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    A Chinese navy hospital ship spent a week in Abidjan giving out free care — more than 4,000 consultations, according to local media. But what happens to the medical samples and personal data collected onboard? Côte d’Ivoire has laws protecting health records. The hard part is enforcing them.

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    All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 248 of The Continent The world saw the images from Ceuta. We went looking for the stories behind them. What happens when local issues, geopolitics and algorithms collide? https://bit.ly/248_TC

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    All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 246 of The Continent. We’ve been around for a while. But nowhere near as long as the family ruling Togo. Our investigation found what was covered as a constitutional power-grab last year came at a devastating human cost. https://bit.ly/246_TC

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    All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 245 of The Continent. What happens when a liberation movement delays succession for too long? Muhoozi Kainerugaba is more than an Uganda's chief internet provocateur and the president’s son. He's the heir apparent, maybe. https://bit.ly/245_TC

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    All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 239 of The Continent Macron is back in Africa: energetic, ambitious, and still trying to convince the world Paris is relevant. Meanwhile, in Mayotte — legally France, geographically Africa — asylum seekers wait for la République to notice them. https://bit.ly/239_TC

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    All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 240 of The Continent The DRC’s latest Ebola outbreak is the 17th in 50 years. Mining-driven mobility and mistrust are fuelling the spread. Ironically, better containment has reduced severity but limited vaccine trials. https://bit.ly/240_TC

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    All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 241 of The Continent African countries lose about $90-billion a year to illicit financial flows, much of it linked to gold smuggling. In 2023, Cameroon officially recorded just 22.3kg of gold exports — about one suitcase — while import records abroad showed more than 15 tonnes, mostly heading to the UAE. https://bit.ly/241_TC

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    All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 242 of The Continent. The conventional explanation for South Africa’s recurring waves of xenophobic violence is now familiar: a stagnant economy, high unemployment, and migrants cast as convenient scapegoats. But that’s not the whole story. https://bit.ly/242_TC

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    All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 243 of The Continent Sport is supposed to rise above politics, but this year’s Fifa World Cup has become a showcase for just the opposite: the arbitrary exercise of political power. https://bit.ly/243_TC

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    All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 244 of The Continent Goons, les miliciens, baltagiya: different names, same job. Across Africa, muscle-for-hire helps politicians wield power through intimidation and violence – all while maintaining plausible deniability. https://bit.ly/244_TC

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    All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 238 of The Continent Old global norms are collapsing. Writing exclusively for The Continent, Graça Machel shares why Africans have the moral authority to build a new world order. https://bit.ly/238_TC

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    All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 237 of The Continent Mali has been at war since 2012 but its people press on. This time it's different: coordinated attacks and insurgent blockades are halting daily life, while Assimi Goïta fights to stay in power. https://bit.ly/237_TC

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    All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 236 of The Continent Geopolitics is contested with narratives as much as bombs. In Iran, journalists risk prison or worse for working with foreign outlets. One writer, under a pseudonym, explains why they persist. https://bit.ly/236_TC

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    All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 235 of The Continent In South African politics, Gayton McKenzie is a larger-than-life character who leans into his criminal past and blends populism, and a striking disregard for the rule of law. Remind you of someone? https://bit.ly/235_TC

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    RE: https://mas.to/@thecontinent/116421607398869911 Issue 235 has been updated to correct errors on pages 5&6. We initially stated that President Paul Biya had appointed his son as vice president. The claim was based on a falsified document. We apologise for the error.

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    Sudan’s military-led government has returned to Khartoum, after nearly three years of operating from the eastern city of Port Sudan. The officials and other residents are returning to a war-scarred city still littered with deadly ordnance. https://continent.substack.com/p/citizens-clean-up-with-karos-and

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    The night before Christmas was indeed a silent one in Eruku. As other parts of Nigeria enjoyed Christmas Eve service and Detty December concerts, the town lay under a heavy quiet, broken only by hushed conversation and the occasional moving vehicle. https://continent.substack.com/p/silent-night-in-eruku

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    Review: Could this be the definitive biography of Nkrumah and analysis of his impact on the world? Howard W. French’s brilliant and thoroughgoing treatment of the life of Francis Nwia Kofi Nkrumah very well might. https://continent.substack.com/p/review-nkrumah-who-fought-the-wind

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    Magi mixer: High priests celebrate Timket, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s celebration of Jesus’s baptism and the revelation of his divinity during Epiphany, on the shore of lake Dembel, in Batu on 18 January. Photo: Amanuel Sileshi/AP

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    All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 226 of The Continent The story of Kenya’s first semiconductor plant shows how quickly geopolitics can turn promise into collateral damage for the Global South. https://bit.ly/226_TC

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    Kenya's nascent semiconductor manufacturer initially thrived under Washington’s ‘friend-shoring’ strategy. Now it’s being elbowed aside by Trump’s ‘America First’ imperative. https://continent.substack.com/p/kenyas-first-chipmaker-caught-in

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    Jonglei State is seeing renewed fighting between government forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and an armed opposition aligned with former first vice-president Riek Machar. More than 180,000 people have already been displaced in the South Sudanese region. https://continent.substack.com/p/tensions-soar-as-juba-seeks-to-retake

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    A recent survey found that the average Nigerian company experienced more than 300 power outages a year. The World Bank says Nigeria loses 5% to 7% of GDP a year to its lack of reliable power. At $25‑billion, this is one of the largest structural drags to its economy. https://continent.substack.com/p/another-entry-in-the-long-log-of

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    Land-rights activist and MP Tšepo Lipholo has sought police protection, after receiving what his party describes as persistent death threats sent via text messages. Lipholo is adamant that South Africa must return vast tracts of land to Lesotho. https://continent.substack.com/p/return-the-land-leader-says-his-life

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    All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 227 of The Continent The DRC town paying for our coltan addiction After a deadly landslide in Rubaya, the M23 rebel movement barred journalists from the coltan mines they control. Despite the blackout, The Continent spoke to local sources to understand what’s really happening — and why these dangerous mines remain vital to the global tech economy. WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram: +27 73 805 6068 Or email: read@thecontinent.org to get the paper.

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    🛑New Investigation Alert We received a trove of documents created by a Russian influence operation last October. The company from which they leaked was dissolved the very next month. This weekend we are launching a series delving into them. Subscribe to The Continent for early access. Message +27 73 805 6068 on WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram, or email read@thecontinent.org to receive the newspaper free.

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    Issue 228 of The Continent is out: Wagner’s info warriors, post-Prigozhin. Leaked docs reveal their influence in 22 African countries. We focus on South Africa, Mali, CAR, Niger & Angola. . Link to Issue 228: https://www.thecontinent.org/_files/ugd/287178_3190680d99d94c8a9f9271ec2db85dba.pdf

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    🇿🇼Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa’s big bite out of the constitution