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Ouganda: le compte X du chef des armées, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, à nouveau désactivé
Le compte du général Muhoozi Kainerugaba, chef de l’armée, est inaccessible depuis le mardi 10 novembre. La veille, celui qui est le fils du président, connu pour ses diatribes qui font régulièrement polémique, s’en était pris à la vice-pré...
- Bethell faces fitness race for South Africa Tests after being ruled out of Australia tour
- Financing the informal economy through waste pickers
- AFRICA/EGYPT - On the streets of Cairo, mission as encounter, listening and fraternity
- The Future of Business Payments in Africa: What Will Change by 2027?
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East Africa: The Race for the Red Sea
[Independent (Kampala)] The Red Sea is emerging as a contested geopolitical corridor where African states are pursuing maritime access and sovereignty, Gulf powers are expanding their economic and political influence, and global powers are...
- Meet the 10 startups joining the first Google Africa Applied AI Lab cohort
- Jacob Bethell emerges as doubt for South Africa Tests after injury set-back
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Israel swears in new parliament as Netanyahu remains caretaker PM
Gadi Eisenkot, the politician tasked with forming a new Israeli government, pledged on Tuesday to reverse many of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policies as the new parliament was sworn in
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Sahara occidental: le Maroc règle ses comptes avec l'Algérie à l'ONU
À New York, une réunion de l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies était organisée mardi 10 novembre pour tirer au clair les leçons du fiasco diplomatique de la fermeture précipitée de la mission de l’ONU au Sahara occidental. Alors que la R...
- South African Communist Party secures around 226 Council seats in historic independent electoral contest
- Scoping Review Maps African Attitudes Toward Genetic Testing
- Jacob Bethell out of England's Australia tour and doubt for South Africa Tests
- Jacob Bethell faces race to be fit for South Africa after injury setback
- Trump says FBI is probing Nvidia CEO as chipmaker heads for $470 billion wipeout, exposing the US technology behind AI infrastructure across South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco
- AI is unlikely to replace plumbers – this South African entrepreneur is building a business training them
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South Sudan vote: UN warns political transition must hold beyond polling day
South Sudan is just six weeks away from its first national vote since independence, but the United Nations is warning that the real test will come after polling day.
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Liberia: Senate Opens Public Hearing On War Crimes, Anti-Corruption Courts
[Liberian Observer] The Liberian Senate has invited civil society organizations, victims' groups, human rights advocates, legal practitioners and other stakeholders to participate in a public hearing on proposed legislation seeking to estab...
- South Africa: Russian veto prevented denial of Sahrawi people's rights
- Manufacturing the Infrastructure South Africa Needs
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Uganda: Lesotho to Aquire 20 Kiira Motors Buses As Museveni Pledges More Five
[Nile Post] Lesotho is planning to acquire 25 buses manufactured by Uganda's Kiira Motors Corporation, following discussions between President Museveni and a special envoy from the southern African kingdom.
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Africa: Ghana waste dump poses health, environmental 'crisis'
An acrid haze hung over a sprawling dump in Ghana's capital, Accra, as excavators gouged into mounds of smouldering rubbish. Thin plumes of black smoke curled from burning plastic and rubber, mingling with the rank odour of stagnant lagoon...
- “The Industrialisation of Sport in Africa Cannot Happen Without Infrastructure Designed to Generate Revenue 365 Days a Year” — ACG CEO Paulo J. Cruz on Africa.com
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Tearful South African Olympian Tatjana Smith switches allegiance to the Netherlands
Tatjana Smith, South Africa's most decorated Olympian, switches allegiance to the Netherlands.
- England open door for Brydon Carse return on South Africa tour
- Youth Olympic Games inspires new opportunities for volleyball’s growth across Africa
- Global Bar Report 2026: Africa and the Middle East
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Gaza Grad: A Palestinian-Russian family’s longing for home
Forced from Gaza, a Palestinian-Russian family rebuilds their lives across Russia and Egypt, longing to return home.
- Film Africa 2026: The Fragility of Faith, Innocence and Belonging In “God Sleeps On Sundays”, “Echoes Beneath the Hill”, and “Zizou”
- COP31: what South Africa must do to deliver on its climate promises
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COP 31: what South Africa must do to deliver on its climate promises
As COP31 approaches, South Africa must enforce its climate laws, reduce coal dependence and protect workers and communities who rely on coal to survive.
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Madagascar : quel calendrier électoral pour les nouvelles autorités?
Après la chute du président Andry Rajoelina, en octobre 2025, les nouvelles autorités malgaches ont promis une grande concertation nationale pour réformer les institutions, puis des élections en 2027. Cette concertation n’a pas encore vraim...
- Africa: Ghana waste dump poses health, environmental 'crisis'
- Boeing cuts about 2,500 commercial-aircraft jobs and slows jet production as Ethiopian Airlines waits for Africa’s largest backlog of 88 US-built planes
- World Bank, AfDB back new electrification finance coalition as Africa faces $15 billion annual investment gap
- Oldest US metals manufacturer turns to Africa's mineral powerhouse for 3,600 tonnes of tin annually as it rebuilds domestic smelting industry after 37-year gap
- Kavalan continues African expansion with new distribution deal in Ghana
- HVS Middle East & Africa survey reveals strong investor confidence in Egypt's hospitality sector as focus shifts from demand to delivery
- SpaceX to Connect Children’s Homes in Nine African Countries With Starlink
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Gambia opposition leader Ousainou Darboe enters presidential race
The race for Gambia's presidency is heating up, as opposition leader Ousainou Darboe officially files his candidacy for the December 5 election.