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How beekeeping is helps communities cope with climate change in Kenya
The U.N. Environment Program says communities living in drylands are the most affected by global warming, with frequent droughts and…
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Burkina freezes assets of more than 100 people over ‘financing of terrorism’
Abidjan, Ivory Coast — Military-led Burkina Faso has frozen the “assets and resources” of more than 100 people, including ex-president…
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Daughter of jailed Eritrean journalist continues to fight for his release
Journalist Betlehem Isaak, the daughter of journalist Dawit Isaak — a dual Eritrean-Swedish citizen imprisoned without trial in Eritrea since…
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Spain will legalize hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants
MADRID — Spain will legalize about 300,000 undocumented migrants a year, starting next May and through 2027, the country’s migration…
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Anti-corruption protesters in Botswana demand action from new government
Gaborone, Botswana — Botswana’s new leader, President Duma Boko, has promised zero tolerance for graft in his administration. The pledge…
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Zambia, Zimbabwe seek move to wind, solar to avert power shortages
VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE — Zimbabwe and Zambia are holding a summit this week in Victoria Falls to identify ways to…
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AI in action at Africa Tech Festival
Artificial intelligence was much discussed and demonstrated at the Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town, South Africa earlier this month.…
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Africa’s energy revolution remains elusive due to poor funding, inadequate infrastructure
“On the national level, the Congolese state has allocated a certain amount of money… despite all the social economic problems…
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Central African Republic applauds extension of peacekeepers’ mandate
Yaounde, Cameroon — Political parties and civil society groups in the Central African Republic are welcoming the U.N. Security Council’s…
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US Sudan envoy meets army chief Burhan on first visit
dubai/washington — The U.S. special envoy to Sudan traveled to the African country for the first time on Monday to…
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