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France, Morocco sign agreements worth €10 billion on investment, infrastructure, energy
During President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Morocco, he and Moroccan King Mohammed VI signed new deals bolstering ties between the two nations. It comes months after Macron changed France’s position and supported Morocco’s autonomy plan for the disputed Western Sahara – a move welcomed by Rabat.
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US announces visa restrictions for Ghana
Ahead of Ghana’s general elections, Washington said it will restrict visas for people who it deems responsible for undermining democracy in the West African country.
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French president in Morocco on visit aiming to strengthen ties
French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to discuss partnerships regarding trade, climate change, and immigration.
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UNICEF calls for urgent action on Sudan’s “forgotten crisis”
The RSF has intensified attacks, especially in Gezira province, where recent assaults have resulted in dozens of casualties and extensive damage to property. The UN describes atrocities in Darfur, including mass rapes and ethnic violence by the RSF, as potential war crimes.
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IUCN report says one in three of world’s trees in danger of extinction
While Africa has fewer trees, 45 per cent of them are considered threatened.
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Critically-endangered bongo antelope calf born in British safari park
After years of poaching, it’s estimated that the bongo, which lives in forested areas of Kenya, could be extinct within two decades.
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At least 40 soldiers killed in attack on military base – Chad’s president
President Mahamat Deby Itno visited the base in Barkaram, an island in Chad’s Lake region, early morning and announced the launch of a military operation to track the assailants, according to a statement from the presidency.
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Gaza war toll surpasses 43,000 dead, health ministry reports
The Israeli military claims militants use hospitals for military activities, which Palestinian officials deny. Israel has urged northern Gaza residents to evacuate amid a prolonged offensive in the area, where humanitarian aid has sharply decreased.
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France’s President visits Morocco amid hopes for ‘New Era’ in Western Sahara
During the three-day visit to Rabat, Macron is scheduled to meet with King Mohammed VI and Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch and address Morocco’s Parliament.
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Turkey’s oil exploration in Somalia raises regional oncerns
Many fear that the move could strain maritime boundaries and ignite disputes over resource ownership, adding tensions to an already delicate political landscape in the Horn of Africa.
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Biden slams Musk over report of past illegal U.S. employment
Biden calls out Musk over a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked in the US illegally
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Election in Botswana: diamonds and economic hurdles at play
Botswana, known as one of Africa’s longest-standing democracy, is set to conduct its general election on October 30, as announced by President Mokgweetsi Masisi.
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5,000 Kenyans stranded and jobless in Qatar, says labour CS Mutua
Mutua explained that most of these Kenyans travelled to Qatar during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Doha, only to remain there jobless after the tournament ended.
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Kenya’s impeached deputy President Gachagua seeks court injunction on High Court proceedings
Filed on Monday, October 28, Gachagua’s appeal requests an injunction to pause the proceedings, arguing that the High Court’s recent decision to proceed with his impeachment hearing is based on a flawed interpretation of the Constitution.
