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Fatoumata Maiga: A Woman Leading Mali’s Fight for Peace

Fatoumata Maiga  –  Copyright © africanews By Rédaction Africanews *As the world celebrates International Women’s Day 2025 under the theme “Accelerate Action”, Fatoumata Maiga’s story stands as a testament to the power of women in shaping peace and security in conflict zones.* Maiga, a longtime activist and founder of the Association Defund Police Initiative to Pay, has dedicated her […]

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Aïsha Dabo: Africans Want Their Leaders to Represent Their Interests

Aïsha Dabo, coordinator and co-founder of the programs at the pan-African organization Africtivistes By Rédaction Africanews and Pascale Mahé Keingna China and Russia are expanding their influence in Africa. How can this be explained? How are African governments responding, and how can civil society engage with these issues? Africanews speaks with Aïsha Dabo, coordinator and

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To Be Igbo or Not to Be? : Coercing Identity and Unburdening Prejudice

Emancipation from stereotypes requires a collective commitment by Africans to see each other as multifaceted, evolving individuals rather than static, preconceived notions Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike Chika Esiobu Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, recenlty declared in an interview that he is not Igbo but Ikwerre. This

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Cassava Technologies and NVIDIA Collaborate to Establish Africa’s First AI Factory

Founder of Cassava Strive Masiyiwa by SAT Reporter Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology company, has announced a partnership with NVIDIA to establish Africa’s first AI Factory. This initiative involves installing NVIDIA’s supercomputer Graphic Processing Units (GPUs) at Cassava’s hyperscale data centres across five African countries, aiming to enhance the continent’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.​ The project, internally

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