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South Sudan talks aim to avert further escalation
High-level talks are underway in South Sudan to try and prevent further escalation between forces aligned with the two main parties to the 2018 peace deal, the UN reported on…
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Local staff ‘particularly vulnerable’ to detention, as UN calls for their release
Staff members of the United Nations around the world who are recruited locally are “particularly vulnerable” to detention and should be released and allowed to go home according to the…
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SADC and EU held a Ministerial Partnership Dialogue on 15 March 2025, in Harare, Zimbabwe
A Ministerial Partnership Dialogue between the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the European Union (EU) was successfully held on 15 March 2025, in Harare, Republic of Zimbabwe, where the…
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Kenyan President’s Church Donation Causes Riots
A church donation by Kenyan President William Ruto has caused unrest in the country, the BBC reports. Protesters tried to storm a church that had received a large donation from…
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The HumanRights4Prosperity Program Acts Worldwide: A Success Model in Guinea-Bissau
In Guinea-Bissau, in June 2019, a training session on understanding and applying the values promoted by Human Rights was provided to a hundred women. The main objective of this training…
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COMECE Appeals to EU for Immediate Intervention in Goma, DRC Conflict
As the European Parliament prepares to vote on a resolution regarding the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) later this week, His Eminence Mgr. Mariano Crociata, President of the Commission…
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Russian bank cards are given to clerics of the Patriarchate of Alexandria
Russian bank cards are given to the African clerics of the Patriarchate of Alexandria who switch to the Moscow Patriarchate in the so-called “African Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church”.…
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Fintech Boom Drives Financial Inclusion in Africa, Yet High Funding Costs Block Climate and Digital Progress
In a newly released report, the European Investment Bank (EIB) reveals that Africa’s fintech sector has nearly tripled in size since 2020, bringing vital financial services to underserved communities across…
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Shadows Over Democracy in Mozambique
In a deeply concerning development in Mozambique's political landscape, the European Union (EU) has condemned the recent killings of two prominent figures: Elvino Dias, a legal advisor to Presidential candidate…
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China is building a Taiwan in Palestine
The "Global South" challenges the "Global North", Thucydides' Trap, BRICS vs. NATO - all these phrases refer, in fact, to China's geopolitical moves as it enters the race with the…