Africa: It Is Time for Africa to Fund Its Health Security

Africa: Pressure Points – Africa’s Health Systems Amid Global Aid Contraction

Africa’s health systems amid global aid contraction Key findings On average across 38 surveyed countries, health ranks as the most important problem that Africans want their governments to address, overtaking unemployment at the top of citizens’ policy agenda. Seven in 10 Africans (70%) say their governments should ensure that all citizens have access to adequate…

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Cuba says it released over 2,000 prisoners as Trump administration heaps pressure on island

Cuba says it released over 2,000 prisoners as Trump administration heaps pressure on island

The Cuban government said late Thursday it has pardoned and released 2,010 prisoners, a sweeping move that comes as the island nation grapples with intense pressure from the Trump administration, including an oil blockade that — until recently — cut off fuel shipments. Calling it a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture,” Cuba’s Embassy in the U.S….

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Govt entities waste billions on ICT projects, unused systems

Govt entities waste billions on ICT projects, unused systems

AGSA audit outcomes uncover R12.1 billion-worth in ICT project issues. (Image source: 123RF) While technology is often touted as a transformative force, national and provincial governments continue to face significant challenges in ICT implementation. A report by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) has identified barriers to achieving digital transformation goals, noting that many of…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – April 3, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – April 3, 2026

  Four Toddlers Stabbed to Death at Nursery School in Uganda Four young children, aged about two and three, were brutally stabbed and killed at a nursery school in Kampala. The three boys and one girl died instantly. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Racheal Kawala said the suspect, identified as Christopher Okello Anyu, has since been…

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Africa: It Is Time for Africa to Fund Its Health Security

Africa Risks Missing AI Revolution As UN Urges Borrowing to Close Infrastructure Gap

African countries may miss out on the transformative benefits of the global artificial intelligence (AI) revolution unless urgent investments are made in critical infrastructure, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has warned. In a report presented at a meeting of African ministers of finance in Morocco, the ECA said the continent’s more than…

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