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UK-Kenya defence partnership deepened

Defence Secretary met with Agnes Wanjiru’s family to offer condolences, fulfilling his commitment and making him the first UK Minister to meet with them In a historic and emotionally charged visit to

April 13, 2025

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South Africa hosts virtual meeting of G20 Sherpas

During the meeting, Zane Dangor spoke about the importance of continuing to work with multilateral institutions, including the United Nations, to address global challenges South Africa hosted the second virtual meeting of

April 13, 2025

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WFP warns as Sudan war enters third year

The civil war began on April 15, 2023, amid a power struggle between the Sudanese army and the leader of a powerful rival militia called the Rapid Support Forces The conflict, which

April 13, 2025

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Gabon starts voting in 1st presidential election since coup

Some 920,000 voters, including over 28,000 overseas, were registered across more than 3,000 polling stations. A third of the country’s 2.3 million people live in poverty despite its vast oil wealth The

April 13, 2025

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‘Thousands of children raped, abused in eastern Congo’

Children make up between 35% to 45% of the nearly 10,000 cases of rape and sexual violence reported January and February this year, James Elder, the spokesperson for UNICEF told reporters in

April 13, 2025

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Namibia voices concern over US tariffs

AGOA is a non-reciprocal trade arrangement aimed at supporting development in African countries through preferential access to US markets The Namibian government has expressed concern over newly imposed US tariffs, warning that

April 6, 2025

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Uganda, South Sudanese leaders hold talks

Museveni, who is among the guarantors of a 2018 peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war, held closed-door discussions with President Salva Kiir Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni was expected to meet

April 6, 2025

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Africa CDC calls for self-reliance

Data from the African Union’s specialised healthcare agency show that the continent, over the past 24 months, has witnessed an “unprecedented surge in public health emergencies,” rising from 152 disease outbreaks in

April 6, 2025

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HIV soars after deadly war in Tigray

Tigray was once considered a model in the fight against HIV. Years of awareness-raising efforts had brought the region’s HIV prevalence rate to 1.4%, one of the lowest in Ethiopia The Trump

April 6, 2025

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Namibia voices concern over US tariffs

AGOA is a non-reciprocal trade arrangement aimed at supporting development in African countries through preferential access to US markets The Namibian government has expressed concern over newly imposed US tariffs, warning that

April 6, 2025

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