Africa

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Tanzania cuts maternal deaths by 80%

Tanzania has slashed maternal mortality from 556 to 104 per 100,000 live births and cut under-five deaths from 67 to…

Angola silences NGOs with new law

Angola's President João Lourenço has signed a law giving the government sweeping powers to authorise, suspend, and financially restrict NGOs…

Somalia approves its first official constitution

Somalia's federal parliament has voted 223 to zero to adopt the country's first official constitution, ending decades of provisional governance…

Africa’s youth mental health goes digital

Economic pressure, insecurity and stigma are driving a mental health crisis among young Africans. A growing pan-African digital movement is…

MTN donates devices to school with perfect matric pass rate

MTN South Africa has donated digital learning devices to Qibing Secondary School in Wepener, Free…

Rwanda’s AGUKA creates 128,000 jobs, eyes next phase

Rwanda's AGUKA youth enterprise programme has generated 128,000 jobs and $9.3 million (Rwf34 billion) in…

Nigeria’s copyright chief tells MultiChoice: fix the gaps

The Director-General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission, Dr John Asein, used a courtesy visit from…

Tanzania pitches $12.9bn energy pipeline to US investors

Tanzania has unveiled a $12.9 billion energy investment pipeline at the Powering Africa Summit in…