Africa
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Macron announces world donors pledge $2.1 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan
World donors pledged more than $2.1 billion in humanitarian aid for Sudan after a yearlong war that has pushed its…
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Least developed countries getting poorer as gap with richer nations widens – Report
A report unveiled Monday (Apr. 15) by the World Bank reveals that one-half of the world’s 75 most vulnerable countries…
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Zimbabweans forced to use US dollar in absence of new currency ZiG
Zimbabwe’s informal traders who account for about 75% of all employment in the nation have stopped accepting the ZIMdollar also know as…
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Nigeria: chibok abduction anniversary spurs demands for justice
Militants, alongside relatives of victims of the infamous abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls that sparked global outrage in 2014, gathered…
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Cameroon opens museum honouring one of its oldest and most influential kingdoms
In Cameroon’s western city of Foumban, sits the newly inaugurated Royal Museum of the Bamoun. The building architecture pays homage…
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Rwanda joins other African countries in recalling J&J children’s cough syrup
Rwanda’s drug regulator has recalled a batch of Johnson & Johnson children’s cough syrup after concerns over its safety. This…
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Top diplomats meet in Paris to mobilize aid for Sudan
Sudan, ravaged by a yearlong conflict, teeters on the edge of famine as diplomats and aid groups convene in Paris…
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Paris 2024 Olympics: athletic track colour revealed
The nine running tracks for the Paris 2024 Olympics will be purple, a first in Olympic history. The Italian company…
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American artist and author Faith Ringgold dies at 93
Award-winning American author and artist Faith Ringgold has died at the age of 93. Ringgold broke barriers for Black female…
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Lagos marks 10th anniversary of chibok kidnapping
Ten years have passed since that fateful night when darkness descended upon the Nigerian village of Chibok. On April 14,…
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