Mosaic News
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Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Sub-Saharan Africa
African governments spend $2 billion on Chinese AI surveillance to suppress dissent, report finds88dSenegal and African nations urged to embrace innovation and frontier technologies for sustainable development88dBurkina Faso dissolves over 100 NGOs and civil society groups in sweeping crackdown88dNigeria steps up bid to host African Monetary Institute ahead of September 2026 launch88dIndia's rural poverty programme draws interest from African policymakers89dSub-Saharan Africa's hard-won economic gains face new pressures from global shocks89dSchool in Kenya empowers teenage mothers through education90dCameroon reinstates vice presidency after four-decade absence90dCôte d'Ivoire defends sweeping urban overhaul in Abidjan amid resident backlash90dBenin government candidate Wadagni on course to win presidential election as rival concedes defeat[Updated]90dFrance passes law to return colonial-era looted artworks to Africa91dPope Leo XIV begins historic 10-day Africa tour across four nations[Updated]92dMalawi's former finance minister arrested amid widening post-election corruption crackdown92dBenin builds cultural tourism around transatlantic slave trade history92dAfrican elections expose how soaring nomination fees are reshaping democracy92dAbidjan emerges as growing cultural hub with expanded arts venues and programming92dCentral African Republic launches campaign for second round of legislative elections92dRussian crypto network A7 expands into Africa to bypass Western sanctions92dOver 100 killed as Nigerian air force strikes market in Yobe in apparent misfire93dSilent crisis deepens in Central African Republic as international support dwindles93d