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[Agenzia Fides] Bangui -- "We, the Bishops of Bangassou, together with the entire Catholic community, are deeply concerned about the violence affecting Haut Mbomou," emphasize Juan Josè Aguirre, Bishop of Bangassou and Aurelio Gazzera, Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese in the south-east of the Central African Republic, in a pastoral letter read on Sunday, June 8, during the Mass in the parishes of the diocese in the southeast of the Central African Republic.
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[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES review of WHO global mpox trends shows that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains the epicentre, consistently reporting between 200 and 600 new weekly cases.
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[African Union] The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with Government of the Republic of Angola will host Africa's biggest Infrastructure Financing Summit from 23-24 October 2025 in Luanda, Republic of Angola.
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[ISS] The sharing of lethal drone technology with al-Shabaab and IS Somalia could recast the conflict in the Horn and beyond.
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[Vanguard] Nigeria has been ranked third among the top ten manufacturing countries in Africa, according to a report by The African Exponent, an analytical business information source for entrepreneurs and potential investors in Africa.
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[allAfrica] Mpox Remains Public Health Emergency, WHO Says
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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Head of the Incident Management Support Team at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr. Ngashi Ngongo, has disclosed that Africa has recorded 141,000 suspected cases of Mpox, with over 35,000 confirmed.
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[Global Witness] To reverse the climate crisis, COP30 must address the unforeseen consequences of the critical mineral boom, which is adding more deforestation and CO2 emissions
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[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- The African Union called for accelerated efforts to deepen the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), stimulate industrialization, and drive innovation-led growth.
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[RFI] The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left Mali and its units there have been taken over by the Moscow-run Africa Corps, diplomatic and security sources told journalists on Sunday.
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[UNFPA] United Nations, New York -- "Do you want kids?" Every day, people around the world ask themselves, and others, this question. But it also begs another: "Do you feel able to have children?"
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[People's Dispatch] The explanations provided by the Trump administration for why each country is on the list contain significant contradictions, suggesting political calculations played a significant role.
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[The Conversation Africa] The Lancet has released its second global commission report on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing. Adolescents are defined as 10- to 24-year-olds. The report builds on the first one, done in 2016. The latest report presents substantial original research that supports actions it recommends to be taken across sectors as well as at global, regional, country and local level. The co-chairs of the commission, Sarah Baird, Alex Ezeh and Russell Viner, together with the youth commissioners lead, Shakira Choonara,
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[The Conversation Africa] South Africa holds the presidency of the G20 this year. The group is made up of 19 of the world's largest economies, the European Union and the African Union. A priority of South Africa's G20 presidency is African connectivity: promoting cross-border energy trade and regional power pools as a way to share electricity across borders on the continent. David Phaho and Steven Mathetsa of the African Energy Leadership Centre set out how South Africa could use its presidency of the G20 to drive regional
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[Africa Check] IN SHORT: A Facebook post claims that boiling a grated mango seed and drinking the mixture can help cure fibroids. This is false - there is no scientific evidence to support the claim that mango seeds or any herbal remedy can cure or shrink fibroids.
Africa Check
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[African Union] In line with Decision [Assembly/AU/Dec.631(XXVII)] of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government and Article 6(g) of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Statute (2020), which together mandate the APRM to provide support to African countries in the field of credit ratings. The APRM routinely undertakes independent analyses of rating actions and commentaries issued by international credit rating agencies on African sovereigns and multilateral financial institutions.
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[UN News] With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the third United Nations Ocean Conference on Monday, delivering a blunt indictment of humanity's fractured relationship with the sea.
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[Liberian Observer] Monrovia, Liberia - In a compelling address marking the 62nd anniversary of African Liberation Day, Amos Tweah, Managing Director of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC), emphasized that Africa's greatest struggle today is not for political independence, but for the liberation of the African mind.
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[IPS] WASHINGTON DC, Jun 9 2025 (IPS) - More than half of sub-Saharan Africa's population lives in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS)--economies that face profound challenges such as stagnant economic growth, weak institutions, inadequate public services, extreme poverty, war, and forced internal displacement.
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[New Era] Namibia and Africa at large are mourning the passing of former Zambian president Edgar Chagwa Lungu.
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