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Southern Africa: A pragmatic reset to unlock South Africa-Taiwan tech cooperation

2026-01-06 18:16:32
[allAfrica] In an era when artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing are reshaping the world as we know it, Taiwan has become one of the world's most consequential technology junctions. That status is not built on branding, but on the hard mechanics of the modern digital economy: advanced semiconductors, high performance computing, server manufacturing, and the engineering depth required to deliver reliable infrastructure at scale. For countries that want to industrialise and digitise in parallel, this Source
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West Africa: Nigeria Has a High Poverty Rate - What This Has to Do With Ethnic Conflicts

2026-01-06 17:15:20
[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria has endured decades of violent insurgencies and ranks 6th on the 2025 Global Terrorism Index. Numerous people have been killed and millions displaced. The number of casualties from terrorist attacks in 2025 can be seen in both the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data and the Council on Foreign Relations' Nigeria Security Tracker. Most of the casualties are in places with high poverty levels, as the Nigerian Poverty Map shows. Source
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West Africa: Ecowas Condemns U.S. Capture of Venezuelan President

2026-01-06 14:27:39
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Economic Community of West African States has issued a strong diplomatic condemnation following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by United States forces, an unprecedented operation that has divided global opinion and sparked widespread concern over sovereignty, international law, and the limits of executive power. In a statement, ECOWAS said it had "followed with concern recent developments in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela" after U.S. President Donald Trump announced Source
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Uganda: Bobi Wine Set to Campaign in Amudat, Moroto and Napak

2026-01-06 14:25:14
[Nile Post] National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, is expected to campaign today in the Karamoja sub-region, with scheduled rallies in the districts of Amudat, Moroto and Napak. Source