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  1. South Africa's most successful Olympian, swimmer Tatjana Smith, switches to the Netherlands

    Bozeman Daily Chronicle ZA

  2. South Africa's most successful Olympian, swimmer Tatjana Smith, switches to the Netherlands

    AP News ZA

  3. Africa: Africa Seeks Terms For Backing COP31's Global Electrification Push

    AllAfrica

    [Bird Story Agency] The COP31 presidency wants electricity to make up 35% of global energy use by 2035, but African countries question how it will be financed and whether it can support industrial growth.

  4. Africa brings its climate agenda to COP31

    CNN

  5. Sub-Saharan Africa

    Novartis

  6. Chinese Criminal Networks Expand in Africa Despite Policing Agreements

    Africa Defense Forum

  7. The Taung Child, The First Hard Proof Humans Originated In Africa, Is Even Older Than We Thought

    IFLScience

  8. Côte d’Ivoire : le quotidien précaire des vendeurs ambulants

    France 24 FR BF NE CI

    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...

  9. Ethiopia: Colours, Coffee And Hard Bargaining As Africa Makes Its Mark At COP31

    AllAfrica ET

    [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.

  10. [Interview] From aid donor to ‘geopolitical actor’: EU’s Africa diplomat on upgrading security cooperation

    EUobserver

  11. Drame migratoire au Sénégal : au moins 39 personnes retrouvées mortes

    France 24 FR SN

    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...

  12. Ousainou Darboe enters Gambian 2026 Presidential race

    Africanews GM

    The race for Gambia's presidency is heating up, as opposition leader Ousainou Darboe officially files his candidacy for the December 5 election.

  13. Kenya: Omtatah Questions World Bank's Silence On Kenya's Hidden Borrowing and Public Funds

    AllAfrica KE

    [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...

  14. Ethiopia: Ethiopia Committed to Collective Security, Says Major General Adamneh

    AllAfrica ET

    [ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia remains committed to collective security with professionalism, discipline and sacrifice, Defense Peacekeeping Center Head Major General Adamneh Mengiste said.

  15. Nigeria: Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Threaten Strike Over Failing Equipment

    AllAfrica NG

    [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.

  16. Tchad: un salon national pour dynamiser l’élevage, secteur crucial pour l’économie du pays

    RFI Afrique TD

    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...

  17. Gambia: Electoral Commission Says 12 Presidential Aspirants Submit Papers As Six Withdraw

    AllAfrica GM

    [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.

  18. 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

    Business Insider Africa

  19. Nigeria: Nigerian Airline Removes Passenger After Threat to 'Burn Down' Aircraft

    AllAfrica NG

    [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.

  20. Nigeria: National Sports Commission Disputes Peter Obi's Account of Flamingos Airport Experience

    AllAfrica NG

    [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.

  21. Lyon exhibition celebrates Mali’s Sogo bò heritage

    Africanews ML

    In Mali, animals dance, sing and tell stories through Sogo bò, a traditional performance combining masks, puppets, music and dance.

  22. Ethiopia: Food Shortages Hit 71 Percent of Ethiopian Families Displaced Into Kenya's Moyale

    AllAfrica ET KE SO

    [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...

  23. Uganda: Uganda Puts Football At the Centre of Its London Pitch

    AllAfrica UG

    [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...

  24. Controversial kinship: From colonial rule to the Holocaust?

    DW Africa

    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.

  25. DRC: FRN intensifies offensive, putting FARDC under pressure on multiple fronts

    Africanews CD

    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...

  26. Africa: WHO Launches 'Together for Science and Health' Movement to Strengthen Trust Worldwide

    AllAfrica

    [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...

  27. Lewis Hamilton visits Egypt’s Rafah crossing and Gaza aid facilities

    The Guardian EG

    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...

  28. Belgium: Prince Harry and Meghan visit EU Parliament for child safety event

    Africanews

    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.

  29. 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

    Business Insider Africa

  30. Liberia: Ex-VP Howard-Taylor Case Heads to Criminal Court 'C'

    AllAfrica LR

    [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.

  31. 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

    Business Insider Africa

  32. American investors hold billions in debt from China, Saudi Arabia and South Africa as global holdings surpass $4 trillion

    Business Insider Africa ZA

  33. The human architecture of autonomy: Inside Zipline’s race to build Africa’s next generation of infrastructure

    Business Insider Africa

  34. US opens new route to dispose of sanctioned ships as African-flagged tankers feature in Iran's shadow fleet

    Business Insider Africa

  35. Kamel Daoud condamné à 5 ans de prison en Algérie dans l'affaire liée à son roman "Houris"

    France 24 FR DZ

    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...

  36. African National Congress Suffers Its Worst Election Result Since South Africa Ended Apartheid

    Democracy Now! ZA

  37. Report: Russian ships are pumping tanks, MRAPs and rocket launchers into Africa

    Defense News

  38. Le Botswana veut doubler sa participation dans le leader du diamant De Beers

    RFI Afrique BW

    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...

  39. Africa: Who Gets to Choose the Next Francophonie Secretary-General?

    AllAfrica

    [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.

  40. Les leçons des élections municipales du 4 novembre en Afrique du Sud

    RFI Afrique ZA

    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...