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Owono left out of Eq Guinea squad after death of De Miguel
BBC Africa
Goalkeeper Jesus Owono will miss Equatorial Guinea's Afcon 2027 qualifiers after asking to be left out of the squad following the death of Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel.
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South Africans eager to vote as local elections put failing services in focus
France 24
South Africans voted on Wednesday, November 4, in local elections. Nearly 30 million people were eligible to cast their ballots, with corruption, failing infrastructure and the deterioration of essential services among the key issues shapin...
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Sudan accuses Ethiopia of allowing RSF drone launches from its territory
France 24
Sudan accused Ethiopia of allowing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to launch drones from its territory. What does this allegation reveal about the RSF's military capabilities and foreign backing? FRANCE 24 spoke to Ali Mahmoud A...
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Ethiopian families fleeing conflict face difficulties with food access
France 24
A renewed conflict in Ethiopia has led to the displacement of thousands of civilians. But after years of war in the country and heavy budget cuts, humanitarian organisations have all but left many of the camps for internally displaced peopl...
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Why a US-funded vaccine trial on babies was cancelled in Guinea-Bissau
BBC Africa
The trial was condemned as "unethical" and "neocolonial" because half of the babies would not be given the vaccine.
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South Africans vote in key municipal elections
France 24
In tonight's edition: South Africa's ruling ANC party faces a crucial test as millions vote to elect municipal governments. Also, Ethiopia has expelled six Sudanese diplomats amid accusations it's allowing the paramilitary RSF to launch dro...
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British healthcare worker with Ebola evacuated from DR Congo to UK
The Guardian
Patient is in stable condition and will be transferred to a specialist ‘high consequence’ infectious disease unitA British healthcare worker with Ebola is being evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the UK for medical tre...
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The young politicians with African roots making history in the US midterms
For some young Africans, these victories offer a glimpse of what a new generation of voters could do at home.
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ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections
The Guardian
Party expected to get less than a third of the vote amid frustration over water outages and power cutsThe African National Congress is on course for a bruising result in South Africa’s local elections on Wednesday as voters go to the polls...