Gaza ceasefire deal ready, it is now to Israeli and Hamas leadership to sign it to end war

Gaza ceasefire deal ready, it is now to Israeli and Hamas leadership to sign it to end war

Mediator Qatar gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal on Monday to end the war in Gaza, after a midnight “breakthrough” in talks attended by US President-elect Donald Trump’s envoy, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters. The official said the text for a ceasefire and...

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African agriculture 2026-2035: Developers of food security programmes must enhance value of criticality

African agriculture 2026-2035: Developers of food security programmes must enhance value of criticality

The conference was held at the beginning of 2025 when the member countries of the African Union were beginning to look at least 10 years from now with hope despite the challenge of the impacts of climate change.

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Pre-emption: Justice department in Trump’s first regime loved leaking information to Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers

Pre-emption: Justice department in Trump’s first regime loved leaking information to Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers

The watchdog referred its findings to the federal Office of Special Counsel to investigate whether any of the officials violated the Hatch Act, which prohibits using government positions for partisan purposes.

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Abducted Tanzanian activist released as Kenya is labelled the nexus of ‘transnational repression’ in East Africa

Abducted Tanzanian activist released as Kenya is labelled the nexus of ‘transnational repression’ in East Africa

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan ordered an investigation into the abductions last year, when several government critics were abducted and injured or killed by unknown people, in a pattern by which, rights groups say, the government targets opponents in the run-up to national elections expected later this year.

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Linking interdisciplinarity to utilitarianism: How different knowledge production cultures can embellish peace and constitutionalism in Africa

Linking interdisciplinarity to utilitarianism: How different knowledge production cultures can embellish peace and constitutionalism in Africa

The late Prof Akiiki Mujaju was the scholar chosen to write an alternative disciplinary policy, to underscore the superiority of disciplinary scholarship.  The two policies clashed at policy level in the university council. When the council made its policy on interdisciplinarity, it made interdisciplinary scholarship optional and useless to career development of staff. The Akiiki Mujaju report sparked sharp criticism from the Makerere University Academic Staff Association who described it as a violation of their human rights.

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US unveil new tougher sanctions to curb Russian oil exports to China and India

US unveil new tougher sanctions to curb Russian oil exports to China and India

Among the newly sanctioned ships, 143 are oil tankers that handled more than 530 million barrels of Russian crude last year, about 42 per cent of the country’s total seaborne crude exports, Kpler’s lead freight analyst Matt Wright said in a note.

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Urbanising in poverty:  Kenyan startup city shines light on what Africa has to do in readiness for 900 million urban residents

Urbanising in poverty:  Kenyan startup city shines light on what Africa has to do in readiness for 900 million urban residents

Situated on 5,000 acres, Tatu City aspires to be what its name suggests: a city, privately owned, that its designers hope will eventually have a population of 250,000. It is already home to 88 businesses employing 15,000 people. They include CCI Global, which operates a 5,000-seat call center, and Zhende Medical, a Chinese medical supply manufacturer.

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Defiant Mozambique opposition leader returns from self-imposed exile, maintains he won presidency

Defiant Mozambique opposition leader returns from self-imposed exile, maintains he won presidency

Venancio Mondlane left the country in October following an election clouded by allegations of rigging against the long-ruling Frelimo party, which has been in power since Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975.

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‘Disorganised and intoxicated by alcohol and drugs’ insurgents shot dead in Chad’s presidential palace

‘Disorganised and intoxicated by alcohol and drugs’ insurgents shot dead in Chad’s presidential palace

In an interview with state TV, Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah praised the vigilance of the palace guards, describing the attackers as disorganised and intoxicated by alcohol and drugs.

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