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[allAfrica] The bites of river-dwelling blackflies carry a hidden danger - microparasites that can steal sight, health, and wellbeing, and contribute to trapping families in poverty. The disease they cause, known as river blindness or onchocerciasis...

[allAfrica] Geneva -- The World Health Organization said Thursday that Niger met the criteria for the elimination of onchocerciasis, a cause of blindness, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in Africa acknowledged by WHO for in...

[ISS] In response to a new wave of American insularity, European policymakers should pursue rapprochement with Africa.

[New Zimbabwe] As Southern African leaders gather in Harare today to tackle the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a critical question hangs in the air: is President Emmerson Mnangagwa the right captain to steer the region's res...

[UN News] After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has reached alarming levels - with humanitarian needs now massive and response capacities severely strained.

[Nile Post] Sudan Ebola was first identified in Sudan in 1976. Other outbreaks have occurred in Uganda (2000, 2012, 2022) and South Sudan.

[VOA] Washington -- As tensions flared between Somalia and Ethiopia last year, social media became a breeding ground for misinformation.

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] African energy and finance ministers welcomed an ambitious new partnership to transform the continent's power sector at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam on January 27, while highlighting their co...

[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- Seventeen U.N. peacekeepers have been killed this year in clashes between M23 rebels and government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, including three within the last week, the U.N. reported Wednesday.

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- The departure of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from West Africa's most influential bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), raises concerns, especially in the areas of security and economics, according to r...

[IPS] SAN Francisco, California / Apex, North Carolina -- With so much bad news about climate change lately, is it too late for the world to tackle the problem? Professor Felix Dodds and Chris Spence review the current state-of-play.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court has suspended the Kenya National Examination Council's (KNEC) decision to introduce a mid-year Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam for repeaters and private candidates after a petitioner challen...

[MSF] In the most remote places in the world, people are daily battling diseases that many people may never have heard of. Called neglected tropical diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially recognises 20 such conditions. They're calle...

[IPS] Oakland, California, Usa -- The fresh offensive by the M23 rebels and Rwanda forces in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) coincides with the first anniversary of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the European Unio...

[Premium Times] The lawmakers were interrogated over the removal of former Speaker Mudashiru Obasa

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The 55th House of Representatives is set to make a critical decision regarding the ongoing standoff over Embattled Speaker Fonati Koffa's refusal to vacate the Speaker's office.

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[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The fight against corruption under President Joseph Nyumah Boakai's Unity Party (UP)-led government has drawn sharp public criticism. Many see the administration's handling of corruption as an early failure to addr...

[Liberian Investigator] Capitol Hill -- Vice President and President of the Liberian Senate, Jeremiah Kpan Koung, has warned that the patience of Liberians is wearing thin under the Unity Party administration. He said there is the urgent need for eco...

[Vanguard] Nigeria's Grammy-winning singer Tems announced on Thursday she was cancelling an upcoming concert in Kigali over Rwanda's support of the M23 armed group waging an offensive in eastern DR Congo.

[CPJ] The M23 rebel group's assault on the Democratic Republic of the Congo's eastern city of Goma has brought familiar dangers for Congolese journalists, who for years have navigated intimidation and attacks from government and armed groups in the c...

[New Era] Rundu -- Two Rundu schools, Jafet Haiyambo Senior Primary School (PS) and Hompa Sofia Mundjebwe Kanyetu Junior PS, last Thursday suspended classes due to poor sanitation.

[New Zimbabwe] THE Southern African Development Committee (SADC) is set to hold another extraordinary summit in Harare, Thursday to discuss the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

[Dabanga] El Gedaref -- A severe cash shortage, exacerbated by government-imposed obligations by Sudanese banks to limit money transfers and a daily limit on withdrawals, is putting millions of hectares of vital corn and millet crops at risk. The SDG...

[New Era] Water rationing in Gobabis continues unabated as dam and borehole levels remain critically low, despite the recent rainfalls experienced across the Omaheke region.

[Nyasa Times] As Malawi approaches the 2025 elections, the political landscape is marked by both anticipation and skepticism regarding Atupele Muluzi's bid for the presidency. His recent declaration of being "ripe, equipped, and ready" to lead the na...

[Africa Check] Fact-checking former minister Osita Chidoka's claims on Nigeria's 2025 budget, debt and policing

[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The protracted negotiations between High Power Exploration (HPX) and the Liberian government over the Liberty Corridor project appear to be faltering, as mounting evidence suggests that the government is shifting i...

[Premium Times] Court adjourns Evan's plea bargain hearing as the convicted kidnapper seeks leniency.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- African Union Chairperson candidate Raila Odinga has mourned the passing of eminent historian Professor Bethwel Allan Ogot, who died at the age of 95 at a Kisumu hospital after a brief illness.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh is facing a legal challenge from a group of magistrates who have filed a writ of prohibition against her and other judicial officials.