Africa
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Mpox cases in Africa surpass 190,000, deaths near 2,000: Africa CDC
The number of mpox cases reported in Africa since the start of 2024 has exceeded 190,000, with deaths nearing 2,000,…
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Inequality in Africa: what drives it, how to end it and what some countries are getting right
The relationship between inequality and economic growth is a complex one, especially in Africa. Inequality is the result of a…
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Angolans are fed up with broken promises: Why the ruling MPLA keeps stalling local elections
Weeks of protests in July 2025 in Angola left 30 dead and hundreds imprisoned. Sparked by a hike in fuel prices,…
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Report: Africa trailing in global mining exploration spending
Sub-Saharan Africa holds nearly 30 per cent of the world’s known reserves of critical minerals essential for the global energy…
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AI in African newsrooms: Can artificial intelligence help tell Africa’s story accurately and at scale?
At a high-level seminar hosted this week at Xinhua News Agency’s Africa Regional Bureau in Nairobi, journalists, editors, and media…
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DR Congo peace efforts soldier on amid persistent hostilities
Even as peace efforts over the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) appear to gain ground on paper, the…
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M23 rejects HRW findings linking group to over 140 civilian deaths in DRC
The M23 rebel group has rejected a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that linked it to massacres around Virunga National…
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Raila calls for end to visa barriers to spur Africa’s growth
ODM leader Raila Odinga has appealed to African heads of state to scrap visa restrictions for fellow Africans and embrace free…
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Central African Republic’s long-awaited elections pushed back yet again
The Central African Republic (CAR) has once again postponed its long-delayed local elections, which were initially scheduled for the end…
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Coups in west Africa have five things in common: Knowing what they are is key to defending democracy
August 2025 makes it five years since Malian soldiers ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in a coup d’état. While the event reshaped…
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Are East African governments uniting to silence dissent?
Kenya has been hit by a recent wave of repression, tarnishing its reputation as a beacon of democracy in East…
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Rwanda, DR Congo to ink peace deal in Washington
The foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are expected in Washington on Friday to ink a…
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