[allAfrica] Monrovia -- As global financial aid continues to decline, experts warn of the increasing risks posed to low-income countries and urge regional stakeholders to look inward to fund much-needed development.

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[allAfrica] From agricultural lands to technology startups, African women are not only building, but they are endlessly reinventing the economy. Even when women are said to be the backbone of the family and the foundation of a nation, they are almost never credited for their victories.

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[allAfrica] The global impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) extends beyond the acute phase of infection, presenting ongoing challenges for public health and clinical management. Some people continue to suffer health complications long after recovering from Covid-19, yet the reasons why some develop Long Covid while others do not remain unclear, even five years post-pandemic.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Long Covid, which is when symptoms persist beyond the acute phase after a person is infected with SARS-CoV-2 that causes Covid-19, is emerging as a major global health challenge. Meta-analyses - a scientific method used to combine the results of many different studies that have looked at the same question - estimate that the combined global prevalence of Long Covid is around 36% among individuals who tested positive for Covid-19.

[allAfrica] Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Kizito Zua, a farmer living in Arua, a city in northern Uganda, had earned his way selling his produce at the local market.

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[allAfrica] Agrifood System transformation is at the heart of the new Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), which aims to build resilient and sustainable agrifood systems. This is because the what, when, how, and who of the decisions made about food production, processing, storage, transport, marketing, preparation and consumption drive so much that profoundly affect the human condition: food and nutrition security, decent jobs, resilience, climate mitigation and adaptation, and

[allAfrica] As global leaders confer in Zimbabwe for the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP15), they have an opportunity to strengthen both food security and environmental resilience. Wetlands--the ecosystems that underpin global food production - provide countless benefits to society. Yet they are disappearing at an accelerating pace.

[allAfrica] Monrovia -- To effectively counteract growing Jihadist activities on the continent, U.S. troops have to be present in the region to work with their African partners. This was said by Deputy Commander of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), General John W. Brennan, during an online briefing on Monday.

[Daily Trust] About three months ago, a gang of armed bandits raided Kaura Namoda town and Banga village in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, abducting over 50 people, mostly women and children.

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[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the Glen View Area 8 complex fire, which destroyed goods worth over US$100,000 a national disaster.

[The Point] The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on citizens of 31 African countries. These restrictions limit non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas to single-entry with a validity period of just three months.

[Vanguard] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 11 confirmed new cases of Lassa fever in three states of the federation.

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[263Chat] Constitutional lawyer and Former Finance Minister in the Government of National Unity (GNU) Tendai Biti has launched a blistering attack on the ruling ZANU-PF party accusing it of betraying the values of the liberation struggle by allowing political influence to be bought and sold like a market commodity.

[UN News] As starvation worsens in war-torn Gaza, UN agencies repeated warnings on Monday that Israel's decision to support a «one-week scale-up» of aid is far from enough to reverse deadly malnutrition rates in the enclave.

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[CAF] Nigeria staged an extraordinary second-half comeback to defeat hosts Morocco 3-2 and lift their 10th TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) crown at the Stade Olympique in Rabat on Saturday night.

[RSF] The president of the Burkina Journalists' Association (AJB), Guezouma Sanogo, and a journalist from radio Femina FM, Phil Roland Zongo, returned to their families on 21 July, after four months of forced conscription, a few days after the reappearance of journalists Boukari Ouoba, Luc Pagbelguem and Kalifara Séré. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes this development and calls on authorities to shed full light on the fate of missing journalists Serge Oulon, Adama Bayala and Alain

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a US$474.6 million loan agreement aimed at supporting the implementation of the Just Energy Transition (JET).

[Nile Post] With the 2026 elections on the horizon, Uganda is entering a critical political moment as rallies and campaigns intensify across the country.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi, a leading critic of President William Ruto's church fundraising spree, has been reported missing in Dar es Salaam under circumstances that rights groups claim point to a possible abduction.

[allAfrica] Global efforts have cut under-five deaths, but preventable child mortality remains a major challenge

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[allAfrica] The UK government revealed details of its plans to cut foreign aid, with support for children's education and women's health in Africa facing the biggest reductions. In February, the government announced that it would cut foreign aid by 40% - from 0.5% of gross national income to 0.3% - to increase defence spending to 2.5%.

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[Nile Post] African legislators attending the 5th Ordinary Session of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, South Africa, have made an unprecedented joint demand for reparations from former colonial powers, citing centuries of injustice, theft, and oppression.

[Nile Post] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a global health alert over a fast-moving outbreak of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease, that is sweeping across the Indian Ocean islands and making inroads into mainland Africa and South East Asia.

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