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DEFENCEWEB The South African National Defence Force is ready to assist in preparations for “Day Zero,” when the metropolitan water supply in Cape Town is projected to run dry. If this day does come, Soldiers could be deployed as sentries…

WORLD BANK A social safety net program in South Sudan that temporarily provides income to poor and vulnerable households in Juba is being expanded to six other areas of the country. The public works component of the World Bank's…

VOICE OF AMERICA Political parties in Cameroon have set an ambitious goal in 2018 — to put women in at least 30 percent of elected offices. Three hundred women selected from associations around Cameroon have been campaigning in…

VOICE OF AMERICA Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf has become the first Somali to lead the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. “I am humbled by this election,” he said. “And I feel that it actually shows the trust…

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS As a student, Leah Wangari imagined a glamorous life as a globe-trotting flight attendant, not toiling in dirt and manure. Born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya’s skyscraper-filled capital, the 28-year-old said…

REUTERS Standing by a towering equatorial forest, Jean-Noel Kouame’s new breeze-block house may be beyond the reach of Côte d’Ivoire’s power grid, but it’s perfectly located for solar power. Buoyed by success in East Africa, off-grid…

SEYCHELLES NEWS AGENCY An environmental performance index has ranked the Seychelles first out of 180 countries in the climate and energy category, lauding its use of renewable energy. The Environmental Performance Index 2018 ranks…

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Angola is working to diversify its oil-dependent economy. One natural and readily available resource is fish, but a lack of equipment and know-how has meant the industry has struggled. President Joao Lourenco took…

ADF STAFF Bai Bureh once earned the nickname Kebalai, which means “one who never tires of war.” In 1898, he took on one of the most highly trained, disciplined armies in the world. Armed with little more than his stealth, cunning and…

CLUES This was the residence of emperors in the 16th and 17th centuries. The city is surrounded by a wall that is 900 meters long. The complex contains palaces, churches, monasteries, and other buildings marked by Hindu and Arab…