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Algeria bus crash kills at least 25, injures 44 others

Africanews  

Tragedy struck Algeria Friday morning after a passenger bus veered off the road and plunged into a ravine near the coastal town of Boumerdes, east of Algiers.

Why Digital Resilience Has Become A Business Imperative For SMEs

AfricaDotcom  

The incident points to a broader shift in how South African SMEs need to think about risk. As businesses become more digitally enabled, their exposure to

Campaigners demand sanctuary for Johannesburg Zoo elephants

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Behind the fences of Johannesburg Zoo, three elephants are at the centre of a growing legal battle. Animal welfare campaigners say captivity is no place for them and are asking the courts to order their transfer to a rewilding sanctuary.

Kenya: Fifteen elephants found dead of suspected pesticide poisoning

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Initial investigations suggest they died after ingesting pesticides used on nearby tomato farms.

Absa And UK Export Finance Partner To Unlock $100 Million In Trade And Growth Opportunities Across Africa

AfricaDotcom  

Absa Bank Limited, through its Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) division, and UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK government’s export credit agency, today

United Nations calls for an end to crackdown on civic freedoms in Uganda

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Its human rights office says restrictions on civil liberties are creating fear among opposition supporters, journalists, activists, and civil society groups.

Mali: HRW accuses Russian paramilitaries of killing 8 civilians

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Russian paramilitaries from Africa Corps, which is supporting Mali in its fight against insurgents, killed eight civilians, including three children, in June airstrikes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Friday.

Ghana forecasts 16% fall in cocoa production following bad weather and disease

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Ghana is warning of a sharp drop in cocoa production next season, with output expected to fall by at least 16 percent.

Oprah Winfrey to close South African girls' school, expand scholarship

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Oprah Winfrey will close the prestigious girls' school she founded in South Africa after the 2027 academic year, marking the end of nearly two decades of campus-based education.

IMF completes reviews in Egypt unlocking $1.8 billion

Africanews  

The prime minister has welcomed the news, saying it is a renewed vote of confidence in the country's economic reform programme.

At least 25 people killed in Algeria bus crash

BBC News Africa  

Prime Minister ​Sifi ​Ghrieb ⁠has visited the hospital where some of thoe injured ⁠have ​been taken.

Asia’s soccer body joins opposition to Infantino’s plan for private investors

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Asia’s soccer body joined opposition to Gianni Infantino’s plan for private investors to buy stakes in the World Cup and said Friday FIFA must urgently review its management style.

Spain and Morocco reinforce border after tens of thousands cross into Ceuta

Africanews  

Officials estimate that more than 49,000 people crossed between Morocco and Ceuta in a 24-hour period.

Nigeria removed from South African pop star Tyla's upcoming world tour

BBC News Africa  

Nigerians urged Tyla to cancel her concert in Lagos over anti-migrant protests in South Africa.

About 60,000 migrants arrive in Ceuta in 24 hours, Spanish territory's leader says

BBC News Africa  

The estimated number of arrivals is more than 70% of the population of the city, which is about 83,600.

UK sees record day for Channel migrant crossings piling pressure on government

Africanews  

Britain has recorded its busiest day of migrant crossings this year, with 752 people arriving in small boats across the English Channel in just 24 hours.

Analysts believe US-Iran war at critical point with potential for further escalation

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Analysts say the U.S.-Iran war is at a critical point with the potential for further escalation, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes resumes and hopes for a quick end to the five-month conflict fade

US admits 'unfortunate error' after mislabelling countries on map of Africa

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A State Department presentation at HIV conference put Ivory Coast in East Africa and made Nigeria landlocked.

Bio Cells

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University of Cambridge develop a living algae battery could transform how we power everyday devices

Nature Prescription

Design Indaba  

Portugal’s first certified Therapeutic Forest

Voter registration opens as Haiti eyes december polls

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Haiti has launched voter registration ahead of December's elections, the country's first in a decade. Ten registration centres have opened across generally secure areas of Port au Prince, as hopeful voters begin signing up in a key step toward restoring democratic rule.

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