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Dangerous places in Africa
Zimbabwe Independent
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If you are not sure about the safety of your chosen destination, this guide to the most dangerous places in Africa might help you decide where (not) to go! Planning a trip to Africa? A popular destination for travellers seeking adventure, this...
‘You’re going to see this flood of new stories’: Why African animators are excited about AI
Yahoo News
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Digital technology may have led to the decline of hand-drawn animation, but it still required legions of creatives and technicians to feed into the process. Now some fear that artificial intelligence (AI) could push the human touch further still...
Empowering Africa’s Future: Horizon d’Espoir’s Mission of Hope and Transformation
Africa.com
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July 14, 2025
Across Africa, millions of people are uprooted from their homes each year, driven by war, political instability, and deep poverty. From the Sahel to the Horn of Africa, communities are being torn apart by armed conflict, ethnic violence, and...
EAC’s plan to ease cost of air travel
Zawya
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High taxes, fees and charges on airlines in Africa have been cited among the measures keeping air transport development on the continent aground. Air transport in Africa is still considered a luxury service, as governments tend to overtax the...
Trump Acknowledges Mass Hunger Crisis in Gaza
Foreign Policy
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Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at evidence of mass starvation in Gaza, Thailand striking a cease-fire deal with Cambodia, and potential problems in the U.S.-European Union trade framework. ‘Those Children Look Very Hungry’ U.S....
Chancel Mbemba yet to find new club due to high salary demands
Get French Football News
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July 21, 2025
4Chancel Mbemba (30) has been a free agent since the start of July, but the former Marseille defender’s search for a new club is proving complicated – with financial demands proving a sticking point. The Congolese international hasn’t featured for...
Gen Z Is Rewriting The Rules Of Work—and Benefits Need To Catch Up
Africa.com
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July 18, 2025
By Reo Botes, Managing Executive at Essential Employee Benefits Gen Z is entering the workforce in numbers too large to ignore. By 2030, they’ll make up nearly 40% of South Africa’s working population. They are young, ambitious, tech-savvy, and...
Travel + Leisure Readers Rank Minor Hotels Among the World’s Best in 2025 Awards
Africa.com
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July 14, 2025
African excellence recognised: Kilindi Zanzibar named continent’s top resort JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 14 July 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Minor Hotels, a global hotel owner and operator with more than 560 properties across six...
99% of Interfaith Marriage Bans Found in Muslim Nations
Patheos
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July 27, 2025
Using freedom of interfaith marriage as an indicator of religious pluralism, this study reveals that 99% of legal restrictions on interfaith unions are imposed by Islamic countries. Specifically, 32 out of 53 Muslim-majority countries (60.4%)...
How African countries ranked on the World Economic Forum's gender gap report
Global Voices
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July 13, 2025
The cover art for the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2025. Image from WEF at Wikipedia. License CC BY-SA 3.0 The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released its Global Gender Gap Report 2025, and seven African countries are among the...
Belgium could charge ex diplomat over assassination of Patrice Lumumba
The Voice
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July 2, 2025
BELGIAN OFFICIALS say they could put on trial an ex diplomat over his alleged involvement role in the assassination of the former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Patrice Lumumba. Etienne Davignon – who is now 92 – is the only...
EXCLUSIVE: My dad's legacy lives on through the IBA, says Muhammad Ali's daughter Rasheda
IOL
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July 11, 2025
RASHEDA Ali was just three years old when her daddy, Muhammad Ali, stepped into the ring for arguably the most celebrated boxing bout of all time, ‘The Rumble in the Jungle’ on October 30, 1974, in Kinshasa. Ali’s exceptional reflexes and...
A testament to continued divine support: Huzoor highlights a year of global progress in second-day address at Jalsa Salana UK 2025
Al Hakam
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July 26, 2025
Hadeeqat-ul-Mahdi, Alton, 26 July 2025: Shortly after 4 pm, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih Vaa, arrived in the main jalsa gah for the second session of the second day of Jalsa Salana UK 2025. The session commenced with the recitation...
An Invitation to Experience Life Above the Batoka Gorge: Bupenyu Lodge Welcomes Guests from 1 December 2025
Africa.com
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July 14, 2025
Newmark Hotels & Reserves’ ultra-luxury retreat in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, invites guests to experience curated moments and nature-inspired, intentional luxury above the Zambezi River. Newmark Hotels & Reserves is pleased to announce that...
Buried in Style: Inside Ghana’s Wildly Artistic and Secretive Funerals
Africa.com
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July 6, 2025
Ghana’s elaborate funerals blend tradition, performance, and art—and Swiss anthropologist Regula Tschumi has spent over two decades capturing their vibrant essence. Her new photo book, Buried in Style, showcases dazzling figurative coffins and...
From Lagos to Jo’burg: How Detty December Went Continental
Africa.com
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July 6, 2025
What began as a lively end-of-year celebration in Nigeria has blossomed into a continental cultural and economic phenomenon. “Detty December,” a season of music, festivals, reunions, and revelry that occurs in the final month of the year, now...
UN experts cast blame on Rwanda and Uganda, what are they doing inDRC?
Zambian Observer
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July 20, 2025
Rwanda is in “command and control” of M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda has “unilaterally doubled its military presence” in the DRC, and armed groups – including those aligned to the Congolese government – are...
The World and Everything in It: July 24, 2025
World - North Carolina
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July 24, 2025
Editor's note: The following text is a transcript of a podcast story. To listen to the story, click on the arrow beneath the headline above. MARY REICHARD, HOST: Good morning! State attorneys general urge the NCAA to restore fairness in women’s...
Major Rwandan coltan exporter bought smuggled Congolese minerals, UN report says
Yahoo News
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By Reade Levinson, David Lewis and Sonia Rolley , REUTERS -Rwandan company Boss Mining Solution bought minerals smuggled from rebel-held areas of neighboring Congo, helping fund an insurgency in that vast African country, according to a...
Nairobi to Host First Pan-African Architecture Biennale
Africa.com
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July 6, 2025
In 2026, Nairobi will host the first-ever Pan-African Biennale of Architecture—a bold new platform for African architects to reclaim their narrative. Curated by Somali-Italian architect Omar Degan, the event will unite creatives from all 54...