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[African Arguments] Two decades after replacing the OAU, the AU's record is best measured not by communiqués but by how fast it converts rules into results on the ground.

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[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- The war in Sudan is not just a conflict of arms, but a battle for truth. The silencing of the pen is a tragedy for the Sudanese people and a threat to democracy everywhere. We must stand together to ensure that the voices of Sudanese journalists are not silenced.

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[Daba Finance] Coca-Cola HBC has agreed to acquire a 75% stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) from The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments for $2.6 billion The transaction, announced on October, ranks among the largest in the history of the Coca-Cola system CCBA operates in 14 African markets including South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Mozambique, and represents nearly 40% of Coca-Cola's volumes sold across the continent

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[Daba Finance] The Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) extended its record-breaking rally in 2025, with the Malawi All Share Index (MASI) soaring 75.56% in the third quarter to 579,213 points, up from 329,922. The index has now gained 236.7% since January, both in kwacha and U.S. dollar terms -- making it one of the best-performing stock markets globally All listed companies closed the quarter higher, led by National Investment Trust (+327.8%), Standard Bank Malawi (+174.6%), and NICO Holdings (+101.1%)

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[Daba Finance] Eswatini's capital market posted modest gains in the third quarter of 2025, supported by stronger share prices in select companies and continued investor demand for government securities Total market capitalization rose 1.87% to E6.79 billion in September, driven by price gains in Nedbank Eswatini and Greystone Partners Equity turnover fell 82% to E5.7 million from E31.7 million in Q2, though year-on-year turnover was up 3%

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[Daba Finance] Botswana's inflation accelerated to 3.7% in September, its highest level in more than a year, according to new data from Statistics Botswana The rate jumped sharply from 1.4% in August, driven primarily by higher fuel and food prices following a weakening of the pula after July's exchange rate adjustments Food inflation reached 5.4% in September, up from 5% in August, increasing pressure on household budgets

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[Dabanga] London -- Report by Amgad Abdelgadir

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An AI chatbot and app for victims of abuse to get help is being piloted in South Africa.

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[Premium Times] If Trump had paused to consult the American military, he might have learnt that Nigeria's conflicts are real -- but they are not religious wars.

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[Premium Times] Many Nigerians said a US military intervention in Nigeria could plunge the country into a worse crisis and lead to the death of more citizens.

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[Daily Trust] Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, says President Tinubu and US President Donald Trump will meet "in the coming days" to address claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria.

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The 3,500-year-old stone head was likely stolen during the Arab Spring uprising.

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[RFI] Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema on Sunday rejected President Samia Suluhu Hassan's landslide victory in elections that triggered deadly protests across the country over the exclusion of her key challengers from the vote.

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[Premium Times] He stated that the US military action against Nigeria would be "fast, vicious, and sweet."

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[Vanguard] Experts weigh in, fear diplomatic, economic, socio-political fall-out

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[The Conversation Africa] Famine - the extreme scarcity of food - devastated Ethiopia's Tigray region during and after a two-year war that began in November 2020. Yet, the famine's impact is one of the least documented crises of recent years.

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[The Conversation Africa] In Tanzania, something snapped this year. Protests followed the 29 October 2025 elections. They are unprecedented in their scale, national breadth and political content since the country's independence in 1961.

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[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES had earlier published the identities of 16 top military officers allegedly involved in the failed attempt.

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[Daba Finance] Prescient Investment Management has launched the Prescient Balanced Feeder AMETF (PBLNCD) on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) The fund, which complies with Regulation 28 of South Africa's Pension Funds Act, primarily invests in domestic markets The ETF marks Prescient's third actively managed exchange-traded fund (AMETF) listing

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[Daba Finance] Standard Chartered has agreed to sell its retail and wealth management operations in Uganda to South Africa's Absa Group for an undisclosed amount The transaction forms part of Standard Chartered's broader plan to streamline its African portfolio and focus on corporate and investment banking The deal aligns with Absa's Pan-African growth strategy, following similar expansions in East and Southern Africa

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[Daba Finance] Family Bank shareholders have approved the lender's plan to list on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) This marks a major milestone in its growth strategy and positioning it among Kenya's top-tier banks The listing, expected in 2026, will be executed through an introduction -- meaning no new shares will be issued. Instead, existing shares will become tradable on the NSE