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[263Chat] The Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) has delivered more than 187,000 tonnes of summer cereals and 60,529 tonnes of winter wheat to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), as Zimbabwe intensifies efforts to strengthen national food reserves ahead of an anticipated El Niño-induced drought.

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's overall governance performance improved modestly over the past decade, but worsening security, rule of law and rights indicators have placed the country on a trajectory marked by "Warning Signs," according to the 2026 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG).

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Egypt and Sudan have renewed their opposition to Ethiopia's independent management of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), invoking historical Nile water-sharing agreements and demanding a binding legal framework, more than a year after Ethiopia officially inaugurated the project.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has denied that security officers arrested or detained missing Tanzanian activist Twaha Mwaipaya, even as he faced questions in the High Court over investigations into a wave of abductions.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- More Kenyan women are giving birth in health facilities, with the proportion of facility deliveries rising to 91 per cent from 88 per cent recorded in 2022, according to the latest Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) survey.

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The US company was named after the Greek goddess of victory, so the Dar al-Ifta said displaying its logo was unIslamic.

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Voters across the United States are going to the polls on Tuesday and Washington is bracing for a major upheaval. President Trump’s Republican Party currently holds both chambers of Congress. But poll watchers are predicting a Democratic wave that could see that all change.

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Pix of the Day, 3rd November, 2026 - Across the world

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[MFWA] As part of activities to mark the 2026 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI), the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), together with nine partner organisations across West Africa, has issued an open letter and petition to Benin's President, Romuald Wadagni.

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[Daily Trust] Favour Ayuba, a 100-level female student of Plateau State University (PLASU) Bokkos, who was abducted by gunmen in the university community, has regained her freedom.

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[Nyasa Times] After more than two decades of disputes over who should inherit the throne, the Chisi chiefdom in Zomba has a new paramount chief, bringing an end to a 26-year leadership vacuum.

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[Nyasa Times] A dramatic showdown erupted at Parliament on Tuesday after MPs investigating rampant drug theft and the influx of falsified medicines ordered officials from the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) to leave a committee hearing, accusing the tax body of failing to take the inquiry seriously.

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[Nyasa Times] A 39-year-old man has been arrested after police said he created a fake press release bearing the forged credentials of the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC).

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Dakar is hoping to secure a $2.2 billion three-year IMF bailout programme aimed at stabilising its public finances.

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Africa is no longer simply a continent catching up with the rest of the world. In mobile banking, product simplicity and the ability to combine tradition with technology, it is ahead of many markets considered developed, Marta Mróz-Sipiora of Asseco Poland tells Euronews.

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[GroundUp] Sizekhaya will continue to operate the lottery for now, but Minister Parks Tau has 12 months to award the fourth lottery licence

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[GroundUp] KZN flood victims from April 2022 who moved to the Cornubia housing development this year complain of poor workmanship

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[New Times] The Ugandan military has announced the arrest of its former deputy chief and presidential adviser Peter Elwelu over allegations of destabilising the country.

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[New Times] A new five-year project seeks to help 547 households affected by the planned expansion of Volcanoes National Park establish businesses and access markets, as part of efforts to secure livelihoods for those due to be resettled in the planned Smart Green Village in Musanze District.

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[Liberian Observer] The former National President of the Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA), Moses D. Sandy, says President Joseph Nyumah Boakai's uneven appointments of several Liberians, mainly people from Lofa County to high profile positions in the Liberian government is divisive and unwarranted.

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Dakar mash-up combines Swiss and Senegalese wrestling traditions on the sidelines of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games.