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Save the Children has worked in Africa for more than 60 years. Today, with millions of children and families in Africa already struggling to cope with the impacts of conflict and climate change, ...

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I urge States to take concrete steps, with the full participation of people of African descent and their communities, to tackle old and new forms of racial discrimination; and to dismantle ...

In this interview, Oyewale Tomori, a professor of virology, explains why the declaration of mpox as a global public health emergency is connected with the failure of African governments to ...

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It's estimated that by 2050, about 72.6 million new jobs for sub-Saharan Africa's young people will be needed. The ILO report warns of an African "youthquake" unless the continent creates new jobs.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Many of Africa’s leaders will descend on Beijing next month for the latest three-yearly summit with China.

Africa may not always register on the average traveler's radar, but those who visit have the chance to experience the perfect blend of ancient and modern, wild and urban, and East and West.