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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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Kenya gives ultimatum to UNHCR to close refugee camps

The Kenyan government has given the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) a two-week deadline to provide a roadmap for…

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Three die, 10 wounded as bus hits suspected explosive device in northern Kenya

Three people were killed and ten others were injured on Wednesday when their bus collided with a suspected improvised explosive…

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Congolese opposition candidate to file lawsuit over election results

One of the opposition candidates inthe recently held presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo has announced that he will file a complaint to cancel the results.  Former finance minister Mathias Dzon, who received 1.9 percent of the vote, announced Monday that he would file an election appeal with the country's Constitutional Court.  He did not specify when this would occur. "The candidates' representatives did not participate in the compilation. What are these results that they are giving…

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Ugandan police arrest foreigner for ‘subversive activities’

According to police, an American citizen was detained in Uganda on suspicion of subversion against the government.  Guy Smith was…

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Malian government opens new fishing port, military camp in war-torn region

The town of Konna in Mali's Central region is a frequent target of jihadist attacks.  Moctar Ouane, the country's interim Prime Minister, paid a visit to the region over the weekend to open a new fishing port and a new military camp.  In this war-torn country, the gesture represents a sign of hope.  Ouane said "In order to provide a sustainable response to the crisis in the centre of our country,…

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Congo election: Presidential candidate ‘died on plane to France’

Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, one of the main contenders in Congo-Brazzaville's presidential race, died on Sunday after becoming seriously ill…

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Abidjan residents receive doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

People of Abidjan were relieved to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine on Friday after international health regulators said the vaccine does not raise…

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Congo election: Opposition candidate hospitalised with COVID-19

The leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo was receiving oxygen at a private hospital after being diagnosed with…

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Major Central Banks In Africa Aren’t Rushing to Raise Interest Rates

Central banks in some of Sub-Saharan Africa's largest economies may be more worried about the effects of a possible third wave of coronavirus infections and a sluggish vaccine rollout than increasing inflation, so funding rates are likely to remain unchanged for the time being. When monetary policy committees in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and Angola announce interest rate decisions in the next eight days, they are unlikely to imitate those in Brazil, Turkey, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.  Inflation in Nigeria and Angola, the continent's two largest oil producers, is in double digits and growing, and the currencies are under pressure.  However, the risks to most economies in the region's recovery after the region's worst recession in half a century last year remain strong.

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Tanzania: Opposition party urges gov’t to ‘explain mystery’ of president’s absence

A main opposition party in Tanzania has urged the government to “fully explain the mystery surrounding” President John Magufuli’s nearly…

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Announcement of early elections rejected by Algerian students

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday issued a decree setting June 12 for early legislative elections, after dissolving parliament last…

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Ethiopia vows not to ban use of AstraZeneca vaccine despite concern

Ethiopia will not ban the use of AstraZeneca vaccine despite concern in some European countries over blood clotting after receiving…

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