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TikTok has reiterated its commitment to online safety and digital literacy during the second Annual Sub-Saharan Africa Safer Internet Summit held in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Welcome to our brand-new show - Firstpost Africa - that brings you stories from across the world from Africa's lens. From the coup epidemic to a dynamic geopolitical environment, from trade to defence ...

Southern Africa, like much of the rest of the continent, has long struggled with inadequate electricity supply. Yet, amid the ...