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Vatican sounds alarm over Trump crackdown on US development aid/in /by
The Vatican's office for migrants, the environment and development has raised concerns over the shutdown of US development agency USAID under the new Trump administration, with the shutdown also threatening Catholic relief efforts around the world.
Aga Khan IV laid to rest in Aswan, Egypt on Sunday/in /by
The burial service for Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, was held in the southern Egyptian province of Aswan on Sunday.
Paris AI summit kicks off this week with a major focus on its geopolitics/in /by
The geopolitics of artificial intelligence will be in focus at a major summit in Paris where world leaders, executives and experts will try to hammer out agreements on guiding the development of the rapidly advancing technology on Feb. 10-11.
Libya uncovers 50 migrant bodies in mass graves/in /by
Libya authorities uncovered nearly 50 bodies this week from two mass graves in the country’s south-eastern desert according to officials
Fitness club helps Zimbabwe’s elderly fight chronic diseases/in /by
A fitness club in Zimbabwe is helping the elderly fight chronic diseases in order to live longer
AI tool developed to predict and prevent food insecurity in Kenya/in /by
Researchers from the University of California are developing an AI tool which aims to help communities prepare for crop failures
Namibia’s founding father Sam Nujoma dies at 95/in /by
Sam Nujoma, the father of Namibia's independence, has died at the age of 95
African leaders call for immediate ceasefire in Congo/in /by
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo
Trump cuts aid to South Africa over white minority rights/in /by
U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on his promise to punish South Africa by signing an executive order stopping all aid to the country over what he called a human rights violation against a white minority group
Boxing champion Kibomango killed in Goma amid M23 violence/in /by
In Goma the community mourns the tragic death of Kibomango, a former boxing champion and one of the 3,000 victims claimed by the M23 rebels