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[Afreximbank] Cairo, Egypt - 28 January 2026 - African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), working with other mandated lead arrangers, has successfully closed a US$1.75 billion syndicated receivables purchase facility for Sonangol, Angola's national oil company.

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[allAfrica] South Africa's major cinema chains withdrew the documentary Melania just days before its scheduled international release on January 30. The documentary focuses on the US First Lady, Melania Trump.

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Senegal manager Pape Thiaw his banned for five games after the chaotic scenes during the Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco.

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[RFI] Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno is set to visit Paris on Thursday, where he will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in a sign of improving relations between the two countries after more than a year of tension.

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A burst of heavy gunfire and explosions erupted early Thursday near the international airport in Niger's capital Niamey before halting within hours.

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Search and rescue efforts continued in Mozambique after weeks of heavy rains that caused severe flooding, submerging farmland, homes, and infrastructure.

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The airport houses an air force base and is about 10km (six miles) from the presidential place.

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[Scrolla] Ntate Digasho, 67, drives a scholar transport taxi in Lenasia and earns R5,000 monthly from 28 learners at R150 each.

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[Daily Maverick] The minister of sport, arts and culture engages in bluster, dismissing evidence, disregarding accountability and substituting raw power for reason.

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[Premium Times] Data from the report indicate that 104 suspected cases were recorded in the reporting week, out of which 21 were laboratory confirmed, with no probable cases reported.

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[Nyasa Times] The Confederation of African Football has thrown out Morocco's complaint over the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final, confirming that the disciplinary proceedings arising from the match do not affect the result. CAF has made it clear that the final scoreline stands and that Senegal remains the rightful African champion.

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[allAfrica] Darren Jason Watkins Jr, popularly known as IShowSpeed, one of the world's most popular content creators, has received approval for a Ghanaian passport following his visit to the country.

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[DW] Eight children were killed in an attack on a remote village in Cameroon's North West has shocked the nation. But there appears no end in sight to the separatist conflict in the Anglophone regions.

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[GroundUp] A human rights organisation has petitioned South Africa's Parliament to scrap passports at Lesotho borders

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[Nile Post] The Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Governance, Sarah Bireete, has been granted bail by the Buganda Road Magistrate's Court.

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Police fired teargas on Wednesday to disperse protesters demanding compensation following mass evict

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[HRW] Nairobi -- End harassment, Hold Those Responsible to Account

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[Leadership] Former Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty to multiple bribery charges as her trial opened at Southwark Crown Court in London, with prosecutors accusing her of funding a "life of luxury" through illicit payments.

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[New Times] American YouTube star Darren Jason Watkins Jr., popularly known as iShowSpeed, concluded his month-long Africa tour on Tuesday, January 27, in Namibia, marking the end of a historic 28-day journey that saw him livestream from 20 African countries.