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A Sudanese refugee girl displaced by clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army at the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad. Image credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

El Niño, Strait of Hormuz deadlock threaten strides made to end global hungerGiselda Vagnoni and Oriana Boselli

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El Niño, Strait of Hormuz deadlock threaten strides made to end global hunger

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African Frontier Capital secures $50m green bond for solar rollout

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Tanzanian duo win H&M Foundation’s 2026 Global Change Award

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Standard Bank to finance Africa’s renewable energy boom

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WHO workers mobilised 4.7 tonnes of essential medical supplies and emergency kits to support the affected regions in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Image credit: World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

Gates Foundation commits $15m to Ebola response as WHO suspects 900 cases

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