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Trump’s aid cuts reverse decades of HIV progress in tiny African nation

With the single stroke of Trump’s pen, much of a system credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives was dismantled

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025

CO2 from wildfires increases by 9% as climate crisis supercharges infernos

Greenhouse gases from wildfires at sixth highest level on record after blazes in large areas of the Americas and Africa

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025

Cape Verde add new line to list of old names from Africa at 48-team World Cup

Of the nine nations definitely heading to next year's World Cup from the African confederation, only Cape Verde will be sending a squad to the competition for the first time.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 15, 2025

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'Democratization of the sport on the African continent' – Expanding online training to provide opportunities for 1,000 rising cyclists

Team Africa Rising spearheads 'Virtual Performance Centres' as means of amplifying road cycling growth after Kigali Road World Championships

Cycling News · Oct 15, 2025

Kenyan Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Dies In India

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80 during a health visit to India, local police said Wednesday -- a political earthquake that could transform politics in the East African nation.

International Business Times · Oct 15, 2025

The ancient tradition helping girls in Zimbabwe fight child marriages

Girls are reviving an ancient tradition called Nhanga

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

Ghana rights group files lawsuit against government's acceptance of US deportees

A rights group in Ghana has filed a lawsuit against the government seeking to block its arrangement with Washington to accept West Africans deported from the United States

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025

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South Africa's health minister hails new HIV prevention jab but warns of limited supply

South Africa's health minister has called lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention jab, a "groundbreaking" tool against the disease

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025

Nokia Strengthens Vodafone, Vodacom Alliance To Power Energy-Efficient 5G Networks

Nokia Corp. (NYSE:NOK) has extended its partnership with Vodafone Group Plc (NASDAQ:VOD) and Vodacom Group Ltd. (JSE: VOD) to expand next-generation radio access network (RAN) technology across Europe and Africa.

Benzinga · Oct 14, 2025

A massive weak spot in Earth's magnetic field is growing, scientists discover

The South Atlantic Anomaly, a huge weak spot in the geomagnetic field off South America, has expanded and sprouted a lobe in the direction of Africa over the past decade.

LiveScience · Oct 14, 2025

Nigeria’s Boko Haram rehabilitation efforts ignore the emotional trauma of soldiers: why this matters

Since 2009, Boko Haram has waged one of the deadliest insurgencies in Africa. Concentrated in north-east Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin, the group has killed more than 35,000 people and displaced at least 2.5 million.

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2025

Rape within marriage is still silenced in South Africa – why women are being failed

Sexual violence in marriages is a very real issue in South Africa, but remains shrouded in silence and denial. It’s a subject that Nyasha Karimakwenda has researched for many years in various forms, from traditional practices to court judgments. We asked her to outline the issues.

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2025

Roberto 'Pico' Lopes: the Irish Cape Verde international whose bizarre call-up led to World Cup glory

Roberto 'Pico' Lopes played his part in helping African nation Cape Verde qualify for their first-ever FIFA World Cup, and then produced a stunning upset vs Spain

FourFourTwo · Oct 14, 2025

What Nigeria and South Africa need to qualify for World Cup in exciting finale tonight

Super Eagles face a must-win match at home to Group C leaders Benin while Bafana Bafana host Rwanda on pivotal evening

Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025

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Latin Times · Oct 13, 2025

Federal Judge Says Trump Admin Seemingly Blocking Abrego Garcia's Deportation To Costa Rica, Wants To Take Him To Africa

A federal judge questioned Justice Department lawyers for allegedly blocking the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica instead of Africa

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2025

Trade is shaping new global power relations: what this means for Africa

Over the past two decades, economic strength, trade flows, technological leadership and even consumer demand have been moving steadily from west to east. This transformation is redrawing economic maps. It is also raising urgent questions about co-operation, competition and inclusion in a multipolar world. Lecturer in economics and finance Arno…

LiveScience · Oct 13, 2025

'An increasing attack on water resources from multiple fronts': Scientists warn 'day zero droughts' could hit before 2030

Three-quarters of the world's drought-prone areas are at risk of extreme water shortages — known as "day zero droughts" — this century, and some could be hit before 2030.

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2025

Travel between African countries is still hard: fresh ideas to get movement flowing

It remains too difficult for Africans to travel between African countries. Africa-wide reforms have failed. The keynote continental agreement, the African Union’s Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, adopted in 2018, still has only four country ratifications from 55 members.

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The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025

Reviving this African game reserve meant catching and transporting hundreds of wild animals

The Banhine National Park in Mozambique was a wildlife haven 50 years ago

The Conversation · Oct 12, 2025

China and the US are in a race for critical minerals. African countries need to make the rules

Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, rare earth elements, and platinum group metals are essential for modern technologies. They are key to industries ranging from electronics and telecommunications to renewable energy, defence, and aerospace systems.

The Conversation · Oct 12, 2025

How disaster-ready are African countries? Study of 5 shows some progress, but also huge gaps

When we hear the word “disaster” we often think of floods, droughts or earthquakes – events caused by nature. But what really turns these events into disasters is how prepared we are to deal with them. A flood becomes a disaster when people do not have safe housing, early warnings…

The Conversation · Oct 12, 2025

Rural women farmers in South Africa: how global promises aren’t translating into support on the ground

It is well documented that women small-scale farmers are hard done by in an environment where they farm without security of tenure, which inhibits their ability to raise finance with which to grow their businesses.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025

Restitution row: how Nigeria’s new home for the Benin bronzes ended up with clay replicas

The public display of artefacts looted by British colonial forces at the new Museum of West African Art was supposed to be the crowning glory of a decades-long restitution effort. What went wrong?

Radio France Internationale · Oct 11, 2025

Road to 2026: Gabon gets four goals and red card, Benin, Nigeria snatch key win

Plenty of action in the African 2026 World Cup qualifying on Friday, with Gabon's star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who scored four goals against Gambia. Group C leaders Benin won 1-0 in Rwanda to go two points clear of South Africa, who could only draw 0-0 with Zimbabwe. Nigeria defeated Lesotho 2-1…

The Conversation · Oct 11, 2025

Natural World Heritage sites under growing threat, but bright spots remain

Botswana’s fertile Okavango Delta is one of the last remaining high-biodiversity ecosystems in the world, home to cheetahs, African wild dogs, baobab trees, crocodiles, termites and owls that catch fish. Roughly the size of the state of Connecticut, the freshwater Okavango Delta opens into an enormous alluvial fan that stretches…

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