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-100 Alafarika’s Recap: What Happened in Africa in 2025, and What to Expect in 2026
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-100 Adapting to Climate Crisis in Africa: The Impacts of Technology and Small Businesses
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Adapting to Climate Crisis in Africa: The Impacts of Technology and Small Businesses

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Reduced Standard Bank ATM Fees Give Africans More Access and Convenience

After the bank eliminated Saswitch fees that were previously paid for using non-Standard Bank ATMs, Standard Bank customers can now…

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Kenya Airways suspends domestic flights after new COVID-19 lockdown announced

Kenya Airways has announced that domestic flights have been halted in order to comply with new anti-coronavirus measures announced by…

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Kenyan leading telecom launches Africa’s third 5G network

Safaricom, Kenya's largest telecom operator, is launching an ultra high-speed broadband service a year after the first 5G trial.  They…

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Kenya imposes new restrictions after surge in COVID-19 cases

Following an increase in COVID-19 incidents, Kenya's president announced new steps on Friday, including the closure of five counties and the suspension of parliamentary and county assembly sessions.  Uhuru Kenyatta said in a televised address that parliamentary and country sessions have been postponed until further notice with the approval of political leadership.  Nairobi, Machakos, Kajiado, Kiambu, and Nakuru counties are all under lockdown.  Kenyatta, who obtained the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, confirmed that these counties account for 70% of Kenya's reported cases. He directed that “there shall be cessation of all movement by…

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Uganda’s coffee exports grow despite COVID trade disruptions

Uganda's coffee exports have grown in value and volume for the second month in a row, despite market disruptions caused…

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Sudan’s poor families set to benefit from World Bank’s ‘Marshal Plan’

Sudan's poor families are set to benefit from $390 million in World Bank funding for a program that will include…

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Eritrea Agrees to Withdraw Forces From Ethiopian Border Area After Talks

Following talks between the leaders of the two countries, Eritrea would withdraw its forces from an Ethiopian border region.  Prime…

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President Magufuli’s state burial underway

President John Magufuli's state funeral is taking place in his childhood village of Chato, in Tanzania's northwestern region.  The funeral…

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Morocco warns activist against undermining state apparatus

The Moroccan Interior Ministry on Wednesday evening accused Maati Monjib, a French-Moroccan historian and activist, of "damaging the kingdom's reputation on human rights" after his release from jail, claiming he made "irresponsible remarks."  Regardless of Monjib's position as an activist or dual nationalist, the ministry warned that legal action would be taken against him.  According to a statement released by the Ministry, Monjib undermined state institutions by invoking bad faith that is far from fact by criticizing the north African country's political structure and security apparatus. The 60-year-old historian was arrested at the end of…

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President Mnangagwa gets COVID vaccine, urges citizens to get vaccinated

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe got his first dose of the Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday, as the country's…

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Rwandair Becomes First African Airline to Vaccinate Staff Against COVID-19

RwandAir has become the first in Africa to vaccinate its entire workforce against Covid-19.  According to a press release issued…

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S. African president, Ramaphosa to testify at corruption inquiry

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will testify as a witness for four days next month before a long-running corruption investigation,…

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