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[New Zimbabwe] The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has announced that laboratory tests carried out on products made by its members confirmed that they do not contain cancer-causing chemicals as alleged by activist Rutendo Matinyarare.

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[New Zimbabwe] THE ZWG currency's woes seem to be far from easing as retailers are still insisting on a three-tier pricing system.

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BBC Sport profiles Orlando Pride and Zambia forward Barbra Banda, one of five nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2024 award.

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Vote now for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2024, with the winner announced on 26 November.

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[GroundUp] Three officers are accused of torturing a barber during a raid in Cape Town. The incident was caught on CCTV.

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[Business Day Africa] Kenya Airways has increased its international flight frequencies, introducing additional day and night flights to various destinations including New York, as the airline seeks to cater to rising demand during the peak holiday season.

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[The Conversation Africa] Sudan's war runs grimly on. The two main protagonists (though there are others involved) are each claiming local victories. The Sudanese army appears to be slowly regaining control of the ruined capital, Khartoum, and has recovered some ground it lost elsewhere in Sudan. And the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues its brutal siege of the western city of El Fasher.

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[CFR] Across the region, the promise of a better life under the military is fast turning into a nightmare.

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[The Conversation Africa] Cooking on firewood and coal increases air pollution and ill health. Some of the dangers include stunted growth in children and undernutrition in children and adults. Babies who've been exposed to charcoal and firewood smoke while in the womb can have reduced birth weight.

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[African Arguments] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the International African Institute, hosted at SOAS University of London, the owners of the book series of the same name.

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[The Conversation Africa] According to some conspiracy theorists posting on alternative, uncensored social media networks, Mpox is another "scamdemic", created by a powerful elite to cull populations and generate profit for "big pharma". According to these social media users, anyone who takes the Mpox vaccine inevitably faces heart attack and death.

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[The New Humanitarian] Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo -- 'We are abandoned but continue to save lives thanks to our reports.'

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[The Conversation Africa] The process of removing Kenya's deputy president Rigathi Gachagua is part of a long history, dating back to independence, of fallouts between the president and his deputy. The difference this time around is the process.

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The Duchess of Edinburgh visits Chad and hears the experiences of women who have escaped violence in Sudan.

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Falling launch costs have given African nations a chance to send their own satellites into orbit.

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Despite the urgent need for aid, residents claim that they have not received any assistance from the government, leaving many to fend for themselves in the face of worsening conditions.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Friendly Counselor Foundation (TCF), a non-profit organization, marked World Mental Health Day on October 10, 2024, in alignment with the global theme "Prioritize Your Mental Health."

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Chamber of Mines has congratulated President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on the signing of Executive Order No. 136, which establishes the National Railway Authority (NRA) to oversee and manage Liberia's rail assets.

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Israel has responded with increasingly heavy airstrikes in Lebanon, including the capital, Beirut, and has deployed around 15,000 soldiers in the region. The Lebanese Health Ministry reports over 1,400 casualties in Lebanon since September

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Uganda also faces accusations of supporting the M23 rebels, also backed by Rwanda, raising concerns about its role in regional conflicts.

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The players’ unions and leagues were already upset with FIFA when it unilaterally decided to expand the men’s World Cup from 32 to 48 teams, starting with the 2026 tournament, but the spark that really lit the powder keg was FIFA’s creation of a 32-team Club World Cup