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AfricaHealth

Botswana declares public health emergency

In late August 2025, Botswana’s President Duma Boko declared a public health emergency in response to a severe collapse in the country’s medical supply chain. This emergency was triggered by widespread shortages of essential medicines and supplies in hospitals and clinics across the nation. Origins and Causes The Ministry of Health had warned earlier in the month of dwindling supply…
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AfricaPolitics

DR Congo and rebels return to Doha for talks

In mid‑2025, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group—backed by Rwanda—returned to Doha, Qatar, for renewed peace negotiations after a series of failed truces and escalating conflict in eastern DRC. Background & EscalationSince early 2025, M23 launched a major offensive, seizing key eastern cities including Goma and Bukavu by March, displacing hundreds of…
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AfricaDisaster

More bodies found in cult massacre case

In Kilifi County, southeastern Kenya, investigators have uncovered five bodies exhumed from shallow graves near Shakahola Forest— the site of a horrific doomsday cult tragedy in 2023. These graves were discovered in the Kwa Binzaro area, approximately 2 km from the original site where more than 400 victims were recovered two years earlier. Government pathologist Dr. Richard Njoroge…
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AfricaPoliticsWar

Boko Haram Chief “Bakoura” Killed in Targeted Airstrike

On August 15, 2025, the Nigerien military conducted a precise airstrike against Boko Haram positions on Shilawa Island in the Lake Chad region, resulting in the death of Ibrahim Mahamadou, better known as “Bakoura”, a long-serving leader of the militant group. The operation reportedly eliminated not only Bakoura but also dozens of militants accompanying him. According to the Nigerien army…
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AfricaPolitics

South Africa strengthens trade ties with Japan

South Africa is actively enhancing its economic relationship with Japan, one of Asia’s largest economies, in an effort to boost bilateral trade, investment, and development cooperation. Recent high-level meetings and business forums between the two nations have underlined a mutual commitment to deepen economic ties, with a particular focus on energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, and…
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AfricaPolitics

Uganda agrees to deal with US to take in deported asylum seekers

On August 21, 2025, Uganda announced it had reached a temporary agreement with the United States to receive certain individuals deported under a “third-country” policy. This arrangement is being framed as part of the Trump administration’s broader strategy to manage asylum seekers and undocumented migrants when repatriation to their countries of origin proves complicated. Under the…
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AfricaPolitics

South African telecom giant investigated in US

MTN Group, Africa’s largest mobile operator headquartered in Johannesburg, is currently facing a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) grand jury investigation concerning its past operations in Afghanistan and its 49 percent stake in Irancell, an Iranian mobile operator. The probe centers on allegations that MTN may have breached the U.S. Anti‑Terrorism Act (ATA) by facilitating support for…
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