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Africa: Ethiopia’s Strategic Triple Play: How Assertive Diplomacy On GERD, Somaliland MOU, Brics Membership Reshapes Horn of Africa Power Dynamics

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Addis Abeba — The Horn of Africa, long shaped by strategic interests and colonial legacies, is once again emerging as a center of intense diplomatic engagement. With this development, Ethiopia has increasingly positioned itself as a proactive regional actor, adopting a multipolar diplomatic strategy to overcome the limitations of its landlocked geography. In contrast, Egypt…

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Africa Launches Continental Strategy to Decentralize Diagnostics and Accelerate Outbreak Response

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Yaoundé, Cameroon — In a major step toward faster and more localized outbreak response, Africa CDC convened public health leaders from ten African countries in Yaoundé to co-develop a continental framework for decentralizing laboratory services. The four-day workshop, which began on 14 July, placed equitable access to diagnostics at the core of Africa’s epidemic preparedness…

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Africa: CAF and Apsonic Renew Partnership Making Apsonic an Official Sponsor for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (‘Afcon’) Morocco 2025 and Afcon 2027

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The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) and Apsonic, a leading manufacturer of motorcycles, announced an agreement making Apsonic an Official Sponsor of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) Morocco 2025 and the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda 2027. The Partnership agreement was signed in China and this follows on the success…

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Africa: G20 Finance Chiefs Approach Consensus in South Africa Despite U.S. Tariff Tensions

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Addis Ababa, — Addisd Ababa, July Finance chiefs of G20 countries expressed optimism for an agreement on a common position on trade and other global challenges on Friday despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs which have overshadowed their meeting, according to Reuters. The G20, which emerged as a forum for cooperation to combat the 2008…

Africa: Trump’s Africa Summit – Outsourcing America’s Immigration Problem?

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The US president reportedly asked the five African nations at his summit to accept third-country asylum seekers. United States (US) President Donald Trump hosted a mini-summit with five African leaders in the White House last week. It was surprising that he met with African leaders at all, given his stance towards the continent. His choice…

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Africa: Paymenow Gets $22.5m Facility From Standard Bank for Africa Expansion

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TLDR South African earned wage access startup Paymenow has clinched a ZAR400 million ($22.5 million) working capital facility from Standard Bank Founded in 2019, Paymenow provides employees with real-time access to earned wages, helping them avoid payday lenders and improve their financial wellness The Stellenbosch-based startup previously raised a ZAR250 million ($14 million) debt facility…

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Africa: Unique Fauna and Flora Under Siege On South Africa’s West Coast

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Steve Pike — The smallest tortoise in the world lives on South Africa’s west coast, and a button-shaped succulent endemic to a tiny area of the Northern Cape can be found nowhere else in the world. But the area’s unique fauna and flora are under threat from poaching, mining, farming, and climate change. AN ARID…

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Africa Holds Promise Toward SDGs Amid Challenges – UN

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ADDIS ABABA – Africa’s youthful population and digital momentum position the continent as both vulnerable and uniquely poised to accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to UN’s 2025 SDG report. With just five years remaining until the 2030 deadline, the report reveals that only one-third of the goals are showing sufficient progress….

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Africa: AU Rolls Out Fellowship On Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

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Nairobi — The African Union (AU) has launched a Fellowship Programme on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation as part of ongoing arms control efforts across the continent. AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Amb Bankole Adeoye, launched the initiative on behalf of the Chairperson of the AU Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. The event, held on…

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Africa: Why Don’t All Africans Have Free Movement Within Africa?

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Accra, Ghana — The African Union’s vision for seamless movement across the continent is facing challenges. The protocol that would allow Africans to move freely across borders remains largely unratified. The African Union’s Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, adopted in 2018, aims to give Africans the right to live and work anywhere within the…