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[ISS] The Tsamiya-Kamba corridor will revive regional commerce, but jihadist expansion could quickly unravel the gains.

[IPS] Srinagar, India -- A newly released United Nations report has raised urgent concerns that the world's push toward clean energy and digital technologies is driving a hidden crisis in some of the planet's most vulnerable regions, where mining for critical minerals is depleting water supplies, damaging health, and deepening inequality.

[Daily Trust] "There is no better mirror than a true friend," says a popular African proverb

[Daily Trust] Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has pledged full support for the successful hosting of the All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) in Abuja, assuring stakeholders of the Federal Government's commitment to a smooth and secure tournament.

[Africa Check] Ignore fabricated graphic falsely quoting Kenyan president William Ruto lashing out at African Union

[allAfrica] Africa's long-articulated dream of integration is slowly edging from rhetoric toward reality--but not fast enough. At the heart of this ambition lies the African Continental Free Trade Area, a flagship initiative of the African Union aimed at creating a single market for goods and services across the continent. If fully implemented, it promises to reshape Africa's economic landscape--unlocking intra-African trade, boosting industrialisation, and enabling the freer movement of people,

[Malaria Consortium] At a time when public health systems in countries facing the greatest malaria burden are under intense pressure to deliver more with fewer resources, the importance of working more strategically and finding smarter ways to deliver life-saving care could not be clearer.

[RFI] Players who cover their mouths during confrontations with opponents and teams who leave the pitch without the referee's permission can be given red cards under new rules announced on Wednesday by football's lawmakers.

[UN News] A new guide to the UN80 Initiative, released on Wednesday, provides an overview of the progress being made so far on this ambitious, wide-ranging reform effort.

[New Times] As global trade fractures under geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions, and rising costs, Rwandan businesses cannot afford a wait-and-see approach.

[New Times] Rwandan businesses are looking to the upcoming Africa CEO Forum 2026 as a key platform to forge partnerships, navigate global trade disruptions, and unlock new growth opportunities across the continent.

[IPS] United Nations -- The escalating global climate crisis has led to an increase in the frequency of climate-induced natural disasters, affecting millions worldwide. As governments struggle to keep up due to persistent funding shortfalls and inadequate preparedness and response mechanisms, education systems in Eastern and Southern Africa continue to deteriorate, pushing millions of children into displacement and poverty, further deepening long-term inequalities.

[The Conversation Africa] There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern technologies - everything from AI to wind turbines, as well as cellphones, electric vehicles and defense systems - depend on critical minerals. But many of the communities where those minerals are mined end up with polluted water and poorer health because of the mining.