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Solar Storms and Africa: Understanding the Sun’s Recent Fury and Its Impact
The Sun, our life-giving star, has been unusually active. In recent weeks, a series of powerful solar eruptions have sent waves of charged particles toward Earth, triggering geomagnetic storms that have disrupted technology and painted skies with auroras. For Africa, this isn’t just distant space weather; it has already caused significant radio communication blackouts across…
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๐บ๐ธ Some tourists may need to provide five year social-media history for US entry
In a new proposal unveiled on Wednesday, the US government said that travellers from certain countries could be asked to provide their social media history of the past five years in order to be allowed into the country. Tourists who need to fill out an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) form to visit the…
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๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง British-born zoologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died at age 83, his Save the Elephants group said in a statement.
Douglas-Hamilton was known for decades of conservation work, which included pioneering trackers and collaring to protect elephants against poaching. He died Monday in Kenya, the statement said Tuesday. โIain was instrumental in exposing the ivory poaching crisis, documenting the destruction of over half of Africaโs elephants in a single decade, leading up to a crucial…
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๐น๐ฟ A Nation in Silence: Tanzaniaโs Independence Day Overshadowed by Protest and Repression
Tanzaniaโs 64th Independence Day on December 9, 2025, was marked not by celebration but by an eerie silence, as the government cancelled all official events and warned citizens against assembling. This tense quiet follows the deadliest political crisis in decades, sparked by a disputed election in October that returned President Samia Suluhu Hassan to power…
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๐น๐ฟ Fears of new clashes as police in Tanzania outlaw Independence Day protests
Police in Tanzania have announced that any protests during next weekโs Independence Day would be illegal. The news is raising concerns of further clashes after last monthโs post-election violence. President Samia Suluhu Hassanโs victory in the October presidential vote triggered protests across the country after her main rivals were disqualified. Hundreds of people were killed,…
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๐ง๐ฏ BREAKING: Soldiers Announce Overthrow of Government in Benin, Gunfire Reported in Cotonou
Cotonou, Benin โ In a sudden and destabilizing development, a faction of soldiers in Benin announced the overthrow of President Patrice Talon in a televised address today. The announcement plunges the West African nation, often hailed as a bastion of democracy and stability in the region, into profound uncertainty. According to the broadcast on national…
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๐ฑ๐ท Twin Groundbreakings in Congo Town: Bridges and Party Headquarters Reshape Liberiaโs Political Landscape
Congo Town, Monrovia โ The bustling corridor of Tubman Boulevard in Congo Town has become the epicenter of two major infrastructure projects, each symbolizing a different vision for Liberia’s future. Just months after President Joseph Boakai broke ground on two critical overpass bridges, the political opposition has moved to establish a new headquarters just steps…
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๐ณ๐ฌ A full-blown industry’: Inside Nigeriaโs kidnapping economy
The story is no longer just about banditary. In Northern Nigeria, kidnapping has grown into a sophisticated, systematized corporate machine, an economy where human beings are the raw material and ransom is the currency. That was the stark conclusion drawn by security and governance experts on the December episode of The Africanews Debates. The panel…
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๐น๐ฟ Tanzanian activist blocked from Instagram after mobilising election protests
Prominent Tanzanian activist Mange Kimambi has accused the government of instigating the removal of her social media accounts that she has been using to mobilise Tanzanians against the government. The former fashion model-turned-activist, who is based in the US, is an outspoken critic of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and had nearly three million followers on…
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๐ท๐ผ Kagame’s Defining Speech: At Washington Accords Signing, Rwanda Declares African Ownership of Peace
In a moment that reshapes the narrative of Central African diplomacy, Rwandan President Paul Kagame delivered a landmark address at the historic signing of the Washington Accords. Standing alongside U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi, Kagame framed the agreement not merely as a foreign-brokered deal, but as a…
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