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Africa: All of Africa Today - November 21, 2025

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Blaze disrupts COP30 Summit in Brazil, 13 hospitalized for smoke inhalation

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A fire briefly spread through pavilions being used for U.N. climate talks in Brazil and prompted evacuations Thursday on the next-to-last day of the conference, and officials said 13 people were treated for smoke inhalation.

Zimbabwe: Harare Records Over 500 Cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

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[New Zimbabwe] THE City of Harare has raised alarm over an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), with at least 501 cases recorded across several suburbs, mainly affecting children under the age of 10.

Austria's Salzburg Christmas market begins amid heightened security

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Salzburg's Christmas market has opened with increased security measures, including more police patrols and cameras, following a trial against a man accused of planning attacks.

Sudan's army chief says ready to cooperate with US and Riyadh to achieve peace

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Sudan's Sovereign Council, led by army chief Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Al-Burhan, announced on Wednesday its readiness to cooperate with the United States and Saudi Arabia to end the two-year-long conflict devastating the country.

South Africa: Thousands Rally Against Gender Violence - South African News Briefs - November 21, 2025

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Somalia: Somaliland Bans Passenger Transit Through Mogadishu Over Security Concerns

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[Horn Diplomat] Discover Morehargeisa -- Somaliland's Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports has announced new restrictions preventing airlines from routing passengers through Mogadishu, citing heightened security risks for travelers. The directive will take effect on December 1, 2025, and applies to both outbound and inbound international passengers.

Kenya: Ruto Pitches Infrastructure Fund As Key to Financing Kenya's Growth Without New Debt

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has said the newly established National Infrastructure Fund will be central to financing Kenya's next phase of development, signalling a shift away from heavy borrowing and rising tax pressures.

Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu's Terrorism Trial Ends After 10 Years, Bags Life Imprisonment Verdict

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[This Day] The terrorism trial of leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, came to an end yesterday after 10 years, with the court finally convicting him on all seven count amended charges.

Africa: 20% of World's Children Still Trapped in Extreme Poverty - UNICEF

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[UN News] More than 19 per cent of children worldwide live in extreme poverty, surviving on under $3 a day, according to a new UNICEF report.

South Africa: Nearly Half of South Africans Experience Intimate Partner Violence - Study

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[Health-e] Intimate partner violence is the most common form of gender-based violence. Globally 1 in 3 women, and 1 in 6 men experience violence at the hands of an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime. Researchers believe that intimate partner violence may have its roots in childhood.

Somalia: As Somali Pirates Make a Comeback, Collaboration Is Key

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[ISS] Overstretched naval deployments and a focus on Red Sea security have left parts of the Western Indian Ocean vulnerable.

Starmer defends G20 trip to South Africa despite Trump's absence

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The PM is aiming to support British business on his trip to Johannesburg.

South African women call purple protest over gender violence

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Nearly 1,000 women were raped and 137 murdered in the first three months of this year.

At Luthuli Memorial Lecture, WTO Chief Warns of Rising Protectionism and Calls for Stronger African Trade Integration

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Despite these pressures, she said that nearly three quarters of world trade still operates under WTO rules, which she described as “the plumbing of the global

South African women arming themselves against gender violence

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A growing number of women in South Africa are learning to use guns to protect themselves against gender-based violence.

'We will not be bullied,' Ramaphosa says as US confirms boycott of G20 Summit in Johannesburg

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As Johannesburg gears up to host this weekend’s G20 summit of rich and developing nations, the US has once again said that it won’t participate and is putting pressure on South Africa not to issue at joint declaration at the end of the meeting.

Kerten Hospitality enters Morocco with signing of Cloud 7 Hotel Dersa Tetuàn

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Oromecanica Group partners with Kerten Hospitality to open Cloud 7 in Morocco amid the country’s booming tourism growth

Digital violence is intensifying, yet nearly half of the world’s women and girls lack legal protection from digital abuse

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New York, USA, 20 November 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-The digital world promised connection and empowerment – but for millions of women and girls, it

Sierra Leone chimpanzee sanctuary reopens after securing forest protection

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Earlier this year, Sierra Leone’s world renowned Tacugama chimpanzee sanctuary shut down to protest the destruction of surrounding forest in the Western Area Peninsula National Park. Five months later, it’s once again welcoming visitors to the sanctuary.

Chinese premier in landmark visit to Zambia focusing on access to critical minerals

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The two countries are due to sign documents to start the upgrade of the Tazara railway line linking Zambia's mines to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam.

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