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Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
Last updated: October 2026
Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
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Displaced Sudanese children who have returned from Ethiopia gather amid tents fortified against heavy rain by sandbags, in a camp run by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Sudan's border town of Gallabat on September 4, 2024. (AFP File Photo) Nearly 8.3 million refugees …
Malnutrition among children under five remains one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most persistent public health challenges. Countries and development partners have introduced numerous nutrition programmes. Yet millions of young children continue to suffer from poor nutrition. Drawing on our expertise in public health, nutrition and health …
On the eve of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech. Several things stood out. He started by discussing the fundamental threat posed to Russia by “the West”. This, he claimed, included the eastward expansion of …
NEW YORK, 27th September, 2026 (WAM) -- Future Health - A Global Initiative by Abu Dhabi convened Ministers, senior government representatives, and global health leaders in New York on the sidelines of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81). The high-level …
Israel has learned, at terrible cost, that dangers dismissed as distant do not remain distant. The same complacency that helped leave the country unprepared before October 7 now shapes its view of the Red Sea. Israel watches Yemen, intercepts Houthi missiles, and deploys naval power, …
Seventeen people were killed when eight gunmen stormed a bar close to Johannesburg on Saturday evening, with 15 more injured. In a separate shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning, 10 people were killed outside an entertainment venue in a township near Cape Town …
People visit the fifth Global Digital Trade Expo (GDTE) in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Han) As the digital economy accelerates, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a new growth driver for China-Africa economic and trade cooperation, driven by expanding practical applications, …
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with leaders from several Latin American countries following his address to the United Nations General Assembly, including Argentine President Javier Milei, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, and Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira, the Prime Minister’s Office …
Egypt is seeking funding for 36 projects in the southern Nile Basin, expanding its role in the region through hydropower, electricity and water schemes that experts say could benefit both Cairo and its neighbors. The projects include power interconnections, transmission lines, water supplies and multipurpose …
China is expanding its pharmaceutical footprint in Africa through the Cité médicale de Chine (CMC), a 3,000-hectare pharmaceutical cluster located in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province. The hub integrates R&D centers, manufacturing plants, and logistics for over 1,300 companies, including 14 multinational corporations. CMC CEO Jessica Wong …