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Samoa summit: Commonwealth nations sign first ocean protection pact
Commonwealth nations made history by adopting their inaugural ocean declaration at a summit in Samoa, the first to be held in the Pacific island nation. The Apia Ocean Declaration was unveiled at the conclusion of the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
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War affects over 600 million women, UN says
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a new report that amid record levels of armed conflict and violence, progress over the decades for women is vanishing and “generational gains in women’s rights hang in the balance around the world”
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Egypt, Ukraine foreign ministers meet in Cairo
Kiev is looking for political and diplomatic support ahead of another peace summit. The first meeting in Switzerland was criticized for not having Russian representatives
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RSF militia accused of ‘massacre’ in Sudan’s Gezira state
Local groups said fighters belonging to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed a town in the Al-Kamelin locality on Friday morning and began firing indiscriminately from high-rise buildings. At least 50 people were killed and hundreds more injured
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Hundreds gather for Pride march in Johannesburg
Hundreds of people marched Saturday to mark 35 years of Pride Johannesburg, an annual event that has been critical in advocating equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community
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Haiti gangs try to seize capital as police mission struggles
According to the U.N, the situation has worsened in the last three months, with more than 700,000 people now displaced in the country and the political process facing “significant challenges”
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Malaysia, Ethiopia agree to strengthen bilateral ties
Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim held talks in Putrajaya on Saturday in which the two sides agreed to collaborate further in several sectors including agriculture, industry and trade, and investment
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Mozambique ruling party calls for dialogue as opposition rejects vote result
Supporters of opposition candidate Venancio Mondlane have been staging rallies denouncing the results of the presidential election which gave victory to the ruling party’s Daniel Chapo
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Muhammad Ali’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ fifty years on
On October 30 1974, he gave boxing one of its most memorable moments when he stopped the fearsome George Foreman to recapture the heavyweight title in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). Five decades later it’s still a big part of the Muhammad Ali legend
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The battle to save seagrass off Kenya’s coast
A fishing community living on an island off the coast of Kenya is restoring seagrass meadows to try to improve fish stocks. Seagrass meadows cover less than 0.2% of the world’s oceans, but they store twice as much carbon in a given area as temperate and tropical forests
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Statue honouring Tuskegee Airman found days after it was stolen
Lieutentant Colonel Alexander Jefferson was a member of the US military’s first African American flying unit.
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Victims of Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army disappointed in sentence
LRA commander, Thomas Kwoyelo, was handed a 40-year sentence for war crimes on Friday.
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Zipline partners Nigeria for improved healthcare delivery
In a bid to improve healthcare delivery, the Nigerian government has partned with US-based drone technology company Zipline to enhance healthcare access using advanced drone delivery systems.
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The past Cannot be changed: King Charles at Samoa summit
King Charles III addressed a summit of Commonwealth nations in Samoa, stating that the past is unchangeable while subtly recognizing the demands from some former colonies for accountability regarding Britain’s involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
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Afrobeats superstar, Davido, struts the catwalk at Lagos Fashion Week
One of Africa’s biggest fashion events, the Lagos Fashion Week runs at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, until Sunday 27 October.
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Ex-commander of a Ugandan rebel group sentenced to 40 years in prison
The jail sentence of Thomas Kwoyelo — a child soldier turned rebel commander — applies to the most serious crimes he faced, including multiple counts of murder, rape, pillaging, and enslavement.
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France accused of ‘complicity’ in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide
The Paris Administrative Court on Thursday began tackling a request from several genocide survivor associations to examine the role played by the French state.
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Uganda invests $3 billion in new railway system for efficient transport
The Ugandan signs an agreement with a Turkish construction firm to build a 272-kilometre section of the Uganda Standard Gauge Railway.
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IMF: Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa is improving but challenges remain
In its latest report it says while the economic outlook in the region is improving, implementing reforms is increasingly difficult.
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Russian president labels allegations of contact with Trump “nonsense”
“There were no contacts back then, and there are none now,” the 72-year-old head of state said on Thursday (Oct. 24). US citizens will elect a new leader on November 5.
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Tunisian lawyer sentenced to two years in prison
Tunisian Lawyer Sonia Dahmani Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
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Akazehe: a unique Burundi greeting risks disappearing
The Akazehe form of greeting celeb among Burundi women risks facing out due to medernisation.
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Thousands adopted to U.S. face deportation after decades without citizenship
“Thousands Adopted to U.S. Face Deportation After Decades Without Citizenship”
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Nigerian military kills 140 gunmen, kidnappers
the operations targeted areas across multiple regions in Nigeria. Buba provided an update at the military’s weekly briefing on Thursday.
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Hama Amadou, emblematic opposition leader in Niger and former PM dies aged 74
According to local media reports, the ruling CNSP organized official funerals on Friday morning (Oct. 25). ama Amadou died in a hospital in the country’s capital, Niamey, Thursday, aged 74.
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Mozambique: “Let us engage in dialogue,” says President-elect after days of opposition protest
The successor of President Filipe Nuysi in Mozambique called Thursday (Oct. 24) for unity. Daniel Chapo won disputed polls which were criticized by EU observers.