quake occurred at 3 a.m. local time about 22 miles north ⁠of the Egyptian city of Suez, the US Geological Survey said.
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Monday, August 3, 2026 - 03:30
The Sudanese army struck a traditional court in a Rapid Support Forces-held village in North Darfur with drones on Sunday, killing 35 people, a rights group said. Emergency Lawyers said the attack hit Garra al-Zawaya as civilians gathered for local court hearings, wounding several others during the...
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Sunday, August 2, 2026 - 20:52

By Umar Dankano, Yola

Following their graduation from an intensive vocational skills acquisition training, the Federal government has distributed starter packs and grants worth N128.2 M for entrepreneurship to eighteen (18) rescued...

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Sunday, August 2, 2026 - 19:30
CBK data shows the banking sector's stock of non-performing loans (NPLs) rose by Sh21 billion in the first quarter of 2026, reversing part of the improvement seen last year.
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