Wikitongues offers direct support for new and early-stage language revitalization projects
Support the Schools and Villages of Uganda
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1962 October 9: Uganda Independence Day
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October 10: World Mental Health Day
The World Spends Billions to ‘Protect’ Indigenous Land. Only 17% Goes to Indigenous Peoples.
How Indigenous languages can be preserved, and why those efforts help revitalize culture
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October 11: International Day of the Girl Child
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1968 October 12: Equatorial Guinea Independence Day
1975 October 12: Saharawi National Unity Day
Indigenous Peoples Still Suffer from Poverty, Climate Change and Loss of Ancestral Lands, Delegates Highlight in Third Committee
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Appeal Court frees Indigenous People of Biafra’s Nnamdi Kanu
UN: Conservation shouldn’t cost Indigenous lives
Western Sahara before the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights: Is there a “brother’s keeper” obligation for the Member States of the African Union?
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Indigenous peoples are not cannibals, headhunters and war freaks
Indigenous peoples face growing challenges to access safe water
IMARC to put spotlight on Indigenous participation in mining
Iron ore discovered in Oti Region is ours – Western Togolanders
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Irreechaa is more than a celebration of Oromo culture
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Flag-raising ceremony marks Gabon’s entry into the Commonwealth
Cameroonians Protest Separatist Brutality, Seek Release Of Abducted Clergy
Caritas Djibouti Using Trainings in Permaculture Approach to Empower Farmers, Fight Hunger
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Guinea’s Cellou Baldé arrested, taken to an unknown destination
Cameroonian army dismantles weapon factory in Buea
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Senegalese Mané wins Socrates Award, finishes 2nd in Ballon d’Or
South Africa vows ‘unapologetic’ support for Western Sahara independence from Morocco
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Cameroon Says Killed Dozen Anglophone Separatists
The Key to Great Ape Protection? Supporting Nearby Villages, Says Volcanoes Safaris
This language was banned in Ethiopia just 30 years ago. Now, it’s being taught at Stanford
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Cheaper than the Caribbean and warmer than the Canaries – Cape Verde is a winner for winter sun adventures
Violent clashes in Guinea’s anti-junta protest
Comoros – African Development Bank Provides Nearly €6 Million to Boost Food Production
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Guinea Junta Agrees Return to Civilian Rule in 2 Years
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1964 October 24: Zambia Independence Day
Trial gives Guinea stadium massacre survivors hope for justice
Cameroon bishop welcomes release of 9 seized at church
Burundi re-opens borders with all neighbors including Rwanda
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Western Sahara: Security Council urges resumption of talks
Will Gabon’s economy benefit from Africa’s metals boom?
Mayotte: why is this French department claimed by the Comoros?
No end in sight: International community continues to fail Eritreans says UN Expert
Sudan/South Sudan : “The status quo in Abiye is a dangerous gamble.”
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Réunion government to use Creole in official communications
Burkina Violence Displaces 4,000 in Togo
Africa Investment Forum: Lusophone Compact continues to drive private sector investment in Africa
The Constitutional Court in the Central African Republic
The world’s healthiest forests are on Indigenous land. Here’s why.
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Western Togoland leader ‘Papavi Hogbedetor’ laid to rest at Xavi
Cameroon Says Hundreds of Its Citizens Deported from Equatorial Guinea
Financing The Ambazonian Dream
US Senator Hails Somaliland-Taiwan Ties
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New species of owl discovered in the rainforests of Príncipe Island, Central Africa
Taiwanese Service Members For Somaliland Complete Training
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Western Sahara: Has Moroccan Diplomacy Really Failed in Kenya?
The African heroes crowned as conservation royalty by the Prince of Wales
Implementation of the first urban public transport project in Mayotte
Comoros: The SDF finances $5 million for the supply of drinking water in Moroni
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Burkina junta chief holds talks in Mali on first foreign trip
Rail lines removal won’t stop Biafra freedom – IPOB
Official Start of Equatorial Guinea’s Election Campaign Season
Ethiopia civil war: Tigray truce a triumph for PM Abiy Ahmed
Burundi Strives to Emerge From Waves of Economic Shocks
Serbia ends visa waiver for Burundians
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Guinea junta seeks to prosecute ex-president Conde for alleged corruption
On the traces of Senegal’s enigmatic anti-colonial heroine
Cleanwatts signs clean energy contract with the Government of São Tomé and Príncipe
France to build 500 classrooms in Gabon to help address overcrowding challenges
Lesotho Names First Female Central Bank Head as Finance Minister
Afreximbank announces US$1.5 Billion Financing programme to Botswana
Where water management meets climate change adaptation to boost resilience
UK agrees to negotiate with Mauritius over handover of Chagos Islands
Stop Eritrea’s ‘war-funding diaspora tax’, say MPs and lords
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Thousands in Mali demonstrate over ‘blasphemous’ social media video
Nine health workers kidnapped in restive northwest Cameroon
US$20 million Grant to Help Djibouti Mitigate Food Security Risks Resulting from Multiple Crises and Climate Change
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Congo and Rwanda Hold Talks to Resolve Conflict in Eastern Congo
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Algeria at 68: A transformed country, an unchanged regime
Equatorial Guinea accuses Spain of election ‘interference’
Gabon: A new drinking water plant comes into service in Mouila
Central African Republic: Roadside ‘petrol kings’ in Bangui as fuel crisis drags on
PARATUS and META sign fiber deal for Zambian towns
Ethiopian and Tigray forces launch hotline as new peace talks begin
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Amazon’s Africa Flagship Campus Gets the Go-Ahead From Court
How to spend seven days exploring the nature-filled island of St Helena
Mali Rights Commission Condemns Restrictions on Free Press
Western Sahara: Long-Term Prisoners Await Justice
First Trial Judgment by the Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic
Blood diamonds: Botswana wins bid to host anti-conflict diamond watchdog
COP27: European Union concludes a strategic partnership with Namibia on sustainable raw materials and renewable hydrogen
Malawi gets 2.9 mln cholera vaccine doses as outbreak spreads
Malawi Fuel Crisis Shows No End in Sight
Witnesses say new fighting in Ethiopia’s Oromia kills dozens
Comoros ex-president to face charges of high treason: Lawyer
Chagos Islands: Include Long-Expelled Residents in Negotiations
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Benin: Local communities help restore classified forests
Will Western Sahara trigger the next crisis?
