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Africa: Global Gains in Tuberculosis Response Endangered By Funding Challenges

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[WHO] Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world's deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives and affecting an estimated 10.7 million people last year, according to the WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2025, released today. Despite measurable progress in diagnosis, treatment and innovation, persistent challenges in funding and equitable access to care threaten to reverse hard-won gains in the global fight against TB.

Zambia: Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema to Make First Official Visit to Zimbabwe Since Taking Office

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[New Zimbabwe] Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema is scheduled to make his first visit to Zimbabwe this Friday for the inaugural session of the Zambia-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC), which he will co-chair with President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Africa: Latest Deadly Shipwreck Highlights Need for Safer Migration

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[UN News] Forty-two people are missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off Libya - the latest fatal crossing in the Central Mediterranean, where more than 1,000 lives have been lost this year.

Africa: Millions of Lives At Risk, Warn UN Food Agencies, As Hunger Crisis Worsens

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[UN News] The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) warn of a major hunger emergency, with acute food insecurity set to worsen in 16 countries and territories between now and May 2026, putting millions of lives at risk.

Africa: FEDA Feda Announces Landmark Investment in A2MP to Drive Africa's Mining and Industrial Transformation

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[Afreximbank] Kigali, Rwanda 12 November 2025: The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the development equity impact investment arm of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), is pleased to announce a US$300 million strategic investment in the Africa Minerals and Metals Processing Platform (A2MP).

Tanzania: Tanzania Election Killings - Outcry and Calls for International Investigations

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[The New Humanitarian] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- "As Tanzanians, we are going to reclaim our country. Whoever wants to support us needs to know that."

Sudan: How a Sudanese University Kept Learning Alive During War

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[The Conversation Africa] The civil war in Sudan began in April 2023, causing death, hunger, displacement and destruction on a huge scale. Gihad Ibrahim, head of e-learning and senior manager at Mashreq University in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, spoke with The Conversation Africa about how his institution continued to educate thousands of students despite the destruction of its campuses during the ongoing conflict.

Tanzania: 75% of Kilimanjaro's Natural Plants Have Been Wiped Out - and Climate Change Isn't the Biggest Threat

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[The Conversation Africa] Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is sold to the world as frozen romance and pure nature. But the real story today is at its feet, not its peak.

The fallout from Nigeria's spectacular $25m museum and the Benin Bronzes

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Nigeria’s stunning new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) finds itself in the crosshairs of local power politics.

Mali: amidst adversity, Bamako's puppets bring joy to the streets

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As a severe fuel blockade paralyzes Mali's capital, giant colorful marionettes danced through Bamako's streets this week in a defiant celebration of resilience, with the annual Rendez-Vous Chez Nous festival determined to bring joy to a city grappling with militant threats and economic collapse.

StreetNet International Marks International Day of Street Vendors With Webinar “Data is Power”

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Durban, South Africa – 4 November 2025 – StreetNet International is pleased to announce the upcoming webinar “Data is Power”, organised to commemorate the

Algeria pardons jailed French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal

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Algeria granted a humanitarian pardon to French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal on Wednesday, releasing the 76-year-old writer after a year-long imprisonment that had sparked international condemnation and exposed deep diplomatic fissures between Algiers and Paris.

French relief as Algeria frees jailed novelist at centre of diplomatic crisis

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Almost a year to the day after Boualem Sansal was arrested, the Algerian president grants him a pardon.

Morocco prepares volunteers ahead of Africa Cup of Nations

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As the Africa Cup of Nations fast approaches, Morocco is stepping up preparations by training hundreds of young volunteers to help ensure the tournament’s success.

Political war erupts in Senegal between President Faye and PM Sonko

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A fierce public power struggle has erupted between Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, shaking the nation's ruling coalition and raising fundamental questions about who truly holds political authority.

African Union says continent's rising debt crisis undermines development

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The chairperson of the AU Commission says many governments are spending more on servicing debt than on investments in human development.

UN urges Libya to shut migrant detention centres

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Libya is facing renewed pressure to shut down detention centers where rights groups say migrants and refugees are being tortured, abused, and in some cases, killed.

Gaza: soaring costs and empty pots leave families dependent on charity kitchens

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Long after the guns fell silent, a new struggle defines daily life in Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, where scores of displaced Palestinians, most of them children, now line up with empty pots at charity kitchens for their only guaranteed meal of the day.

Ramaphosa says 'boycott politics doesn't work' over Trump's decision to skip G20 summit

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Trump said it was a "total disgrace" that South Africa was hosting this month's summit.

Morocco expects bumper olive harvest after years of drought

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The Moroccan Olive Production Federation says it expects olive output to top 2 million tonnes, more than twice the amount of the previous year.

Africa: Three Die As Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Greece's Crete

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[Premium Times] ERT reported that 56 people have been rescued so far, and the search for possible further passengers was ongoing.

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