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Sudan at critical juncture in path towards democratic transition, Security Council hears

UN News Centre - Africa - Tue, 08/12/2020 - 20:39
International support for Sudan is critical as the country continues on the path to democratic transition, amid challenges that include political disagreements, economic decline, and the COVID-19 pandemic, UN political affairs chief, Rosemary DiCarlo told a virtual meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday. 
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DR Congo: Political tensions, armed attacks, displacement and COVID threats continue 

UN News Centre - Africa - Mon, 07/12/2020 - 19:17
There is a critical need for State institutions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to provide more stability and safety for citizens facing multiple threats, the head of the UN mission there told the Security Council on Monday. 
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Ghana's election: Six things you should know

BBC Africa - Mon, 07/12/2020 - 18:20
More than 17 million Ghanaians were eligible to vote in Monday's poll to elect a new president and parliament.
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Going undercover in the schools that chain boys

BBC Africa - Mon, 07/12/2020 - 16:34
Reporter Fateh Al-Rahman Al-Hamdani writes about his experience of secretly filming inside Sudan's Islamic boarding schools to expose abuse, and reveals why the investigation was so personal to him.
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Kibiwott Kandie smashes half marathon world record in Valencia

BBC Africa - Mon, 07/12/2020 - 13:17
Kenya's Kibiwott Kandie sets a new world record for the half marathon - in a race where the top four finishers all beat the previous record.
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South Africa: Farmers battle locusts to save the country’s food crops

BBC Africa - Mon, 07/12/2020 - 08:24
South Africa's farmers are fighting ongoing locust swarms to preserve the country's food security.
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Ethiopia's Tigray Crisis: Why Nobel laureate Abiy Ahmed sent his troops to battle

BBC Africa - Sun, 06/12/2020 - 02:49
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed has found himself in a conflict less than a year after winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Cutting through the information blackout

BBC Africa - Sat, 05/12/2020 - 03:31
"It is really scary. It is really difficult," a resident of the Tigray capital, Mekelle, shouts down the line.
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Amidst positive steps, challenges in Africa ‘loom large’, UN chief tells Security Council 

UN News Centre - Africa - Fri, 04/12/2020 - 23:45
The United Nations-African Union (AU) partnership has yielded “significant results”, including at the country level, the UN chief told the Security Council on Friday. 
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The hidden story of African-Irish children

BBC Africa - Fri, 04/12/2020 - 01:28
The mixed-race Irish people searching for their African roots.
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New Africa alliance aims to tackle deadly COVID ‘infodemic’

UN News Centre - Africa - Thu, 03/12/2020 - 23:10
A new network in Africa aims to combat the “infodemic” of misinformation online surrounding COVID-19 and other health emergencies on the continent, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday. 
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Is Africa overtaking the Middle East as the new jihadist battleground?

BBC Africa - Thu, 03/12/2020 - 16:11
As 300 UK troops arrive in Mali, the BBC's Frank Gardner looks at the role of Islamist militants across Africa.
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Foreign fighters a ‘serious crisis’ in Libya, UN mission chief tells high stakes political forum

UN News Centre - Africa - Wed, 02/12/2020 - 22:45
The 20,000 foreign fighters now in Libya represent “a serious crisis” and “a shocking violation of Libyan sovereignty”, UN Acting Special Representative Stephanie Williams said on Wednesday, during the latest meeting under the country’s political dialogue forum. 
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Ethiopian Government and UN strike deal for ‘unimpeded’ humanitarian access in Tigray

UN News Centre - Africa - Wed, 02/12/2020 - 22:12
The UN on Wednesday announced that agreement has been reached with the Ethiopian Government to allow “unimpeded, sustained and secure access” for humanitarian supplies to reach those in need across areas now under its control in Tigray.
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The beach cleaners battling a tide of plastic

BBC Africa - Wed, 02/12/2020 - 07:39
How a group of people set out to clean up Cape Town's beaches.
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The new ‘Nigerian princes’ of hacking?

BBC Africa - Wed, 02/12/2020 - 01:07
BEC hacking is one of the most common types of cyber-attack and experts say Nigeria is its epicentre.
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Mali: COVID-19 and conflict lead to rise in child trafficking

UN News Centre - Africa - Tue, 01/12/2020 - 21:38
Child trafficking is rising in Mali, along with forced labour and forced recruitment by armed groups, due to conflict, insecurity and the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday. 
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World Aids Day: Living with HIV and facing stigma in Kenya

BBC Africa - Tue, 01/12/2020 - 10:00
Doreen Moracha was born HIV positive is now an advocate raising awareness and fighting the stigma.
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FROM THE FIELD: Growing potatoes in the air: agricultural innovation in Rwanda

UN News Centre - Africa - Mon, 30/11/2020 - 23:00
A Rwandan entrepreneur is pioneering the use of innovative farming technology that, he believes, is set to play a major role in feeding the growing population in his country, amid increasing pressure on arable land.
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UN refugee agency appeals for $147 million to support thousands of Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan

UN News Centre - Africa - Mon, 30/11/2020 - 18:46
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has launched an appeal for $147 million to support as many as 100,000 people fleeing Ethiopia’s Tigray region into neighbouring Sudan, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Monday.
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