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Africa: AI-Driven Biometric Fraud Surges in Africa, Fueling Financial Crimes

Africa: AI-Driven Biometric Fraud Surges in Africa, Fueling Financial Crimes

Nairobi, Kenya — A new report says the emergence of cheap artificial intelligence tools is leading to a wave of biometric fraud in Africa. The report says fraudsters are using AI to create fake documents, voices, and images that facilitate identity theft and financial crimes. In July 2024, Japhet Ndubi, a Kenyan journalist, lost his […]

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Africa Is Taking a Giant Leap in Digital Trade

Africa Is Taking a Giant Leap in Digital Trade

Day-2 Discussions at the Executive Council Africa is taking a giant leap in digital trade! The session will consider 8 draft annexes to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Digital Trade Protocol. These annexes will create a unified digital trade framework, enabling Africa to harness the potential of the digital economy, foster innovation, and

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Africa: Rectifying Historical Wrongs Through Reparation

Africa: Rectifying Historical Wrongs Through Reparation

The 38th African Union Summit is set to take place in Addis Ababa from February 14 to 16, 2025. This year’s summit will focus on the theme “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations,” underscoring the urgent need for reparatory justice and racial healing across the continent. This year, African leaders face

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Africa: High Time for Africa to Ensure Food Sovereignty - AUC

Africa: High Time for Africa to Ensure Food Sovereignty – AUC

The African Union Commission (AUC) stresses Africa’s need to achieve food sovereignty by utilizing the African Continental Free Trade Area to cut 100 billion USD in annual food imports. AUC’s Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment (ARBE) Commissioner, Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, told The Ethiopian Herald that Africa must work towards food sovereignty

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Africa: Ethiopia Calls for Renewed Commitment to AU Agenda 2063

Africa: Ethiopia Calls for Renewed Commitment to AU Agenda 2063

– Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos (PhD) yesterday opened the 46th AU Executive Council meeting with a call for renewed political commitment from member states to achieve the goals of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063. Minister Timothewos emphasized the Agenda’s potential for continental prosperity, stating, “Realizing this immense potential requires more than just strategic

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Africa: Three Cosafa Teams in CAF Women's Futsal Africa Cup of Nations Draw

Africa: Three Cosafa Teams in CAF Women’s Futsal Africa Cup of Nations Draw

Three COSAFA nations will be in Thursday’s finals draw for the inaugural CAF Women’s Futsal Africa Cup of Nations that is to be staged in Morocco from April 22-30. Angola, Madagascar and Namibia will represent the region in the nine-team field, meaning a third of the nations in Morocco will be from COSAFA. The hosts,

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Africa: 9 Million Vaccine Doses Administered to Children Living in Humanitarian Settings in the Horn of Africa

Africa: 9 Million Vaccine Doses Administered to Children Living in Humanitarian Settings in the Horn of Africa

Geneva / Addis Ababa — Gavi and IRC’s REACH consortium administered 9 million vaccine doses, protecting against diseases such as measles and diphtheria Consortium negotiates access to reach 96% of communities in hard-to-reach areas across the region Conflict, displacement and climate-driven droughts continue to hinder health access and control of vaccine-preventable diseases in the region

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Africa: U.S. Funding Cuts Threaten Global Health Response, WHO Chief Warns

Africa: U.S. Funding Cuts Threaten Global Health Response, WHO Chief Warns

The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed deep concern over the impact of US funding cuts on critical global health initiatives, warning they pose a direct threat to public health efforts worldwide. In a media briefing on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the consequences of funding suspensions, including disruptions to HIV treatment, setbacks

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Southern Africa: SADC Makes Progress On Visa-Free Travel for Africa's Economic Transformation

Southern Africa: SADC Makes Progress On Visa-Free Travel for Africa’s Economic Transformation

The African Union Council (AUC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have jointly urged African governments to accelerate the removal of visa restrictions that continue to hinder regional integration, trade, and economic development. As African leaders gather for the 38th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethopia, the call for a visa-free continent has

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