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Solar panels light up African future
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Sudan's El Fasher suffers intense fighting, severe humanitarian conditions
Escalating clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the weste…
UNAIDS chief calls for continued global solidarity to end AIDS
Despite the progress, Byanyima cautioned that the pandemic is far from over. Reductions in international funding, she n…
Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga died Wednesday from a heart attack at a hospital in India
Indian media reported Odinga's death on Wednesday morning, saying that he suffered cardiac arrest during a morning walk…
Cote d'Ivoire beat Kenya to qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Leading Group F with a one-point advantage over Gabon, Cote d'Ivoire needed a win to directly qualify for next year's g…
Released but broken: freed Palestinian prisoners return to land of loss, ruins
At dawn on his first day of freedom, Mohammed Zaqout stood outside a tent in Khan Younis City in the southern coastal e…
Israel halts Rafah reopening, limits aid as Hamas fails to return all bodies
Israel decided on Tuesday to halt the reopening of the Rafah crossing and further reduce humanitarian aid to Gaza, as b…
UN allocates additional funds to support humanitarian operations in Gaza
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that under the humanitarian plan for the initial 60 days of…
Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women to Chart Fresh Path for Empowerment
If we live in a fairer world that upholds genuine values and rejects double standards, it will lead to global peace, wh…
UN Gender Expert in DR Congo Calls for a Future Where Being a Woman Is a Strength, Not a Risk
The world needs this feminine strength to build peace," a UN gender expert in DR Congo said. "I dream of an Africa wher…
Fragile calm returns to Gaza as thousands of displaced residents head north
A fragile calm has returned to the war-torn Gaza Strip for the second day, as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appe…
Tanzanian initiative helps deaf women break silence through entrepreneurship
Tanzania Joy Women Entrepreneurship for the Deaf is empowering deaf women to become business leaders, breadwinners, and…
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