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- The Taung Child, The First Hard Proof Humans Originated In Africa, Is Even Older Than We Thought
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Côte d’Ivoire : le quotidien précaire des vendeurs ambulants
France 24 FR
À Abidjan, des centaines de vendeurs ambulants bravent la circulation pour vendre leurs articles au milieu des voitures. Fixations pour téléphone, piscine gonflable pour enfants, chips de banane. Ces femmes et ces hommes ne manquent pas d’i...
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Ethiopia: Colours, Coffee And Hard Bargaining As Africa Makes Its Mark At COP31
AllAfrica
[Bird Story Agency] Africa has brought its colours, coffee and critical minerals to COP31. The last of those could be worth considerably more than all the diplomatic goodwill on offer in Antalya.
- [Interview] From aid donor to ‘geopolitical actor’: EU’s Africa diplomat on upgrading security cooperation
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Drame migratoire au Sénégal : au moins 39 personnes retrouvées mortes
France 24 FR
Au moins 39 personnes migrantes sont mortes dans le naufrage de la pirogue qui les transportait, au large du nord-ouest du Sénégal, selon un nouveau bilan annoncé lundi 9 novembre par les autorités. Il s'agit de l'un des drames migratoires...
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Ousainou Darboe enters Gambian 2026 Presidential race
Africanews
The race for Gambia's presidency is heating up, as opposition leader Ousainou Darboe officially files his candidacy for the December 5 election.
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Kenya: Omtatah Questions World Bank's Silence On Kenya's Hidden Borrowing and Public Funds
AllAfrica
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has challenged the World Bank's latest assessment of corruption in Kenya, accusing the international lender of focusing on procurement irregularities while ignoring what he describes as a...
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Committed to Collective Security, Says Major General Adamneh
AllAfrica
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia remains committed to collective security with professionalism, discipline and sacrifice, Defense Peacekeeping Center Head Major General Adamneh Mengiste said.
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Nigeria: Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Threaten Strike Over Failing Equipment
AllAfrica
[Premium Times] The association's national president, Edino Amos, said 2026 has been particularly challenging for air traffic controllers, with little improvement in the systems they rely on to manage the country's airspace.
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Tchad: un salon national pour dynamiser l’élevage, secteur crucial pour l’économie du pays
RFI Afrique
Au Tchad, des éleveurs venus des 23 provinces du pays, des artisans et des transformateurs de produits laitiers, mais surtout les bêtes – vaches, taureaux, zébus, dromadaires, chèvres, béliers ou encore chevaux –, tous sont réunis du 4 au 1...
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Gambia: Electoral Commission Says 12 Presidential Aspirants Submit Papers As Six Withdraw
AllAfrica
[Foroyaa] Twelve of 18 presidential aspirants submitted nomination papers by Monday, November 9, while six withdrew from the process, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says.
- PepsiCo to cut 1,000 jobs in North America amid losses of major contracts to Coca-Cola despite $5.4 billion revenue from Europe, Middle East and Africa
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Nigeria: Nigerian Airline Removes Passenger After Threat to 'Burn Down' Aircraft
AllAfrica
[Premium Times] "The anger I am feeling can burn down this plane," a passenger allegedly told cabin crew before Air Peace returned its aircraft to the airport ramp and removed him.
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Nigeria: National Sports Commission Disputes Peter Obi's Account of Flamingos Airport Experience
AllAfrica
[Premium Times] NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko says officials declined an unscheduled request for Peter Obi to meet with the players, citing concerns for their welfare and the need to protect the young team from political activities.
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Lyon exhibition celebrates Mali’s Sogo bò heritage
Africanews
In Mali, animals dance, sing and tell stories through Sogo bò, a traditional performance combining masks, puppets, music and dance.
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Ethiopia: Food Shortages Hit 71 Percent of Ethiopian Families Displaced Into Kenya's Moyale
AllAfrica
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Tens of thousands of people who fled escalating conflict in Moyale along Ethiopia's border between Oromia and Somali regional states and crossed into northern Kenya are facing acute food shortages, inadequate...
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Uganda: Uganda Puts Football At the Centre of Its London Pitch
AllAfrica
[Independent (Kampala)] London, UK -- Uganda is using this year's World Travel Market (WTM) London to sell itself as a place for football fans as well as holidaymakers. The country is showcasing its tourism attractions and growing sports to...
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Controversial kinship: From colonial rule to the Holocaust?
