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Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · Sep 8

Fifty Years in Exile: Human Rights and the Forgotten Crisis in Western Sahara - Harvard Law School | Human Rights Program

Embarka sits in her tent, pitched on the sandy ground in the vast expanse of southwestern Algeria’s desert, in between...

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Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 13h

Angola steps in between DRC and M23 rebels as the rebels suggest fetching DRC president by force

MSN

Given the conflict in the East African region between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and M23 rebels, the Southern African country of Angola has opted to intervene. ・Angola to mediate between...

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Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 14h

Nigeria’s economy records its fastest growth in over a year as global investors return

Nigeria’s economy just delivered its strongest performance in more than a year, and the world is taking notice

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Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 14h

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of plotting war with Tigray forces | africa.com africa.com/ethiopia-acc...

africa.com – Africa’s Leading News & Insights Hub

africa.com shares top news and stories from across Africa, covering business, innovation, politics, and culture. Stay informed with trusted daily updates.

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Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 14h

Central African Republic’s Election: Opposition Leader Dologuele to Contest December Elections

(3 Minutes Read) Dologuelé said he accepted the nomination because he knows he can win and therefore has a responsibility to the citizens who want their

trendsnafrica.com

Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 14h

Torture, blackmail, extortion: the dangers of queer online dating in Ghana

Attacks against the queer community have increased as criminals – who use social platforms to lure victims – are emboldened by openly homophobic politicians

www.theguardian.com

Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 15h

Around four million people displaced across Africa’s Sahel, UN warns

Women and children represent 80 percent of those forcibly displaced in countries including Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

www.aljazeera.com

Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 15h

Senegal reports 17 deaths in rare rift valley fever outbreak | Africanews

Senegal’s last major RVF epidemic in the 1980s killed more than 200 people, and health officials are now urging preventive vaccination of livestock and stronger mosquito control to curb the spread.

www.africanews.com

Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 15h

Burkina Faso rejects proposal to accept deportees from the US

Burkina Faso said it has refused a proposal from the Trump administration to accept deportees from the United States

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Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 15h

Somalia’s President Mohamud checkmates opposition group – for now

Some Forum members and top Mogadishu police bosses met at a hotel in the city.

www.theeastafrican.co.ke

Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 16h

Zambia’s Kwacha Hits Highest Since 2024 as Copper Demand Soars

Zambia’s currency rose to the highest level in almost two years, extending a rally driven by confidence in the country’s copper industry.

www.bloomberg.com

Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 16h

South Sudan reaffirms commitment to credible 2026 poll

South Sudan leaders of the transitional government pledge to hold credible elections in December 2026 and fully implementing peace pact.

apanews.net

Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 16h

China’s Foreign Aid Strategy in Rwanda - The Borgen Project

China’s foreign aid strategy in Rwanda ranges from health, education, agriculture and infrastructure support.

borgenproject.org

Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 1d

Madagascar Gen Z protests: Police fire rubber bullets as demonstrations reject President Rajoelina's offer

President Andry Rajoelina had promised to resign if he didn't fix the country's problems within a year.

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Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 1d

Is Morocco practising a strange sort of colonialism? | Oct 11th 2025 Edition

Also this week, nuclear waste, Finland, free speech, humour, ChatGPT, debt

www.economist.com

Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 1d

How Chinese firms are changing the way they operate in Africa

Chinese construction firms thrive in Africa by adapting strategies, building networks, and navigating local markets.

www.theeastafrican.co.ke

Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 3d

Congo's stand-up comics take aim at country's grinding war

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Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 3d

Acid spill from Chinese copper mine in Zambia becomes a geo-political crisis. – National Security News

Waste from the Chinese owned mine in Zambia By Ben Farmer, A catastrophic spill of more than a million tons of acid waste at a copper mine in Zambia has become a geopolitical flashpoint as China and…

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Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 3d

South Africans who blow the whistle face retaliation and murder: their stories over five decades

By fulfilling their public duty, South African whistleblowers have put themselves at serious personal risk.

theconversation.com

Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 3d

A three-pronged approach to combat malaria in Burundi - Burundi

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Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 3d

Africans deported from the United States to Ghana, abandoned without papers in Togo

<h4><span style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">West African nationals deported by the United States to Ghana are finding themselves on their own in Togo, where they…

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Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 3d

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea, TPLF of forging new alliance to destabilise country

Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos alleged that the Eritrean government and hardline elements of the TPLF were "funding, mobilising, and directing armed groups...

eastleighvoice.co.ke

Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 3d

A Youth Revolt in Madagascar Is Shaking the Government - Left Voice

Madagascar is being rocked by widespread protests in response to electricity and drinking water shortages. This social explosion reflects a much deeper malaise, and could bring down the government.

www.leftvoice.org

Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 3d

Polisario “strongly” condemns EU-Morocco tariff agreement on Western Sahara

Polisario “strongly” condemns EU-Morocco tariff agreement

Polisario has condemned the new agreement between the EU and Morocco to extend preferential tariff treatment to Western Sahara.

thediplomatinspain.com

Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 3d

Peace monitor warns South Sudan’s fragile deal is near collapse - Radio Tamazuj

A key peace monitoring body warned on Tuesday that South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement is

www.radiotamazuj.org

Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 3d

Africanews | DRC: Military court convicts 23 people over collaboration with Allied Democratic Forces

and Malaika Elysee