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Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
Last updated: April 2026
Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
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JOHANNESBURG, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Chinese lending to Africa nearly halved to $2.1 billion in 2024, the first annual decline since the COVID-19 pandemic, as the country shifts to selective, strategic projects, according to data released on Wednesday by Boston University. The lending, which is …
LEWISTON — It’s a familiar sense of fear for Fowsia Musse. After fleeing abuse and instability in her homeland decades ago, the Somali immigrant settled in central Maine, where she founded a nonprofit organization that supports immigrant youth and families. With local officials now warning …
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Ethiopian police said they had seized thousands of rounds of ammunition sent by Eritrea to rebels in Ethiopia's Amhara region, an allegation Eritrea dismissed as a falsehood intended to justify starting a war. The charge by Ethiopia's federal police …
At some point, the internet broke our ability to trust anything, including landscapes. If a place looks too strange, too dramatic, or too perfectly wrong, the instinct is to assume it’s AI. Then you realize it’s real, it has a name, and people are standing …
A Leimert Park institution reopens with a new design and evening speakeasy - Click here to listen to this article - Share via A line spilled out of Harun Coffee at its grand reopening in Leimert Park last week, with customers passing the time by …
Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago. The selection of rock type depended on how easily the material could be flaked to the desired shape and form. The resulting product proved invaluable for …
Global economic growth remains tepid at 2.7%, well below pre-pandemic average - Click here to listen to this article - Share via The United Nations is forecasting that the global economy will grow by 2.7% this year, slightly lower than last year’s estimate, citing the …
BISHOFTU, Ethiopia, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday officially started a $12.5 billion construction project for what officials say will be Africa's biggest airport when completed in 2030 in the Ethiopian town of Bishoftu. The state-owned airline got the contract to design the …
UN forecasts global economic growth of 2.7% this year, down slightly from 2025 UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations is forecasting that the global economy will grow by 2.7% this year, slightly lower than last year's estimate, citing the impact of higher U.S. tariffs, economic …
NAIROBI, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar met the president of Somaliland on Tuesday, 10 days after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the breakaway region in the Horn of Africa as an independent and sovereign state. A Somaliland government …