Africas

Echoes of Water: Morocco | Africa’s New Directions | Drought

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Morocco tackles pressing water scarcity through a blend of ancient and modern solutions. Morocco has always had water supply challenges, and they are becoming more urgent. It has set out to integrate ancient and modern water management techniques to combat water scarcity and ensure sustainability, but there are technical, financial and logistical limitations. Villagers with […]

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Offensive Agricole: Burkina Faso | Africa’s New Directions | Agriculture

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Burkina Faso has started an agricultural development strategy to achieve food sovereignty by 2025. Between climate change, rising prices and security threats, Burkina Faso has an urgent need to develop sustainable food sovereignty. In response to this challenge, the Burkinabe government has launched an “agriculture offensive”, which aims to reduce the food imports that put

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South Africa’s Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse on art’s role in resistance | Music

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Decades after the fall of apartheid, the echoes of South Africa’s cultural resistance still ring out, inspiring new generations. During the struggle, artists like Sipho Mabuse used their craft as both a weapon and a lifeline, giving voice to a vision of freedom and dignity. In this edition of Talk to Al Jazeera, we delve

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How the youth are fighting to change South Africa’s future | Nelson Mandela

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After the recent polls, we look at what’s left of Nelson Mandela’s legacy in South Africa. If you are a young South African today, chances are you are unemployed or battling to keep your business afloat without electricity. Thirty years on since South Africa became a democracy, a staggering 60 percent of youth are out

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Israel-Hamas war: Chile joins South Africa’s Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ

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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile has joined a group of nations supporting a genocide case against Israel filed last year at the International Court of Justice. President Gabriel Boric said in a speech to lawmakers Saturday that he was appalled by the humanitarian devastation in Gaza, especially against women and children. He accused the Israeli

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Has South Africa’s ANC failed to live up to its promises? | Politics

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South Africa is commemorating the 30th anniversary of its first democratic election. South Africa is marking Freedom Day –  the historic day that changed the course of the country. Hopes were high in 1994, as years of segregation and white-minority rule came to an end, and millions of Black South Africans cast their vote for

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Athens turns orange under North Africa’s Sahara dust clouds | In Pictures News

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Athens turned orange as winds deposited sand from North Africa on the Greek capital. Skies over southern Greece turned an orange hue on Tuesday as dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks. Strong winds carried the dust from the Sahara Desert, giving the atmosphere of the capital a

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South Africa’s Jacob Zuma wins court bid to contest upcoming election

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South Africa’s electoral court overturns earlier decision that had barred the ex-president from contesting the polls. A South African court has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can run for office in the country’s upcoming general elections, overturning an earlier decision that had barred him from contesting the polls. The Electoral Court decision on Tuesday

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