Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities have triggered an energy crisis in Egypt, with rolling blackouts exposing the fragility of an import-dependent African power grid.
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Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park has recorded the first confirmed mountain gorilla twins birth in over 15 years — a landmark conservation moment for a species that was nearly extinct just decades ago.
Nairobi, April 5, 2026 — Across the African continent, a quiet but consequential shift is underway. Increasingly, African governments are making deliberate decisions to reduce their reliance on foreign aid and instead pursue growth strategies built on domestic resource mobilization, regional trade, and industrial development. The trend — which analysts describe as the most significant
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A vast Russian disinformation campaign targeting Ivory Coast and seeking to discredit Ukraine has been uncovered following a major leak of confidential documents from a shadowy network of agents known as The Company. The operation, detailed in 76 leaked internal documents analysed by a consortium of international journalists including The FRANCE 24 Observers team and
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When Macky Sall left the presidency of Senegal in April 2024 after twelve years at the helm, he did not disappear into quiet retirement. Within months, his political allies had confirmed what had been widely speculated: the former president was mounting a campaign for the world’s top diplomatic job — the United Nations Secretary-General. Nearly
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It is 9 AM in Nairobi, and inside a glass-walled office block in the Westlands business district, hundreds of young agents are doing something that would have seemed impossible a decade ago: training some of the most advanced artificial intelligence systems in the world — from their desks in East Africa. The scene is replicated
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On the sandy shores of Libreville and along Gabon’s remote coastal stretches, a small team of determined eco rangers is locked in an annual battle that pits human indifference, climate change, and predatory forces against the most vulnerable moments in a sea turtle’s life. Every year, as nesting season reaches its peak, these conservation workers
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# Ghana Sacks Otto Addo 72 Days Before World Cup, Reeling from Four Straight Friendly Losses **The Ghana Football Association has terminated head coach Otto Addo’s contract with immediate effect, less than three months before the Black Stars open their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign — plunging one of Africa’s most storied football nations into
Gulf states and Asian economies are pouring billions into Africa’s tech sector. Here’s what the new investment wave means for African entrepreneurs.
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Along a remote stretch of Gabon’s Atlantic coastline, a small band of volunteer eco rangers is waging a quiet but determined battle to protect endangered sea turtles from poachers, climate change, and the relentless encroachment of modern life — with little more than flip-flops, headlamps, and an abiding love for the ocean. A Fragile Sanctuary
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