Hitler once called Eastern Europe "Germany's India." A new exhibition examines the links between colonialism and Nazism, and the bitter debate over where comparisons illuminate history and where they fall short.
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DRC: FRN intensifies offensive, putting FARDC under pressure on multiple fronts
Africanews
Security is once again deteriorating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In South Kivu, clashes between Congolese forces, backed by Wazalendo militia, and FRN fighters, formerly known as AFC/M23, are intensifying across several front l...
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Africa: WHO Launches 'Together for Science and Health' Movement to Strengthen Trust Worldwide
[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched Together for Science and Health, a new global movement uniting more than 240 organizations behind a shared commitment to strengthen trust in science and harness its power to improve h...
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Lewis Hamilton visits Egypt’s Rafah crossing and Gaza aid facilities
The Guardian
Seven-time F1 world champion tours border area and logistics warehouses operated by Egyptian Red CrescentLewis Hamilton has visited Egypt’s Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip to meet organisations sending humanitarian aid to the terr...
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Belgium: Prince Harry and Meghan visit EU Parliament for child safety event
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan visited the European Parliament in Brussels, on Tuesday 10 November, to discuss the dangers children face online. The couple met families affected by online abuse before Harry addressed the gathering.
- Africa's richest man pulls his $18 billion cement business from planned London listing as Britain's stock exchange struggles to attract major foreign companies
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Liberia: Ex-VP Howard-Taylor Case Heads to Criminal Court 'C'
AllAfrica
[Liberian Observer] As the country's Criminal Courts opened their November Term today, one case loomed over the entire docket of Criminal Court "C": The Republic of Liberia v. Jewel Howard-Taylor et al.
- Russia's $25,000 signing bonuses fail to keep its abhorrent recruitment schemes under the radar as another African country takes 9 of its own citizens to court
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American investors hold billions in debt from China, Saudi Arabia and South Africa as global holdings surpass $4 trillion
Business Insider Africa
- The human architecture of autonomy: Inside Zipline’s race to build Africa’s next generation of infrastructure
- US opens new route to dispose of sanctioned ships as African-flagged tankers feature in Iran's shadow fleet
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Kamel Daoud condamné à 5 ans de prison en Algérie dans l'affaire liée à son roman "Houris"
France 24 FR
Le tribunal d'Oran a condamné par défaut l'écrivain franco-algérien Kamel Daoud et son épouse, la psychiatre Aïcha Dahdouh, à cinq ans de prison en Algérie. Le couple est poursuivi pour divulgation du secret professionnel, soustraction d'un...
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African National Congress Suffers Its Worst Election Result Since South Africa Ended Apartheid
Democracy Now!
- Report: Russian ships are pumping tanks, MRAPs and rocket launchers into Africa
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Le Botswana veut doubler sa participation dans le leader du diamant De Beers
RFI Afrique
Le président du Botswana, Duma Boko, a annoncé lors d'un discours à la Nation que son pays veut doubler sa participation dans De Beers, géant du diamant, qui est à vendre depuis deux ans et demi. Une manière d'accroître la souveraineté de c...
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Africa: Who Gets to Choose the Next Francophonie Secretary-General?
[New Times] The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) prepares to elect its next Secretary-General on November 16, not all its members will have a say in choosing who leads the organisation.
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Les leçons des élections municipales du 4 novembre en Afrique du Sud
RFI Afrique
Le Congrès national africain, l'ANC, au pouvoir depuis les premières élections libres du pays en 1994, est en déclin et enregistre le plus mauvais score de son histoire, avec un peu plus de 30 % des voix. Cécile Perrot, maîtresse de confére...
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After securing Nigeria and COMESA approval, MTN pushes $6.2 billion IHS Towers takeover towards finish line as South Africa, ECOWAS and CEMAC hold the final keys
Business Insider Africa
- For the first time in over 50 years, Africa's 2nd-strongest military sends its troops outside its borders to help a Russian-backed Junta country it recently had a problem with
- When deaths go uncounted: WHO flags dangerous blind spots in Africa’s health data
- Are you shaping the future of Africa’s blue economy? Apply to pitch at BlueInvest Africa 2027! - oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu
- Africa’s push for clean cooking
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Managerial 'inconsistency' hurting Ghana - Hughton
BBC Africa
As Ghana head into crucial Afcon 2027 qualifiers with women's coach Kim Bjorkegren in charge, former boss Chris Hughton says constant changes in the dugout are hurting the Black Stars.