Burundi: Elections Without Opposition
Legislative and local elections in Burundi on June 5, 2025, took place in a context of severely restricted free speech and political ...
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Funding will support sub-Saharan Africa solar energy rental firm
A MOPO solar energy hub. A start-up company in Africa that lets customers rent portable, solar-charged batteries has received a ...
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One in 67 people worldwide remains forcibly displaced: UNHCR report
At least 123.2 million people, or one in 67 individuals worldwide, remain forcibly displaced, according to a report released by ...
Read moreDetailsMerck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and African First Ladies mark World Hypertension Day 2025 by launching their Annual Awards for Best Media, Fashion, Song, and Film to raise awareness on hypertension, diabetes and importance of healthy lifestyle
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, marks ‘World Hypertension Day 2025’ in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies, ...
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Rabada takes five Australia wickets on return in WTC final
Kagiso Rabada was suspended from cricket only six weeks ago, midway through a stint in the Indian Premier League. The ...
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‘I invested in a Ponzi scheme’: Nigerians fall victim to crypto scams
Lagos, Nigeria — Mandela Fadahunsi, who works at a technical training school in Ikeja in Nigeria’s Lagos, never believed he ...
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Dozens of white rhinos relocated from South Africa to Rwanda
Two batches of 35 rhinos moved by truck and airliner as part of major rewilding effort involving South Africa and ...
Read moreDetailsUnited Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Executive Director to visit Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan
Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director, is scheduled to visit the Africa region, in a five-day ...
Read moreDetailsAmbassadors of Senegal, Sierra Leone and executive secretary of Iran-Africa Summit meet with Iranian Foreign Minister
Senegalese Ambassador and leader of the African envoys to Tehran Saliou Niang Ding and Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Tehran Salamu ...
Read moreDetailsMinister Lamola attends the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Ministerial Coordinator’s Meeting, in Changsha, People’s Republic of China, from 10 to 12 June 2025
Minister Ronald Lamola has undertaken an Official Visit to Changsha, Hunan Province, to attend the Ministerial Coordination Meeting of the ...
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