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BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS Chad is repaying Angola a debt of $100 million with cattle, Angola’s state-run newspaper has reported. The unusual agreement is seen as creating a win-win situation for both nations — Chad is short of cash…

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A supercomputer is boosting efforts in East Africa to control locust outbreaks that raise what the United Nations food agency calls “an unprecedented threat” to the region’s food security. The computer, a donation…

BBB NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS Rwanda, the country of a thousand hills, was the first in the world to embrace a commercial delivery service by drone aircraft when the company Zipline began flying blood in 2016. Rwandan President Paul Kagame…

ADF STAFF Sayyida Salme’s life was a whirlwind. She was a sultan’s daughter from what is now Tanzania. Denied any formal education, she taught herself to read and write. She spoke four languages — Swahili, Arabic, Turkish and German.…

CLUES This needle-shaped volcanic plug stands 386 meters tall. Mosses, frequent fog and rain make climbing this peak dangerous, yet some still attempt the slippery ascent each year. The area around the peak is known for exotic…

U.S. Africa Command Staff If 2020 has taught Africa — and the world — anything, it’s that it is crucial to be prepared for everything. That means scanning the threat horizon and getting ready for what is coming next. It also means…