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            <title>How Houthi military aggression in the Red Sea threatens Africa </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Growing ties between the Houthis and al-Shabaab could turn Red Sea instability into a more dangerous security threat for Africa. The United States-Israel February attack on Iran led to the Iran-backed Houthi militia of Yemen seizing territory at the entrance to the Red Sea, with grave potential consequences for Africa and the world.]]></description>
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            <title>Africa can see El Niño coming – will countries act in time?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Early warnings must be heeded to protect coping capacity and prevent a foreseeable shock from becoming an irreversible setback. A strong El Niño event is expected to persist from this year until February 2027, transforming global weather systems and triggering devastating climate extremes. The World Meteorological Organization has reported a 100% chance of El Niño conditions developing, caused by unusually warm ocean waters in the central and eastern Pacific.]]></description>
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            <title>South Africa needs more than a five-point plan to prevent violence</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Violence against women is more likely to be reduced if violence among boys and among men is not accepted as normal and inevitable. The 9 September murder of Elizabeth Moselakgomo and subsequent revelations that at least 10 women’s bodies were found in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, between 15 July and 28 September, have focused attention on gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa.]]></description>
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            <title>Russia’s military recruitment networks exploit Western tech platforms</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[African countries face an uphill battle in holding digital companies accountable for the use of their platforms in Russia’s war effort. An investigation into the war being waged by Russia in Ukraine has found that Western digital resources are being used to dupe African and other nationals into joining a covert and decentralised military recruitment campaign. This campaign increasingly appears to depend on supplies of infantry from outside of Russia.]]></description>
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            <title>Mozambique’s army is losing a crucial counter-insurgency battle</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Foreign training has strengthened the army, but abuses against civilians undermine the community support needed to defeat insurgents. When terrorists attacked Cabo Delgado nine years ago on 5 October 2017, the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces (FADM) was taken by surprise, despite its three decades of experience fighting armed conflicts inside the country.]]></description>
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            <title>Africa should prepare for a new Arctic shipping era</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Northern Sea Route could bypass African ports, but shifting trade patterns present opportunities to strengthen maritime and logistics networks. Global warming and rising sea surface temperatures are making the Northern Sea Route (NSR) connecting Asia with Europe via the Arctic increasingly commercially viable. The route was previously largely blocked by thick, hard-to-navigate ice.]]></description>
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            <title>Dangote and Musk: Africa needs both industrialists and tech innovators</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The two entrepreneurs represent distinct forms of business leadership, and governments must create the conditions for both to thrive. Africa’s development debate often pits traditional industrialisation through factories, refineries and ports against leapfrogging to a digital, technology-led future. The careers of two very different businessmen suggest this is a false choice. Aliko Dangote and Elon Musk represent distinct forms of entrepreneurship, and Africa needs many more of both to achieve sustained structural transformation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>US-South Africa rift: separating the optics from the substance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As political space between the countries widens, durable commercial ties and strategic interests provide room for a pragmatic bargain. Despite South Africa’s diplomatic efforts in the United States (US) during last week’s United Nations General Assembly, bilateral ties with Washington remain strained.]]></description>
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            <title>South Africa’s police reset depends on 140 station commanders</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The new reform agenda puts high-crime stations in the spotlight, but their commanders need the tools and authority to succeed. Recommendations from the Madlanga Commission into political interference, crime and corruption in South Africa’s criminal justice system could lead to significant changes in policing practices. Already, the South African Police Service (SAPS) is implementing its new Police Reset Agenda, presented by Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia at the May budget vote.]]></description>
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            <title>‘Wantam!’, ‘Tutam!’ political sloganeering divides Kenya’s electorate </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Youth frustration fuels calls to prevent Ruto from winning a second term, even as opposition splits strengthen his prospects for 2027. As next year’s presidential elections approach, Kenya’s voting public are calling for accountability from incumbent President William Ruto’s government – and for him to serve just a single term. The slogan of ‘Wantam!’ (one term), reflects this public dissatisfaction with his administration.]]></description>
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