Tag #Africa

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Mass Surrender of Boko Haram Fighters in Nigeria

Nigerian military officials announced that nearly 130,000 Boko Haram members, accompanied by 37,000 women and 62,000 children, surrendered in the last five months due to a combination of military pressure and improved socioeconomic conditions initiated by the government.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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UN Warns of Existential Land Degradation Crisis, COP16 Seeks $2.6 Trillion Investment

A UN report reveals that land degradation, primarily caused by climate change and unsustainable practices, threatens 5 billion people by 2100, prompting a global effort at COP16 in Riyadh to invest $2.6 trillion by 2030 in restoring 1.5 billion hectares of degraded land.

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No Poverty
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Mali Arrests Barrick Gold Employees Amid Mining Tax Dispute

Four senior employees of Canada's Barrick Gold were arrested in Mali on Monday and charged, awaiting trial, as the military regime continues to pressure mining companies to pay millions in additional taxes; this follows a similar incident in September and the recent case of Resolute Mining, which pa...

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Reduced Inequality
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"Nigeria Launches Malaria Vaccination Campaign Amidst High Case Numbers"

"Nigeria launched a malaria vaccination campaign in Bayelsa state last week, aiming to prevent severe illness and death from the mosquito-borne disease; the WHO reported 263 million malaria cases and 597,000 deaths worldwide in 2023."

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Good Health and Well-being
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"Planet Africa" Exhibition Redefines Human Origins

The "Planet Africa" exhibition, opening in Berlin and touring globally, challenges the traditional understanding of human origins by presenting evidence of human evolution across the entire African continent over millions of years, incorporating a variety of perspectives and archaeological data.

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No Poverty
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DRC Disease Outbreak: 527 Cases, Slow Response Highlights Systemic Issues

A disease outbreak in the remote Panzi region of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kwango province has caused 527 reported illnesses and at least 31 deaths, with 225 children affected; poor sample quality hampers identification of the pathogen, while a slow response highlights inadequate infrastruc...

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Good Health and Well-being
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WFP Secures \$118 Million for 1 Million Displaced in East Africa

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) secured \$118 million to aid over one million displaced people in Burundi, Djibouti, Kenya, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, where displacement doubled from 13.2 million in 2020 to 26.5 million in 2024 due to conflicts and extreme weather.

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Zero Hunger
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"Moroccan Firm Moldiag Addresses African Monkeypox Diagnostic Gap with Affordable Tests"

"Moldiag, a Moroccan company, is producing and distributing affordable monkeypox tests (\$5) across Africa, addressing critical diagnostic gaps and aiming to improve response times to outbreaks, though it awaits WHO approval."

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Good Health and Well-being
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Disease X Outbreak in DR Congo: 79 Children Dead

An outbreak of an unknown disease, \"Disease X\", has infected 376 and killed 79 children in the Panzi health zone, DR Congo, since October 24, prompting an investigation by the Africa CDC, WHO, and Congolese health authorities. Symptoms include fever, headache, and respiratory problems, with malnut...

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Good Health and Well-being
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Nigeria Launches Malaria Vaccination Campaign

Nigeria launched a malaria vaccination campaign last week in Bayelsa state, aiming to prevent severe illness and death from the mosquito-borne disease; the WHO reported 263 million malaria cases and 597,000 deaths worldwide in 2023, with Nigeria having the largest burden in Africa.

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Good Health and Well-being
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"Planet Afrika" Exhibit Redefines Human Origins

The "Planet Afrika" exhibit in Berlin's James-Simon-Galerie (until April 27, 2025), challenges the "Garden of Eden" theory of human origins by presenting evidence of modern humans in Morocco 300,000-350,000 years ago, illustrating a gradual, continent-wide human evolution across millions of years, w...

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No Poverty
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"900,000-Year-Old Tools Show Advanced Human Cognition in Spain"

"900,000-year-old stone tools discovered in Spain's El Barranc de la Boella demonstrate advanced knapping techniques, suggesting sophisticated planning and foresight by early humans, predating the Neanderthal-human split and connecting European and African technological advancements."

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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