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Somalia confirms cyberattack on e-visa system exposing travellers’ data
The Immigration and Citizenship Agency said it had launched an investigation into the breach and moved the e-visa platform to a new website.
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Europe is not doing enough to detect HIV, hepatitis, health authorities warn
The ECDC says the region could still meet its testing targets for HIV, but that it will be harder to improve detection for hepatitis B and C.
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Madagascar’s New Leader Randrianirina outlines bold Roadmap in first national address
Nearly a month after being sworn in as Madagascar’s President, Michael Randrianirina, made his highly anticipated first address to the nation.
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Twin health crises: Marburg and cholera challenge Africa’s health system
Africa is being faced with a rare and worrying convergence. Ethiopia has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus, what many have described as a deadly relative of Ebola, while across the continent, cholera is surging at its fastest pace in 25 years.
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Art exhibition in Goma highlights environmental and security challenges
Titled in Swahili “Chini ya Ardhi”, meaning “Underground” in French, the exhibition presents works carrying powerful messages. Paintings and sculptures illustrate Goma’s environmental realities — the presence of the volcano, as well as a tense security climate that weighs on daily life.
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Morocco dominates final shortlists for 2025 CAF Awards
The Confederation of African Football has unveiled the final shortlists for the 2025 CAF Awards, and Morocco is shining across almost every category.
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Science mission finds glimmer of hope for marine biodiversity in ocean depths off Comoros
As world leaders meet at the COP30 summit in Brazil, the urgent need to hit a global target of protecting 30 percent of the world’s ocean by 2030 has been brought into stark focus by an international science mission which has just returned with new evidence from the depths
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Zimbabwe: Deadly Bus Accident Along Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway, Police Yet to Confirm Casualties
[New Zimbabwe] POLICE have confirmed a fatal bus accident, which occurred Sunday, along the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway, but were still assessing the number of deaths and those injured.
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Africa: How Essential is the Africa Tech Festival to the Continent's Innovation?
[InfoWire] The Africa Tech Festival is described as Cape Town's premier event for tech trends, innovation, and networking from Africa and elsewhere. Held from 11-13 November (10-13 November for VIP and partner events), the festival's aim is to unite tech leaders, entrepreneurs and policymakers to spark
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Africa: 'This Is South Africa At Work' - Minister Ntshavheni On G20 Social Summit
[SAnews.gov.za] The global gaze will begin to turn towards Gauteng this week, as it hosts the people-centred G20 Social Summit on Tuesday.
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Kenya: Govt Contains Cyberattack On State Websites, Probes 'PCP@Kenya' Hacker Group
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has confirmed that a series of hacker attacks targeting multiple state websites early Monday were successfully contained, with most digital services gradually returning to normal.
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Africa: Africa Has a Debt Crisis - Momentum From G20 in South Africa Can Help Find Solutions
[The Conversation Africa] The end of South Africa's G20 presidency does not mean the end of its ability or responsibility to promote the issues it prioritised during 2025. It can still advocate for action on some of these issues through its further participation in the G20 and in