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Africa: Lake Chad Basin Insurgents Raise the Stakes With Weaponised Drones

Africa: Lake Chad Basin Insurgents Raise the Stakes With Weaponised Drones

ISWAP’s enhanced operations and use of drone attacks represent a turning point for counter-terrorism in the region. The 24 December 2024 attack on Nigeria’s Forward Operating Base in Wajiroko in the country’s north-east, marked the first known instance of a terrorist group in the region using drones in direct combat. Islamic State West Africa Province […]

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Africa: Mali Go With Tried and Trusted for FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

Africa: Mali Go With Tried and Trusted for FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

Mali have kept faith with the squad that saw them secure TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualification last November for this month’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Comoros Islands and the Central African Republic. Coach Tom Saintfiet has called up 26 players for the clashes against the Comoros on March 20 and the

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Africa: Kenya Edge Out Uganda to Progress to FIFA U17 Qualifier Third Round

Africa: Kenya Edge Out Uganda to Progress to FIFA U17 Qualifier Third Round

Substitute Brenda Achieng scored a sensational six-minute hattrick as Kenya’s Junior Starlets edged out Uganda 3-0 on the afternoon and 5-0 on aggregate to progress to the final round of qualification for the 2026 FIFA U17 World Cup. Patience Asiko had broken the deadlock with a fifth minute goal to set Kenya on the sail,

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Africa: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers - Nigeria, Guinea, Cameroon, and Zambia Reach Third Round

Africa: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers – Nigeria, Guinea, Cameroon, and Zambia Reach Third Round

Nigeria, Cameroon, Zambia, and Guinea secured their spots in the third and final round of qualifiers for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, joining Côte d’Ivoire after their respective fixtures and victories on Saturday, 14 March. Below is a summary of the results: Nigeria 2-0 South Africa Nigeria sealed their qualification with a 2-0

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Africa Faces Diabetes Crisis, Study Finds

Africa Faces Diabetes Crisis, Study Finds

Johannesburg, South Africa — Researchers warn that type 2 diabetes could affect millions more people in the coming decades after a study published this month revealed the disease is rising far faster among people in sub-Saharan Africa than previously thought. Take 51-year-old security guard Sibusiso Sithole, for example. Being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes came

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Africa: Rethinking Sustainable Health Financing in Africa - From Dependence to Partnership

Africa: Rethinking Sustainable Health Financing in Africa – From Dependence to Partnership

Even though Africa’s Health Agenda is closely aligned with the global health agenda, it faces distinct challenges that set it apart, including the ongoing burden of infectious diseases and rising Non-Communicable Diseases. Dr Githinji Gitahi, Group CEO of Amref Health Africa, made these strong submissions during the recent Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) 2025

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Africa: The 'Biggest Trout Farm in Africa' and the Failed R5,000 Community Fund

Africa: The ‘Biggest Trout Farm in Africa’ and the Failed R5,000 Community Fund

Lesotho Highlands aquaculture project offers little in return for its licence A company which claims to be the biggest trout farm in Africa contributed only R5,000 to the community fund in the Katse Dam catchment area in the Lesotho Highlands. In order to apply for a licence from the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority, SanLei Premium

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Africa: Business, Borders and Bloodshed - Undoing the Berlin Conference's Economic and Political Legacies

Africa: Business, Borders and Bloodshed – Undoing the Berlin Conference’s Economic and Political Legacies

Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the

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Africa: FM Discusses Security, Stability in Horn of Africa With EU Representative

Africa: FM Discusses Security, Stability in Horn of Africa With EU Representative

Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty, received the European Union’s Special Representative for the Horn of Africa, Annette Weber, to enhance coordination between Egypt and the EU on ways to support security and stability in the Horn of Africa region. Minister Abdelatty emphasized the importance of the partnership between Egypt and the EU to achieve

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Africa: Yellow Card Commits to Achieve Gender Parity in Africa's Tech Industry

Africa: Yellow Card Commits to Achieve Gender Parity in Africa’s Tech Industry

Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange and financial technology firm, Yellow Card has restated its commitment to gender parity in Africa’s tech industry. The technology sector in Africa is witnessing a transformative shift, yet women remain significantly underrepresented. Recent data indicates that in early 2023, women constituted only 20 per cent of the tech workforce in the Middle

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