Digital literacy meets HIV awareness through Empower+

Digital literacy meets HIV awareness through Empower+

Empower+ equips adolescent girls with foundational and AI skills, preparing them for an AI-enabled economy. (Image supplied by Microsoft) Microsoft and the UNAIDS-supported Education Plus initiative have collaborated to launch Empower+, a free artificial intelligence (AI) and digital skills platform aimed at equipping young people with future-ready skills across 21 African countries. According to a…

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Africa: Herzog Meets Abiy As Horn of Africa Diplomacy Shifts

Africa: Herzog Meets Abiy As Horn of Africa Diplomacy Shifts

Addis Ababa — Israeli President Isaac Herzog met Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday during his official visit to Ethiopia, with both leaders pledging to deepen cooperation across key economic, technological and regional sectors. “I welcomed President Isaac Herzog of Israel today for productive discussions during his official visit. We explored the relations between…

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What’s next for Gaza after Trump’s Board of Peace meets in Washington? | Israel-Palestine conflict

What’s next for Gaza after Trump’s Board of Peace meets in Washington? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Donald Trump’s Board of Peace meets for the first time – pledging money, peacekeeping troops and investment for Gaza. Only one Palestinian was present, and major European nations remain wary. So, what did the gathering mean for the people of Gaza? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Rami Khouri – Distinguished fellow at the American University of…

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Colombia security forces kill 5 members of top cocaine cartel days before country’s president meets with Trump

Colombia security forces kill 5 members of top cocaine cartel days before country’s president meets with Trump

Colombian security forces killed five members of the country’s largest drug cartel, including a regional kingpin, the government said Wednesday ahead of a meeting in Washington between presidents Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump. The U.S. leader is set to host his leftist sparring rival Petro at the White House next Tuesday for talks on combatting…

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Venezuela live updates as Trump calls off “second wave of attacks,” meets with oil executives at White House

Venezuela live updates as Trump calls off “second wave of attacks,” meets with oil executives at White House

  6:56 AM Pope calls for governments to “respect the will” of Venezuelans Pope Leo on Friday called for world governments to “respect the will” of the Venezuelan people and said nations must “safeguard the human and civil rights” of Venezuelans, Reuters reported. In the pope’s annual audience with the Vatican diplomatic corps, which traditionally…

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Africa: Herzog Meets Abiy As Horn of Africa Diplomacy Shifts

Africa: Sudan’s Delegate in Geneva Meets UNHCR Regional and Country Directors for Sudan and East Africa

Geneva, December 20, 2025 (SUNA) – On the sidelines of the World Refugee Forum, Sudan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Hassan Hamid, held a joint coordination meeting on Saturday at the mission’s headquarters with Mamadou Dian, Regional Director of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for East Africa, the Horn…

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