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Jan 23, 2023

Trading with Africa: How Can African Nations Leverage Their Diaspora?

If Protests Fail, We Are All Dead

How Should Africa Deal With Intellectual Property?

How Can Africa Develop Sustainable Cities?

Assassination of Chad's President Suggest Worse Times Ahead For Africa

As Atrocities Mount, U.S. Takes Closer Look at Cameroon

A decade since the Arab Spring: Is Tunisia still a success story ?

Surveillance Technology a Concern for many in Africa

Lesson from Zambia: power, default, and water distress

Polisario Front Renews War in Western Sahara

Immigrant Community Digs for Gold in South African Township

Zimbabwe Must Fight Gender-Based Violence While It Battles COVID-19

South Africa's Wine Industry Wins Accolades

The New Military Scramble for Africa

Cuts to U.S. Aid Harm Ethiopia and Other African States

Pressure Grows On Cameroon Over Death of Journalist

South African Rustic Community Finds Bliss Through Mutual Aid

How To Get Trade Back On Track In Africa After COVID19

National Day of Action in Nigeria Amid Rising Anti-Government Sentiment

Ivory Coast President to Run for Third Term

The Western-Centrism Problem in Climate Science

Gabon: Study of Pangolins Key to Anti-Poaching Efforts

Chad Curtails Social Media Access Yet Again

Kenya Set on Constructing First Nuclear Power Plant Within the Decade

Ethiopia: Returning Migrant Workers May Be Fueling COVID-19 Spread

Zimbabwe: Talk Radio, Mobile Phone Apps, and Inclusivity

Zimbabwe Pledges US$3.5 Billion in Compensation for Seized Farmland

AFRICOM Headquarters Set to Move Out of Germany

Algerian President Blames Sabotage for Water and Power Outages, Forest Fires

Teaching Women How to Swim in Zanzibar

As Saudi Borders Remain Closed, Somali Livestock Trade Suffers Major Losses

African Governments Want Their Share of the Digital Economy

African Development Bank President Cleared of Wrongdoing – Again

Burkina Faso: Party of Former President Compaoré Names Presidential Candidate

Tanzania: Opposition Leader With Gunshot Scars Returns to Run for President

Zimbabwe: Ruling Party Spokesman Calls US Ambassador a Thug

South Africa: Local Production of LNG and Helium in the Pipeline

Tunisia: New Prime Minister Has a Month to Form a New Government

DRC: New Fertilizer Promises 400 Years of Healthy Soil

COVID-19: DRC Lifts State of Health Emergency

Ethiopia Completes First Filling of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Former Sudanese President on Trial for Involvement in 1989 Coup

Benin: First Innovation Campus of New Smart City Set to Open Soon

Mozambique’s $20 Billion Natural Gas Project Finds Foreign Backers

DRC: Third Round of Protests against New Electoral Commission President

Egypt’s Parliament Approves Foreign Deployment of Troops

Zambian Health Minister Denies Corruption Charges

Morocco Emerges as Mediator in Mali Political Crisis

Prominent Congolese Intellectual and Activist Has Passed Away

Malian Prime Minister Calls for Inquiry into Crackdown on Protesters

Tunisian Prime Minister Resigns after Less than Five Months in Office

International Arrest Warrant Issued for Togolese Opposition Leader

Dior and Ghanaian Artist Collaborate on New Men’s Collection

Benin: Authorities Order Online News Sites to Shut Down

DRC: A School for Girls that is Building Hope

Chad: Second Friendly Fire Incident Raises Concerns over Stability of G5 Sahel Alliance

African Athletes Make Their Mark in Mixed Martial Arts

Irish Humanitarian Wants to Honor Burkina Faso’s Thomas Sankara with a Monument

Nigeria: In Niger Delta, Oil Wealth Fuels Poverty and Violence

Côte d’Ivoire: Who Will Be the Ruling Party’s Candidate for the Presidency?

Ghanaian Library Celebrates Literary Contribution of African and Diaspora Authors

Award for Researchers Who Use Data Tracking to Fight Sexual Violence and AIDS

Malian President Feels the Heat as Protests Intensify

Libyan Oil Industry Clobbered by Resumption of Blockade

Cameroonian Insurgent Groups: A Primer

Central African Republic: Former Child Soldiers Help to Drill Wells

Morocco Set to Reopen Borders to Citizens, Expats

More than US$1 Million Embezzled from Central Bank of Mauritania

DRC: President Tshisekedi Invited to Pay a State Visit to Israel

Somaliland and Taiwan Want to Establish Diplomatic Relations, China Demurs

Death of Ivorian PM Throws a Wrench into October Presidential Election Race

Congo-Brazzaville: Criticism over Continued Imprisonment of Former Army Chief

Egypt, China Sign Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Deal

Algeria Welcomes Repatriation of Martyrs’ Remains

Botswana: Elephants Are Dying, and No One Knows Why

Namibia: Row over Adverse Audit Opinion for Defense Ministry

Algerian President Tebboune Woos Expatriates

Burkina Faso: National General Strike Looms

Malian President Meets with Protest Movement Leader

Nigeria: President Launches Multi-Billion-Dollar Gas Pipeline Project

Fungus, Food, and Pheromones: Unconventional Ways to Combat Locust Plague

New Burundian Government Pledges Stronger Action on COVID-19

Mali Protest Movement No Longer Demands President’s Resignation

New President of Guinea-Bissau Solidifies Power

Murder of Popular Oromo Protest Singer Threatens Ethiopian Political Unity

Benin: Alleged Coup Attempt Foiled

CAR: Has a Malaria Parasite Strain Become Resistant to Traditional Remedies?

Grand Renaissance Dam Dispute Comes to a Head

Kenya Wrestles with Legacy of Public Monuments to Colonial Figures

Tanzanian Company Develops New Cost-Effective, Nutritious Fish Feed

Ghana Set on Producing Nuclear Power by 2030

ECOWAS Suggests Partial Election Reruns in Mali to Solve Political Crisis

Regional Autonomy Projects in Cameroon Put on Hold

Malawians Voted in Historic Presidential Election Rerun

How COVID-19 Has Changed Peacekeeping in Africa

African Union Sanctions South Sudan over Unpaid Dues

In Spectacular Fall, Vital Kamerhe is Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

China Sees a Strategic Opportunity in African COVID-19 Plight

Angola and GE Face $550 Million Lawsuit over Contract Cancellations

Mali: President Keïta Under Increasing Pressure to Step Down