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Officials say this is because of evidence that proceeds from the illegal supply from mines is being used to fund armed groups in the region.

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Militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province said Monday that they had captured and executed a Nigerian brigadier general, a claim Nigeria's Army has denied.

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South Africa's foreign minister said the plane "represents a broader agenda to remove Palestinians from Palestine."

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The kingdom acknowledges for the first time it received cash as part of a deal with Trump's administration.

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Rainfall levels across Iran have been 85 per cent below average, depleting dams and causing taps to run dry.

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[IPS] Agroecology strengthens food sovereignty by encouraging local production and consumption. --Elizabeth Mpofu, Zimbabwean farmer

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[The Conversation Africa] Mali has been struggling for over a decade to defeat "jihadists" around Gao, Kidal and Ségou. Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), linked to al-Qaida, is believed to be the most vicious of the terrorist groups operating there, based on the scale of its attacks.

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Un Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said food "has become a weapon."

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[ISS] The exclusion of the main opposition and rivalry between military factions could destabilise the 23 November elections.

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[InfoWire] Africa's industrial transformation is increasingly being shaped by private capital that combines long-term vision with operational resilience. Among the investors driving this evolution is the Oswal Group Global, an Indian-origin multibillion-dollar family conglomerate with ventures spanning mining, manufacturing, and renewable energy across multiple continents, with a strong focus on Africa.

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South Africa’s Matt Smith is set to make history at the 2026 Winter Olympics as the nation’s first cross-country skier in over a decade.

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One of 25 schoolgirls abducted from a school dormitory in northwestern Nigeria’s Kebbi state has escaped captivity and returned home.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Detectives in Kilimani have arrested a man posing as a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) brigadier, who allegedly defrauded aspiring recruits by selling fake enlistment opportunities.

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[Premium Times] The governor said a coordinated military offensive involving the Army, Navy, and Air Force to target insurgent strongholds in the Lake Chad area, specifically at Tumbus, Mandara hills and Sambisa Game Reserve will address the security situation.

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[Scrolla] Former minister Malusi Gigaba is accused of taking cash from the Gupta family during his time as head of public enterprises The case involves three Transnet contracts for nearly 1,300 locomotives, allegedly rigged between 2010 and 2014.

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[Capital FM] Kisumu -- A Kisumu market leader accused of orchestrating a violent assault against two traders at Kibuye Market has been remanded in custody until November 24 over security concerns.

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[Namibian] Former Namibian diplomat Tuliameni Kalomoh says the UK's recent "Trump-style" threat to impose visa bans on Namibia is driven by British domestic politics rather than anything Namibia has done.

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[allAfrica] Former World Health Organisation (WHO) Director of Research Policy and Cooperation, Professor Tiki Pan, says Low-and Lower-Middle-Income Countries are adopting the WHO position on tobacco harm reduction hook, line and sinker despite stagnant smoking rates and the high morbidity and mortality linked to tobacco in LLMICs.

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[UN News] UN relief chief Tom Fletcher held "useful" and "tough" discussions with the two sides battling for control of Sudan this week, pushing for access to aid for those in desperate need, he told journalists in New York on Monday.

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[UN News] The last week of COP30 has begun in Belém with a palpable sense of urgency. Ministers and senior officials are now stepping into the spotlight, as negotiations move from technical wrangling to political decision-making. The stakes? Nothing less than charting a credible path to climate justice in a world running out of time.