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South Sudanese people are committing suicide en masse
Whether it is due to depression or any other reason, but South Sudanese are currently committing suicide at an alarming rate, with over 12 people killing themselves within just a week.
So many people in Juba seem to be taking their own lives almost on daily…
U.S Embassy warns of possible church attacks in DR Congo
According to the U.S security advisory, should any of the Americans need emergency assistance, they should contact the Consular Section using the provided after-hours phone numbers.
Polygamous marriages to drive Africa’s episcopal Conference agenda in Kigali
To be held in the Kigali City of Rwanda, the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) runs under the theme of ‘Christ, Source of Hope, Reconciliation and Peace.’
East African Community Countries disrupting their own Common External Tariff agreement
Both Stays of Applications and Specific Duty Revisions have been found to undermine the East African Community's Customs Union by disrupting the uniform application of import duties that are supposed to be charged consistently across all EAC Partner States.
Identity Crisis: Artificial Intelligence engines ignore black skin tones and African Hair texture
More than 54 percent of AI founders say they use original models like OpenAI’s GPT in their products, which means most of them are not building their own models.
12,340 immigrants intercepted while floating on the Mediterranean Sea. 320 found dead
a total of 10,653 men; 1,136 women and 404 children have been lifted from the high seas, possibly escaping from their homelands and trying to seek better refuge elsewhere.
United States laud declaration signing between DR Congo Government and Congolese rebel groups
The signing of the Declaration of principles between Kinshasa and the Rebels’ groups fighting in DRC took place under the observation of the United States.
Cabo Delgado conflicts kill 4500, displace 1 million people, destroy 5000 businesses, in Mozambique
Rehabilitation of 150 community facilities, including 30 schools, 45 youth centers, 14 health posts, 10 rural markets, and 33 water systems and providing immediate employment for 4,500 vulnerable youth and women
Rwanda gets 261 million Euros to power up its energy sector
It includes modernizing and extending the electricity network and systems; increasing access to on-grid and off-grid electricity and clean cooking technologies; and strengthening technical and institutional capacity.
World Health Organization affirms Senegal to have totally eradicated trachoma
Trachoma has been known in Senegal since the early 1900s and was confirmed as a major cause of blindness through surveys in the 1980s and 1990s.