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Africa: AU Commission Chair, UK Ambassador Discuss Horn of Africa, Strategic Dialogue
[Horn Diplomat] Addis Ababa (Horndiplomat) -- African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf held talks with Britain's ambassador to Ethiopia…
Africa: Borders Cannot Stop Disease, So Africa Must Cooperate
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- African countries have been urged to increase domestic financing, strengthen local manufacturing and deepen…
Africa: World Humanitarian Day 2026 - Aid Workers Under Fire As Armed Drones Transform War-Making
[OCHA] (Geneva/New York, 19 August 2026): 2025 set another grim record for violence against aid workers, with 907 colleagues killed,…
Africa: What's Journalism Worth in Disasters and Emergencies? a Lot, Says a New UN Report
[UN News] A single New York Times article on a disaster generated an additional $500,000 in official aid. That's just…
Africa: The Soil's Early Warning System - Microbes Can Predict Desertification Before Plants Start to Die
[The Conversation Africa] Microbial ecology (the study of how tiny microbes interact with each other and their environment) underpins the…
Africa: Millions of Africans Are Displaced Without Crossing a Border - and Their Needs Are Often Overlooked
[The Conversation Africa] The eruption of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of…
Africa: Africa's Youth Employment Crisis Has a Curriculum Problem
[African Arguments] When I worked for The Harvest Fund, I sat across from women-farmers who had just completed training in…
Africa: Burhan's Dialogue Is Not a Path to Stability
[African Arguments] General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has discovered dialogue again. After years of promises, a military coup, emergency rule, war…
Africa: When Myths Reach Communities Before Evidence, New CSE Platform Tries to Change the Conversation
[Sonke Gender Justice] Mombasa, Kenya -- What happens when the first thing a parent hears about comprehensive sexuality education is…
Africa: Five Culture Club Conversations Shaping the Sound of African Music
[Capital FM] African music continues to connect with audiences around the world, with artists, genres, and cultural movements shaping how…
Africa: ICU-Ghana Boss Wins Africa's Most Respected CEO Award
[Ghanaian Times] The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU-Ghana), Mr Morgan Ayawine, has been honoured with…