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Forbes Africa features Mary Dinah Foundation for community development, philanthropy
The Mary Dinah Foundation (MDF) has been spotlighted in the October–November 2025 edition of Forbes Africa for its pioneering approach to sustainable philanthropy and community-driven development across Africa. Founded in 2005, the Foundation has...
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Trump aims to slash refugee admissions and add racist criteria
By Miriam Raftery Image left: Refugee issues covered by ECM over the years includes persecution of Iraqi Christians, Kurdish immigrations fleeing ISIS, a migrant crisis at the Mexican border, asylum seekers fleeing violence in Africa, efforts to...
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Central African Republic: ‘3R’ combatants in the northwest lay down their arms
Some carried weapons of war; others ammunition – the very items on which their eligibility for the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) process they were about to embark on depended. Well-wishes rang out from the small crowd of...
The Abraham Accords and Sudan’s Global Counterrevolution
On October 23, 2020, Sudan became the third Arab-majority country to normalize relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords. People gather in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Khartoum to stage a demonstration against the...
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Mary Dinah Foundation’s Drive for Healthier Africa
Kasim Sumaina The Mary Dinah Foundation (MDF) was recently featured in Forbes Africa’s latest issue on sustainable philanthropy. Founded in 2005, the Foundation has worked where the needs are greatest, that is, in communities affected by conflict,...
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Today in Africa — October 17, 2025: Deadly Stampede at Raila Odinga’s Funeral, Madagascar’s Coup Leader Sworn In, and Nigeria Pushes Back on U.S. ‘Genocide’ Claims
NEWS OkayAfrica has scoured the internet for today’s major news stories, so you don't have to. Two people were killed during a stampede at the funeral of Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, which was held at Nyayo Stadium on October 17,...
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Chad: Constitutional Change Threatens Rule of Law, Democracy
(Nairobi) – Chad’s new constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits is a serious setback for the rule of law and democracy, Human Rights Watch said today. The change paves the way for President Mahamat Idriss Déby to remain in...
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ARCN pledges to strengthen agric research Institutes, colleges
The Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Dr. Abubakar Adamu Dabban, has reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to address challenges bedeviling the agricultural research institutes and federal...
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African voices are shaping G20 discussions around international financial architecture reform
“Reforming the global financial architecture” has become a central theme in multilateral discussions. Today’s global financial architecture was designed in 1944 at the Bretton Woods conference, which looked to rebuild postwar Europe. But there was...
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Can African Union prevent military coups like Madagascar's?
The African Union (AU) suspended Madagascar's membership on Wednesday following a coup to oust President Andry Rajoelina, which came after three weeks of Gen Z-led anti-government protests. The coup leader, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, was sworn...
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Kenyan boxers ready to roar at Africa Zone Three event
Africa Zone Three Boxing Championships light heavyweight gold medalist Elizabeth Andiego (in red) lands a jab on Elif Guneri of Turkey at the World Women Boxing Championships in Istanbul, Turkey last month.[Courtesy] Kenyan boxers are ready for...
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10 African countries with the fastest urban population growth (2020–2050)
Africa is witnessing one of the fastest rates of urbanisation in the world, with several countries projected to experience significant urban population growth between 2020 and 2050 According to the Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics 2025 report,...
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ICPHC 2025: eHealth Africa Calls for Sustainability of Emergency Operation Centers, Renewable Energy Integration
*** And Digital Innovation in Primary Health Care ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia – eHealth Africa (eHA) joined global health leaders, policymakers, and partners at the International Conference on Primary Health Care (ICPHC 2025) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,...
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Can the AU prevent military coups like Madagascar's?
The African Union (AU) suspended Madagascar's membership on Wednesday following a coup to oust President Andry Rajoelina, which came after three weeks of Gen Z-led anti-government protests. The coup leader, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, was sworn...
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King, Italy PM chair new round of Aqaba Process meetings in Rome
Ammon News - His Majesty King Abdullah II and Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni co-chaired a new round of the Aqaba Process meetings in Rome on Wednesday, organised jointly by Jordan and Italy. At the Aqaba Process’ second round with a West...
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KSrelief launches 2026 aid distribution project in Chad
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The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has launched its in-kind aid distribution project for 2026 in N'Djamena, the Republic of Chad. This project fulfils the Kingdom's pledge announced at the 2024 Donors' Conference to...
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The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) reveals international shorts for 2025
Narrowing down a record number of submissions this year, the Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) has selected 11 international short films for its Red Sea Shorts Competition strand. With six female directors - another benchmark for...
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Cameroon’s Political Future:Election Context and Internal Power Struggle
Even as Cameroonians voted yesterday, 12 October 2025, the political landscape in the country remains dominated not by traditional electoral politics by the intense, internal succession contestsurrounding the tenure of President Paul Biya, who has...
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Chad record rise in informal livestock exports to Cameroon
CHAD – Informal livestock exports from Chad to Cameroon reached an estimated US$63 million in 2024, whish represents a 20.3% increase compared to the previous year, according to a new report from Cameroon’s National Institute of Statistics (INS)....
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Cameroon election: People’s will must be protected – Groups
Some groups have called on the government of Cameroon to ensure that the will of the people is protected following the October 12 Presidential election. Opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary has publicly declared an “overwhelming victory,” while...
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