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[allAfrica] The Orion Critical Mineral Consortium (Orion CMC), led by the private equity fund created in October by Orion Resource Partners and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), is planning to acquire a 40% stake in two mining ventures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a statement released Tuesday. The U.S. government investment in Orion CMC is "aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and securing critical mineral supply chains essential to advancing U.S. economic growth,

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The gathering brings together heads of state, ministers, experts, and entrepreneurs to discuss new models of governance.

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[Ayin Network] Multiple sources confirmed to Ayin that Sudan's Armed Forces (SAF)-aligned government intelligence director, Gen. Ahmed Mufaddal, was in Washington, DC, in January, where he held meetings with members of the US intelligence community. The visit, according to the same sources, was narrowly framed and did not include discussions on a ceasefire in Sudan.

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The 53-year-old, who was once widely seen as the second most powerful person in Libya, was killed on Tuesday according to Libyan media.

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[CFR] Washington, DC -- Washington's latest diplomatic overtures to the three junta-led Sahelian states send the wrong message about U.S. tolerance of bad behavior in the region.

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The two countries were allies at the time and fought alongside one another against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.

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[The New Humanitarian] Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- "The world's decision-makers know nothing about what is happening in my country."

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The appointment of a dead opposition politician to a presidential panel caused embarrassment.

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Northern Morocco reels from Loukkos River flooding, with 50,000 people displaced and emergency camps, rescues and dam releases under way.

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Drones targeted a strategic airport in the city of Kisangani in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the weekend, the provincial government said Monday.

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It says a crucial supply route to the famine-stricken Kadugli has now been opened.

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Since 2023, the "Conspiracy 2" case has seen Tunisia's opposition flee the country or face heavy sentences in prison. The sentences in the case, in which the government has accused leading opposition members of conspiring against it, have just been upheld and even extended by a court.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday denied claims by President Donald Trump that the country's new mega-dam was funded by the United States.

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[Unicef] Juba/New York -- More than 450,000 children are at risk of acute malnutrition as the hostilities are causing mass displacement and halting of critical health and nutrition services in Jonglei state, warned UNICEF in South Sudan.

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[Nyasa Times] Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Simplex Chithyola Banda, has put Speaker of Parliament Sameer Suleman under intense pressure, accusing him of failing to protect lawmakers after police arrested two Members of Parliament while official Parliamentary Committee meetings were in progress.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has claimed that the military is fully occupying his residence, with armed personnel stationed inside, outside, and around the property, preventing his family from accessing it.

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[MSF] Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have returned to south-eastern Mauritania to provide care to Malian refugees and the communities hosting them. Over the past two years in this border region of Hodh Ech Chargui, there has been a steady increase in refugee arrivals. Our activities focus on providing general and specialised healthcare, particularly paediatric and women's health services, and on caring for victims of violence.

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[Premium Times] The textbook, "Living History", reportedly excluded the history and culture of the Igbo people, according to several posts on social media.

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[New Times] The court of appeal in Paris on Tuesday, on February 3, opened the appeal trial of genocide suspect Claude Muhayimana, who was convicted for his role in massacres of Tutsi civilians in the Bisesero area in Karongi District.

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Kenya's central bank has warned that using banknotes to create floral-style bouquets is illegal and could lead to a prison sentence.

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[The Point] Raised blood pressure continues to be one of the strongest predictors of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality with an estimated 1.38 billion people worldwide suffering with hypertension.