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The fighting has left tens of thousands dead, forced millions from their homes, and pushed a large swath of the population to starvation.

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As the latest COP climate summit ends, two Nigeria internationals say footballers can play a leading role in combating climate change.

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President Macron joins calls for information about Franco-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, missing in Algiers.

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“There was a misunderstanding between the army and security forces deployed at the home,”

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“Before the year is even over, 2024 has become the deadliest on record for humanitarian personnel worldwide,” OCHA spokesman Jens Laerke said.

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[allAfrica] The African investment climate is optimistic. The African Development Bank's 2024 outlook was explicit. Africa's economic performance was strong and shows resilience, but that performance has been slower than expected and uneven. With challenges and global shocks, Africa's 2022 GDP growth slipped from 4.1 to 3.1 percent in 2023, yet, forecasters predict with smart policy and stable global conditions, it could climb to 3.7 percent in 2024, and 4.3 percent in 2025, making it the second-fastest growing

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The measures also impact an exiled Ukrainian oligarch, Dmytro Firtash, and Aivars Lembergs, one of Latvia’s richest men.

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[MSF] In 2022, the WHO recommended the innovative long-acting injectable version of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Cabotegravir (CAB-LA), as part of a comprehensive approach to HIV prevention. CAB-LA has been described as a potential game-changer in the fight against HIV, a disease that has affected many people. Nearly 40 million people were living with HIV at the end of 2023, while over 88 million have been infected since the beginning of the epidemic.

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[Liberian Observer] There is a single House of Representatives on Capitol Hill, the seat of the Liberian government, but there are certainly two Speakers now available for a single seat at the Lower House-if events unfolding at the first branch of government are anything to go by.

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[Liberian Observer] The Liberia Senate has chosen to proceed independently with the budget review process due to the ongoing leadership crisis within the House, which has led to the delay in the conventional joint review procedure.

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[This Day] The National Human Rights Commission's panel set up to investigate the allegations by an international news medium, Reuters, of unprofessional and inhuman war in the Northeast recently submitted its report and came out with some far reaching recommendations, Michael Olugbode reports.

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[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Amid a legal challenge from Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa at the Supreme Court, the breakaway group of lawmakers at the House of Representatives has controversially elected Montserrado County Representative Richard Koon as Speaker.

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This victory grants Pastef significant power to push through structural reforms, with representatives hailing the “massive support of the people”. Voter turnout reached nearly 50%.

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[Ghanaian Times] A security consultant, Professor Kwesi Aning, has raised the alarm over the growing sophistication of firearms entering the country, particularly during election years.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has urged the media to work closely with the police to curb misinformation and disinformation before, during and after the general election.

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[Survival International] Campaigners have voiced concerns that an investigation into African Parks, the charity whose figurehead is Prince Harry, may result in a whitewash.

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[Vanguard] The Court of Appeal in Abuja has nullified the judgement that barred the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from releasing voters register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, for the conduct of local government elections that held in the state on October 5.

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[ANGOP] Ondjiva -- At least 188 people died of malaria from January to September this year in southern Cunene province, out of a total of 95,913 cases of the disease diagnosed by the region's health authorities, ANGOP learned on Thursday.

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[IPS] Geneva -- Each year, millions of women and children around the world die from preventable causes. Maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) is a shared global priority, yet we often overlook one of its most pressing--and preventable--barriers: violence against women.

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[Capital FM] The United States has called for clarity regarding the circumstances surrounding the abduction of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye in Nairobi and his forceful return to Uganda.

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A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.