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As it became clear that Donald Trump had landed the US presidency for the second time, leaders from across Africa began tweeting their congratulations. "Zimbabwe stands ready to work with you ...

“And that is a hard political pill for Democrats to swallow.” Though Harris greatly improved her standing from where President Joe Biden was with Latinos before he dropped out of the ...

In 2023, Africa accounted for just 2% of the ~19 million tonnes of global banana imports. Source: FAO (2023) Most African banana exports (from the likes of Cameroon and Cote D’Ivoire), same as ...

One of the countries where this is an issue is South Africa. The country has a semi-arid climate, frequent droughts and relatively low average annual rainfall. But households’ experiences of ...

Covered in sharp scales and can roll up into a little ball like a pill bug ... all the other giant African pouched rats that live in the wild and don't have jobs. What would my life be like if I was ...

BusinessTech notes that parents with kids in South Africa’s private schools should gear up for yet another year of tuition hikes outpacing inflation, as 2025 seems set to keep up the decade-long trend ...

The Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa has been established to oversee geospatial development in Africa and to contribute to the larger global ...

DAKAR, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Mpox cases continue to spread on the African continent, showing an increase of over 500% from last year, data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention ...

On October 30, Opportunity announced the three winners of this program: free-to-use apps that aim to help African farmers with crop and climate strategy, teachers with lesson planning, and school ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and other participants at the BRICS summit in ...

A group of health care providers and two Louisiana residents previously denied pregnancy treatment filed a lawsuit Thursday suing state officials and asking for an end to Act 246, the Louisiana ...