[IFAD] The Government of Senegal, in partnership with several international organizations including the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), officially launched the Africa Integrated Climate Risk Management Programme (AIRCM) today. The programme aims to strengthen the resilience of smallholder farmers to the impacts of climate change in seven Sahelian countries participating in the Great Green Wall: Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The George building rescue operation is concluded, Western Cape officials announced today.

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[allAfrica] The rescue and recovery operation continues since the tragic building collapse incident at 75 Victoria Street in George, Western Cape. According to George Municipality, rescue workers and other individuals involved have been tirelessly working at the site for 235 «gruelling» hours.

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[allAfrica] The Nelson Mandela Foundation has authorized an unprecedented documentary series that will bring Nelson Mandela's extraordinary life story to screens through his voice and writings.

[allAfrica] The Nelson Mandela Foundation has authorized an unprecedented documentary series that will bring Nelson Mandela's extraordinary life story to screens through his own voice and writings.

[allAfrica] The Nelson Mandela Foundation has authorized an unprecedented documentary series that will bring Nelson Mandela's extraordinary life story to screens through his own voice and writings.

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[allAfrica] As South Africa's general elections on May 29th draw near, anti-immigrant rhetoric is intensifying across social media platforms, according to a new report from the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC).

[AMLS] On May 9th, AllAfrica hosted the AllAfrica Excellence Awards and Gala Dinner at the Glee Hotel in Nairobi. «It is important to recognize and celebrate greatness. This is specially true in the media sector where many sacrifice their life to honor the principles of the Fourth Estate» said Amadou Mahtar Ba, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of AllAfrica. He also highlighted the media's critical role in advancing African development across sectors through the dissemination of important information that

[allAfrica] The U.S. Embassy in Tanzania was forced to close its doors to the public for two days due to a widespread internet outage affecting several East African countries, reports BBC News.

[allAfrica] A new report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) sheds light on the polarized online conversation about South Africa's upcoming elections. The report, titled «Bi-Weekly Social Listening Updates & Recommendations for Electoral Engagement #7,» analyzed over 350,000 mentions between April 16 and April 30, 2024.

[allAfrica] The online conversation surrounding women's participation in the labour force is heavily polarized, according to a new report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC).

[allAfrica] Nairobi -- Africa continues to grapple with the harsh realities of conflict. From long-running struggles in places like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia to the recent eruption of violence in Sudan, these conflicts are causing untold human costs to nations already facing immense challenges - from climate change-induced food insecurity to competition for scarce water resources. The tragic consequences reverberate across the continent, with thousands of lives lost, millions displaced, and a surge in

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[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Municipality officials in George are experiencing difficulty in obtaining the accurate names of people missing or deceased due to the building collapse in the town which killed 27 of the 81 people inside the building.

[Dabanga] Khartoum / El Obeid / Wad Madani / El Fasher -- The old Republican Palace in Khartoum was hit by a Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) airstrike yesterday, setting parts of it ablaze. An attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a market in North Kordofan yesterday left 15 people dead. Two children were killed when a SAF strike near the Babiker Nahar Pediatric Hospital in El Fasher caused the roof of the intensive care unit (ICU) to collapse on Saturday.

[Africom] Sekondi, Ghana -- Over five days, 13 nations from across West Africa, Europe, and North America sent military delegations to collaborate, learn, and train together as part of the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF)'s Obangame Express 2024 military interdiction training events at the Ghana Western Naval Headquarters in Sekondi.

[RFI] South Africa will vote on 29 May - three decades after the end of apartheid. The African National Congress has been in power since then, but polls are predicting the party will lose its majority with many voters disgruntled by its failure to address inequality.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kenya and many other African nations are grappling with a harsh reality: extreme weather events are becoming the norm. Once predictable weather patterns have been disrupted, leading to a dangerous cycle of droughts, floods, and cyclones. These realities get highlighted as the countries grapple with both the aftermath and scare of Cyclone Hidaya immediately after deadly droughts and floods.

[ISS] With little sign that violent crime is under control, oversight by the minister is vital for effective policing.

[Business Day Africa] A covert maneuover has emerged, shedding light on the inner workings of the Kenya Kwanza government's efforts to shield Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi from impeachment, thereby averting potential disgrace for the Ruto administration.

[Nile Post] Uganda Bureau of Statistics has said at least 30% of the total number of households in the country representing 2.6 million households were counted in the first three days of the census.

[DW] Officials have described the rescue as a «miracle.» Dozens of people are still missing after the collapse of the apartment building.

[RFI] More than 300 books collected by the first president of independent Senegal, Léopold Sédar Senghor, will be transferred to Dakar after the Senegalese government stepped in to stop them being auctioned off in France.

[SAnews.gov.za] As rescue and recovery efforts continue into the sixth day at the site of the collapsed building at Victoria Street in George, the number of deaths has risen to 16.

[Daily Trust] The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, says he has no hand in the court case against the Oba of Benin, Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II.

[Daily Trust] Kidnappers raided Ejiba community in Yagba west local government of Kogi state, on Wednesday, and abducted two persons.

[Ghanaian Times] The 11th edition of the Universal Merchant Bank Ghana Tertiary Awards (UMB GTA) 2024 was launched in Accra Wednesday, to celebrate outstanding student's achievements.

[Premium Times] Terrorists have killed «at least 20» residents including men, women and children in a village in north-west Nigeria, in an attack that lasted over two hours.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has informed the National Assembly that the tropical cyclone Hidaya that hit the coastal areas of the country last weekend, has claimed the lives of five people, leaving seven others injured and 7, 027 households with 18,862 people affected.

[Dabanga] El Obeid -- Both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced control of the Mount Kordofan area near El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, after violent battles on Tuesday. The SAF reportedly attacked RSF sites in the area to secure a better field position in preparation for the battle for El Fasher, capital of North Darfur.

[The Conversation Africa] There were early warnings that Kenya's long rain season - between March and May - was going to bring above-normal rainfall. The extreme intensity of the rain has resulted in devastating floods in many parts of the country. Forty of the country's 47 counties have been affected. More than 230 people have died and about 40,000 households, so far, have been displaced.

[allAfrica] Nairobi, Kenya -- The highly-anticipated AllAfrica Media Leaders' Summit (AMLS) is convening in Nairobi, Kenya, to address the urgent need for a thriving and independent media landscape across Africa. The summit brings together top media leaders, owners, operators, key players, and government officials from 48 countries to mark the long-awaited return of the AMLS after a ten-year hiatus. The theme of the summit Re-engineering African Media in Times of Critical Transformation tackles pressing issues facing the industry in