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Gabon's Economic Diversification: From Oil Dependence to Agricultural Growth
Gabon is diversifying its economy away from oil dependence, prioritizing agriculture, infrastructure development, and entrepreneurship to create a more resilient and inclusive economy, aiming to reduce reliance on oil imports by over 100 billion CFA francs annually and tackle 37% youth unemployment.
Gabon's Economic Diversification: From Oil Dependence to Agricultural Growth
Gabon is diversifying its economy away from oil dependence, prioritizing agriculture, infrastructure development, and entrepreneurship to create a more resilient and inclusive economy, aiming to reduce reliance on oil imports by over 100 billion CFA francs annually and tackle 37% youth unemployment.
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40% Bias Score
Burkina Faso Protests Show Support for Junta Amidst Coup Attempt and U.S. Criticism
Thousands protested in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday, supporting the military junta after an alleged coup attempt and criticism from a U.S. official accusing junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore of misusing gold reserves; protesters waved Burkina Faso and Russian flags.
Burkina Faso Protests Show Support for Junta Amidst Coup Attempt and U.S. Criticism
Thousands protested in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday, supporting the military junta after an alleged coup attempt and criticism from a U.S. official accusing junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore of misusing gold reserves; protesters waved Burkina Faso and Russian flags.
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56% Bias Score
Sahel Military Juntas: Counterterrorism or Democratic Erosion?
Military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, seizing power between 2020 and 2023, claim counterterrorism efforts justify their rule, raising concerns about democratic backsliding amidst a broader regional search for alternative governance models.
Sahel Military Juntas: Counterterrorism or Democratic Erosion?
Military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, seizing power between 2020 and 2023, claim counterterrorism efforts justify their rule, raising concerns about democratic backsliding amidst a broader regional search for alternative governance models.
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48% Bias Score
Malian Junta Recommends Goita as President, Dissolving Political Parties
Mali's military junta-led national political conference recommended installing junta leader Gen. Assimi Goita as president for a renewable five-year term, dissolving political parties, and abolishing the opposition leader position; political parties denounced the move as unconstitutional.
Malian Junta Recommends Goita as President, Dissolving Political Parties
Mali's military junta-led national political conference recommended installing junta leader Gen. Assimi Goita as president for a renewable five-year term, dissolving political parties, and abolishing the opposition leader position; political parties denounced the move as unconstitutional.
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44% Bias Score
Russia's Wheat Exports Soar in Q1 2025
In Q1 2025, Russian wheat exports surged, with a fivefold increase to Nigeria (262,000 metric tons), along with substantial increases to other African and Middle Eastern nations, reflecting a growing global reliance on Russian grain supplies.
Russia's Wheat Exports Soar in Q1 2025
In Q1 2025, Russian wheat exports surged, with a fivefold increase to Nigeria (262,000 metric tons), along with substantial increases to other African and Middle Eastern nations, reflecting a growing global reliance on Russian grain supplies.
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56% Bias Score
ClearVue Wins First African Solar Skylight Contract with World Bank
ClearVue Technologies secured a $100,000 order to install 100 solar skylights in a new World Bank building in Abuja, Nigeria, generating 37,800 kilowatt-hours of energy annually and saving 22.4 tonnes of carbon, marking its first commercial project in Africa and showcasing its global expansion strat...
ClearVue Wins First African Solar Skylight Contract with World Bank
ClearVue Technologies secured a $100,000 order to install 100 solar skylights in a new World Bank building in Abuja, Nigeria, generating 37,800 kilowatt-hours of energy annually and saving 22.4 tonnes of carbon, marking its first commercial project in Africa and showcasing its global expansion strat...
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52% Bias Score
Sound Safaris and the Growing African Tourism Market
Sound safaris, a new trend in African tourism, enhance the wildlife viewing experience by transmitting animal sounds to guests; the market is expected to grow from \$17.3 billion in 2025 to \$25.7 billion in 2032, prompting luxury hotel expansion and a search for new, less-crowded safari destination...
Sound Safaris and the Growing African Tourism Market
Sound safaris, a new trend in African tourism, enhance the wildlife viewing experience by transmitting animal sounds to guests; the market is expected to grow from \$17.3 billion in 2025 to \$25.7 billion in 2032, prompting luxury hotel expansion and a search for new, less-crowded safari destination...
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36% Bias Score
US Tariffs Cripple Lesotho's Economy, Exposing African Vulnerability
The US imposed a 50% tariff on Lesotho's textile exports, jeopardizing its economy and highlighting the vulnerability of African nations with limited diversification, prompting them to strengthen the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to mitigate the negative impact.
US Tariffs Cripple Lesotho's Economy, Exposing African Vulnerability
The US imposed a 50% tariff on Lesotho's textile exports, jeopardizing its economy and highlighting the vulnerability of African nations with limited diversification, prompting them to strengthen the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to mitigate the negative impact.
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32% Bias Score
Five Unique African Food Preservation Methods Before Refrigeration
Before refrigeration, Africans preserved food using five unique methods: salting to reduce water activity and inhibit bacterial growth; using fire to cook, smoke, and dry food, killing microorganisms; sun-drying to dehydrate food; burying in soil for protection; and utilizing ice in colder regions.
Five Unique African Food Preservation Methods Before Refrigeration
Before refrigeration, Africans preserved food using five unique methods: salting to reduce water activity and inhibit bacterial growth; using fire to cook, smoke, and dry food, killing microorganisms; sun-drying to dehydrate food; burying in soil for protection; and utilizing ice in colder regions.
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20% Bias Score
Somalia, Taiwan Impose Reciprocal Entry Bans
Somalia and Taiwan have imposed reciprocal entry bans on each other's citizens, effective recently, due to Taiwan's recognition of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland; airlines were notified on April 22nd.
Somalia, Taiwan Impose Reciprocal Entry Bans
Somalia and Taiwan have imposed reciprocal entry bans on each other's citizens, effective recently, due to Taiwan's recognition of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland; airlines were notified on April 22nd.
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32% Bias Score
Le Court-Pienaar Wins Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Secures Historic African Victory
Kim Le Court-Pienaar of Mauritius won the Liège-Bastogne-Liège women's cycling race on Sunday, marking Africa's first WorldTour victory and outsprinting top contenders Demi Vollering and Puck Pieterse in a thrilling final.
Le Court-Pienaar Wins Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Secures Historic African Victory
Kim Le Court-Pienaar of Mauritius won the Liège-Bastogne-Liège women's cycling race on Sunday, marking Africa's first WorldTour victory and outsprinting top contenders Demi Vollering and Puck Pieterse in a thrilling final.
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32% Bias Score
Sudan Crisis: Desperate Measures as Thousands Flee Violence
Following an attack on a displacement camp near El-Fasher, Sudan, people are resorting to eating charcoal and leaves to survive, as tens of thousands flee the violence amid a devastating humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), ...
Sudan Crisis: Desperate Measures as Thousands Flee Violence
Following an attack on a displacement camp near El-Fasher, Sudan, people are resorting to eating charcoal and leaves to survive, as tens of thousands flee the violence amid a devastating humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), ...
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56% Bias Score
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