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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $310 million financial package to FirstRand Bank, one of the largest financial institutions in Africa. This support will significantly increase access to finance for micro, small, and medium-sized business enterprises (MSMEs), with a particular focus on women-led businesses and agribusinesses in South Africa.

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] Africa marked Africa Day at COP30 under the theme "At the Forefront of Climate Action: Sustainable Financing for Inclusive and Resilient Green Growth," reaffirming the continent's united call for a new era of climate finance that delivers for people, planet, and prosperity.

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[Liberian Investigator] A Liberian youth leader was reportedly shot and killed along the Cavalla River over the weekend in what residents say is another deadly act of aggression by Ivorian security forces along the volatile Liberia-Ivory Coast border.

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Comedy legend Eddie Murphy was on the red carpet on Wednesday for the premier of a new documentary “Being Eddie Murphy.”

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[InfoWire] Mauritania's mining sector has become a cornerstone of national growth, accounting for nearly a fifth of the country's GDP and close to 25% of state revenues. Iron ore, gold, copper, and uranium projects form the backbone of the economy, with the state-owned Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) as the leading contributor, followed by Kinross Tasiast.

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[The Point] As part of government's ongoing commitment to enhancing national infrastructure, President Adama Barrow has announced an ambitious plan to construct an additional 700 kilometres of roads across The Gambia.

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[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Interior Minister Paulo Chachine has confirmed that there are INTERPOL agents operating in the country as part of an operation aimed at combating drug trafficking, the trafficking in human body parts, and other transnational crimes.

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The United Nations and African Union Commission have announced a strengthened collaboration to align their flagship development agendas, aiming to eradicate conflicts across Africa and rectify the continent's underrepresentation in global governance, particularly at the UN Security Council.

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The Atlas Lions will face Mozambique on Friday and Uganda on Tuesday 18 November with both matches to be played in Tangiers.

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Exam results from areas which dropped English have declined, the education minister says, announcing the U-turn.

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[WHO-AFRO] Addis Ababa -- Health authorities in Ethiopia are carrying out further investigations and ramping up response after suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fever were reported in the country's South Ethiopia Region. In support, the World Health Organization (WHO) is deploying an initial team of responders and delivering medical supplies to assist in the ongoing efforts to determine the cause of infection and halt further transmission.

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Godongwana accused Washington of spreading fear and misinformation, while praising Afrikaner groups who publicly rejected Trump’s remarks as unpatriotic propaganda.

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South African leaders across the political spectrum have condemned the U.S. decision to boycott the upcoming G20 summit, with President Cyril Ramaphosa calling the move a "loss" for Washington and opposition figures decrying the baseless claims about the country that prompted the snub.

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Nigeria Scraps Planned 15% Import Duty on Petrol and Diesel

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The family and lawyers of jailed Tunisian opposition leader Jawhar Ben Mbarek accused prison authorities on Wednesday of brutally assaulting him to try to force an end to his two-week-old hunger strike.

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A constitutional court in the Central African Republic began examining on Wednesday a request to disqualify the head of state from the presidential election scheduled for next December.

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[263Chat] Former legislator and opposition activist Job Sikhala and his uncle Alexander Thema have been granted a R10 000 bail by the Pretoria Magistrates Court and will return to court on February 3 2026.

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[Afreximbank] Four years after its landmark report A Global Deal for Our Pandemic Age, the G20 High Level Independent Panel on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, recently reconvened by the South African G20 Presidency, has found that the world remains dangerously underprepared for future pandemics and must take urgent, coordinated action to accelerate financing for sustainable and equitable pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR).

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Tanzania's President Hassan nominates former Finance Minister Nchemba as country's next prime minister.

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Diop criticized those warnings as exaggerated and said Mali remains safe and open to foreigners. He added that relations with the U.S. are improving, with both countries engaged in dialogue on security and economic issues.

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Epstein email says Trump 'knew about the girls' as White House calls its release a Democratic smear