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A TV news presenter has been named as the traditional kingdom of Tooro's new monarch but the late king's family claim he chose an heir.

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The Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Friday that a drone attack on its East-West Pipeline was launched from Iraq, causing injuries and damage.

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A large area of Douala woke up underwater following the heavy rains that struck overnight from Thursday into Friday. While the full extent of the damage remains unclear, the meteorological service is warning residents to prepare for even heavier rainfall in the coming days.

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As mourners gathered in western Uganda on Saturday for the burial of King Oyo, his Tooro kingdom is embroiled in a bitter dispute over his successor.

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Kenya’s quest to host an Africa Recording Academy headquarters received a boost Friday when the Recording Academy officials said plans to set the ball rolling on key milestones were underway and that Kenyan mentee artists would travel to the United States next month.

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The authorities have struggled to contain the fallout, as frightened migrants flee the country.

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A pilot on board the Amazon cargo plane that overshot the runway in Miami on Sunday warned his co-pilot that they were going to fast as they approached for landing.

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The BRICS business forum kicked off in New Delhi on Friday, one day before India hosts the group’s annual summit. The focus of the forum was building more connected and resilient trade networks, with digital technology emerging as an important link between businesses.

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Two weeks after a foiled mutiny attempted to oust him from power, the head of Niger’s military regime has appointed a new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces.

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Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of over $6 million through online romance scams will be extradited to the United States on Friday, South African police said.

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Canadian explorer adds four decades of capital-markets and offshore investment experience as it targets upstream opportunities across Africa

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Canadian explorer adds four decades of capital-markets and offshore investment experience as it targets upstream opportunities across Africa

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[Bird Story Agency] A new coalition is challenging African fashion to turn its long traditions of repair, reuse and community production into a modern industrial strategy that keeps more jobs, knowledge and economic value on the continent.

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[Bird Story Agency] Farmers are returning to cotton in coastal Kenya, while a new ginnery and one of the country's few surviving integrated textile mills are rebuilding links from field to factory.

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As violence in South Africa continues against immigrants, the Nigerian National Assembly has announced it is banning all official visits to the country.

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Inaki Williams says the time has come to bring his journey with the Black Stars to an end four years after making his international debut.

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[Shabelle] Amhara -- Ethiopia's Fano militia has claimed it captured more than 150 soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) following heavy fighting in the Wadla-Delanta-Dawunt area of the Amhara region on September 8.

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[allAfrica] Watu Kenya Country Manager Damien Gueroult says serving customers outside traditional banking starts with understanding how they earn, what they use financing for and what it takes to lend sustainably.

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Almost 1 billion Africans still rely on wood, charcoal and other fuels that produce harmful smoke, according to the International Energy Agency. But across continent, cleaner cooking stoves are being brought into homes by cutting the price of electric and efficient biomass models

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Bright outfits and dancing filled the streets of Ingwavuma, in South Africa's southeastern KwaZulu-Natal province on Saturday, as thousands of young zulu women gethered to take part in the annual Reed Dance ceremony.

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Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of over $6 million through online romance scams will be extradited to the United States on Friday, South African police said.