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Namibia, Indonesia renew cultural diplomacy

Namibia and Indonesia have reaffirmed their commitment to expanding cultural diplomacy

Africa continue to face growing malaria crisis

Africa is facing an intensifying malaria emergency, with rising infections

Sustained investment is essential to protect the most vulnerable: Goodbye Malaria

Africa is facing a deepening malaria emergency, with rising infections, stalled progress and a widening funding gap placing millions at risk and threatening to reverse decades of hard-won gains.

Egypt’s GDP grew by 5.3% in first quarter of 2025/2026 fiscal year

Egypt’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.3% in the first quarter of its 2025/2026 fiscal year compared with 3.5% in the same period a year earlier, boosted by the government’s economic and structural reforms

Kenya turns to China for $1.5 billion highway expansion

Kenya and two Chinese state firms are launching construction of a $1.5 billion highway expansion on Friday, marking Beijing’s return to major infrastructure development in the East African economy after a years-long hiatus.

Pope Leo warns of conflicts endangering humanity on first overseas trip

Pope Leo lamented during his first trip outside Italy as Catholic leader on Thursday that the world was seeing an unusual number of bloody conflicts, and warned that a third world war was being “fought piecemeal” with humanity’s future at risk.