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Map Shows US Travel Warnings for Africa Right Now
A Newsweek-created graphic shows the various travel advisories currently in place across Africa, including the no-go zones.
These two Nigerian gospel singers are topping the charts in sub-Saharan Africa
As gospel music’s appeal keeps rising globally, Nigerian pastor Nathaniel Bassey and singer Mercy Chinwo are leading the pack ...
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USAID cuts rip through African health care systems
As clouds gather and humidity rises across west Africa, whose annual rains bring an uptick of deadly, malaria-carrying mosquitoes, Musa Adamu Ibrahim, a nurse, is sitting at home, unemployed.
Daily Maverick on MSN6d
Demographics not poor governance explain Africa’s slow development
Until dependency ratios shift, Africa’s large youthful population will remain the continent’s biggest barrier to growth.
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USAID cuts leave African health systems in crisis as malaria, cholera surge
The sudden dismantling of USAID -- the country's main foreign development arm -- is unravelling health care systems across Africa that were built from a complicated web of national health ministries, ...
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Africa: Demographics Not Poor Governance Explain Africa's Slow Development
Analysis - Until dependency ratios shift, Africa's large youthful population will remain the continent's biggest barrier to ...
Met Office map shows huge plume of Saharan dust approaching UK
A new map published on social media by the Met Office shows a huge swathe of Saharan dust particles bound for the UK. If you ...
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ITU, EU team up to map Africa’s broadband gaps
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has officially launched the implementation of its Africa-BB-Maps project, a ...
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GamesConnect Africa wants to put African game developers on the map
GamesConnect AFRICA aims to create opportunities for African game developers to collaborate with international gaming ...