Delivering justice for Libya not ‘Mission Impossible’, Security Council hears
Gabon, South Korea mull cooperation in forest, carbon credit management
Gabon: One of the last strongholds of forest elephants, exposed to ivory trafficking
Lesotho appoints three female cabinet members, but Basotho want more gender parity in govt – study
Rwanda, Barbados Aviation Deal ‘To Boost Trade’
Why I Left San Francisco For Somaliland
Why has the Puntland state of Somalia been unable to conduct a ‘one person one vote’ election for over 24 years?
Somalia’s Al-Shabab Militants Widening Revenue Base
Somalia retakes key town controlled by Al-Shabaab for over 15 years
Zambia’s anti-corruption drive is seeing stolen assets returned in exchange for a get-out-of-jail card
Anglo Is Denying Justice to Zambia Lead Victims, UN Agency Says
‘Shrinking’ Seychelles Seeks to Leverage Oil to Grow Clean Power
Eritrea’s Long Bitter Feud with Ethiopia’s Tigray
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African indigenous storytelling through animation is growing
COP27: The Namibia-Botswana oil project being called a sin
Agro-Food Processing Project hits its stride in Togo : AfDB
Digital Benin project reunites bronzes looted by British soldiers
Photos: Senegal’s ‘Plastic Man’ on a mission against trash
UN Accuses Mali Army, Jihadi Groups of Massacres
Judge With Al-Qaida Links Sets Conditions for Mali Schools to Reopen
EU’s Operation IRINI seizes armoured vehicles bound for Libya
Washington renews its demand for Libya to hand over Saif Gaddafi to ICC
Gabon Targets a Huge Payday With Carbon Credits
Can a Nation Replace Its Oil Wealth With Trees?
How the Central African Republic can move from fragility to inclusive growth
Dash for African gas threatens transition to renewables
Police Arrest Wanted Ambazonian Separatist Leader In Taraba
Zimbabwe opposition leader released on bail after 150 days in prison
Somalia switches off media outlets allegedly used by Al-Shabaab
Tigray still without aid eight days after deal to end Ethiopia’s blockade
COP27: Seychelles student fears country could disappear
Djibouti: Somali PM Meets With Djibouti’s Long Ruler
How Eritrea Could Derail the Ethiopian Peace Deal
South Sudan reveals connectivity hub ambitions
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1975 November 11: Angola Independence Day
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ is rich in mythology. Here are the real-life African and Indigenous inspirations behind its lore.
Togo: Lomé will host the next Africa Financial Industrial Summit this month
Haftar’s power gambit: A return to war in Libya?
Tunisia’s Ghannouchi released after ‘money-laundering’ trial
Indian sailors detained in Equatorial Guinea send SOS
Moussa Faki’s damning AU report infuriates N’Djamena
Pro-democracy groups accuse AU of being ‘passive’ on Chad crisis
Chad agrees debt plan with creditors, including Glencore
Eswatini: Army opens fire on protesters, 3 injured
Orange launches Orange Digital Center in Botswana, the 12th Orange Digital Center in Africa and the Middle East, to train young people in digital technology and enhance their employability
What Can We Learn from Botswana?
Penn Medicine Receives $3.5 Million NCI Grant to Improve Cervical Cancer Care in Botswana
Swapo’s Role in a Free and Fair Namibia
Angola Leader In Kigali To Ease DRCongo-Rwanda Tension
Could Smith’s plan for independence have led to a better Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe fast-tracks de-dollarization of its mineral sector
China Commits More Projects For Zimbabwe
US strike in Somalia kills 17 al-Shabaab fighters, US Africa Command says
Zambia: Female farmers adapt to climate change
EU signs Forest Partnership with Zambia
Ethiopia says Tigray aid allowed, agencies say still no access
Climate change: Seychelles’ President highlights plight of small island states at COP27
Somali president Hassan Mohamud makes second visit to Eritrea
Burundi: Japan grants 300 million yen to provide medical equipment to the hospital in Gitega.
More efforts needed to stabilize South Sudan — UN peace official
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1975 November 14: Madrid Accords on Western Sahara
1956 November 18: Morocco Independence Day
1960 November 28: Mauritania Independence Day
1961 December 9: Tanzania Independence Day
1948 December 10: Human Rights Day
1963 December 12: Jamhuri, Kenya Republic Day