Africa (World)

Africa (World)

Local committees in El Fasher have called on international and regional bodies to intervene swiftly to protect civilians, warning that continued fighting could trigger an "imminent famine" and the total collapse of healthcare services, reports Xinhua news agency.
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Image of King Mswati III Giving a Speech at Buhleni Royal Residence during Buganu Ceremony 2025
In Madagascar, the state-owned company Jirama is responsible for producing and distributing electricity and drinking water to the country's 30 million residents.
More mpox cases reported in Malawi with capital Lilongwe topping national count
According to the officials, on October 3, the team received a tip-off about a suspicious foreign national roaming in the Nangal Raya and Vasant Kunj South area.
As violence against women becomes increasingly common, consent is being trampled. The notion of “conjugal duty” still frequently outweighs a woman’s right to make decisions about her body.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
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India-assisted Electric Substation and Transmission lines inaugurated in Nicaragua
Darfur city
Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè, a professional journalist and director of the Beninese publication “Olofofo,” is also a cyberactivist and whistle-blower. He has been a sharp critic of Patrice Talon, Benin’s president since March 2016.
Ibrahim Oumarou Yacouba (IOY): In Niger, although the caste system varies by ethnic group, some communities still have a social reality with hierarchical and predefined social roles
Each collector assigned is in charge of picking up plastic waste in a particular area, with some of them making up to FCFA 120,000 (USD 212) a week.
The Lethaba Power Station outside Sasolburg in the Free State in South Africa.
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Plastic pollution: Microplastics are all around us. In the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink.[Pixabay]
Empowering Africa’s Cities: Africa is urbanising at an unprecedented pace. By 2050, nearly 60% of the continent’s population will live in cities [Newswise]
Africa’s Health Regulators: Held at the Wits Business School, the continent’s top national health products regulators gathered in Johannesburg [Newswise]
Congo village hit by illness: Authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo suspect the water source [VOA]
Uganda government: Uganda's government said Sunday it would drop a military trial against opposition figurehead Kizza Besigye [VOA]
HIV drugs: The last time she visited, about a week ago, she was told the medicines had not arrived. [Pixabay]
South Africa: Some South African organizations that assist people with HIV are in limbo, after the United States put a 90-day freeze on most foreign aid. [VOA]
South African land: President Donald Trump has taken aim at a new South African law meant to address the nation’s apartheid legacy of racially unequal land distribution [VOA]
‘Excess Deaths’: A study finds that severe drought plaguing parts of Somalia since 2022 has killed at least 71,000 people beyond the number expected. [VOA]
Namibia doctors: The cervical cancer rate in Namibia is 37.5 for every 100,000 women, about three times higher than the rate worldwide. [VOA]
Famine in Sudan: Of the five classifications of levels of food insecurity, Phase 5, Famine, is the most serious. [VOA]
Uganda to shape 10-year food security: Africa's agriculture ministers are meeting in Uganda this week to discuss the best way to transform the continent's food production systems. [VOA]
'Our county ignored Africa: Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa. He once called helping with Zimbabwe's transition from white rule to independence [VOA]
West Africa: The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, or UNOWAS, is a United Nations political mission in Dakar [VOA]
Africa's most populous country: Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week [VOA]
Indian Ocean tsunami: Mwalola wa Mwalola, a longtime fisherman in the Indian Ocean on the Kenyan coast [VOA]
South African research: Solidarity with Palestine in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is threatening research funding at some South African universities, according to a leading politician.[Pixabay]
Prostate cancer: Early testing is key to addressing the rise in cases of prostate cancer in Africa – and it doesn’t have to be an invasive procedure.[Pixabay]
Shutdowns in Africa: Amid widespread protests in Kenya this summer over a controversial finance bill [VOA]
Namibia's female VP: The candidate for Namibia's ruling party led Monday in early results of a presidential election characterized by technical problems [VOA]
Global South: The leaders of Nigeria and India pledged stronger ties in maritime security and counterterrorism during a meeting on Sunday [VOA]
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