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Africa: As Deadly As War and As Powerful As Governments, Global Organized Crime Remains in the Shadows
[UN News] When people think of the world's deadliest threats, armed conflicts usually come to mind first. Yet every year,…
Africa: Ports Are Not Just Infrastructure - What Tema Reveals About Development in Africa
[African Arguments] Across Africa, large-scale infrastructure projects are transforming economies at an unprecedented pace. Between 2010 and 2022, African ports…
Africa: A Super El Niño Is Coming - 5 Hard-Won Lessons the World Can Learn From Africa
[The Conversation Africa] Climate prediction scientists announced in June 2026 that El Niño, a cycle that happens every two to…
Africa: Africa Stock Exchanges See Record Growth As Retail Access Expands
[Daba Finance] African stock exchanges have crossed $2 trillion in combined market value, up from $1.6 trillion in 2024, according…
Africa: Bringing Guns and Tanks to a Knife Fight
[African Arguments] If you want to understand how protest cycles evolve, look not at the crowds but at the empty…
Africa: Invisible Peacebuilders - How 'Diplomacy Works' to Prevent Conflict
[UN News] Described as "sometimes modest, sometimes historic," UN special political missions have quietly been preventing the escalation of conflicts…
Africa: African States Shouldn't Help the U.S. Endanger Refugees
[African Arguments] Disembarking at an airport in Cameroon a few weeks ago, two Cameroonian women shook with fear. They had…
Africa: Seaweeds Are Not Plants - and Six Other Surprising Facts About Aquatic Flora
[The Conversation Africa] Hidden beneath the water's surface is a botanical world that is among nature's most innovative and ecologically…
Africa: Why Africa's Ocean Leadership Matters Now
[allAfrica] Last month, Mombasa made history as the first African city to host the Our Ocean Conference (OOC) - an…
Africa: Hassan Hails Growing African Football Ahead of Australia Clash
[CAF] Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan believes his side's experience against African opposition has prepared them well for Friday's FIFA…
Africa: El Niño Forecast to Intensify, Increasing Likelihood of Extreme Weather
[UN News] More blistering heatwaves and other weather extremes are becoming increasingly likely across the world now and in coming…