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[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has urged members of the public to report any suspected bogus traffic roadblocks, warning that rogue officers found conducting such operations will face disciplinary action.

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[RFI] Djibouti's parliament has voted unanimously to lift a presidential age limit, opening the way for its 77-year-old leader Ismail Omar Guelleh to run for a sixth term in April 2026 election.

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[RFI] Ivorians voted peacefully on Saturday to elect their president, in a poll held without key opposition leaders and boycotted by part of the electorate.

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[This Day] A survey by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that high bank charges, multiple taxation, and poor infrastructure remain the leading challenges confronting businesses across the country. The findings, contained in the CBN's Business Expectations Survey for September 2025, also showed that many firms expect inflation to remain elevated over the next six months despite recent improvements in economic indicators.

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[GroundUp] "I have learned in my life to take responsibility for the needs of my family. If you wait for help, you can wait too long."

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[Daily Trust] Nigeria's recent removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List is a development worth paying attention to. It might not sound exciting to the average citizen, but for anyone who follows economic reform or investor confidence, it's a big deal. This moment says something about where the country stands and where it could be heading, especially if we manage to build on it rather than let it fade like many other wins.

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[Daily Trust] Farmers and the federal government have disagreed over the recent drop in prices of food items across the country.

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[The Herald] Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has expressed his admiration for the progress made on the Palm River Special Economic Zone project, where over US$200 million has been invested so far.

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[OCHA] Statement on Sudan by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

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[The Herald] ZIMBABWE will never be deterred in its efforts to build, modernise and industrialise, albeit under the heinous yoke of Western-imposed unilateral coercive measures, President Mnangagwa has said.

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[Darfur Network for Human Rights] Fighters from Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have captured and forced dozens of young men to fight in the ongoing conflict around El Fasher, according to testimonies gathered by the Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) from witnesses and sources inside the city.

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[The Conversation Africa] Malaria remains one of the world's most devastating infectious diseases, claiming more than half a million lives each year. In Africa, the illness is mostly caused by a parasite carried by mosquitoes - Plasmodium falciparum.

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[UN News] As Sudan's destructive war - now in its third year - grinds on, the challenges to health systems are immense and women giving birth have been particularly impacted.

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[The Conversation Africa] Yaoundé, the Cameroonian capital, is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city where green hills meet modern architecture, creating a harmonious blend of culture, history and urban dynamism. The city has expanded significantly over the years because of urbanisation - its population has grown from 59,000 in 1957 to nearly 4.1 million in 2020. Its expansion, however, has brought about a sharp decline in vegetation, turning the city into a collection of urban heat islands.

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[The Conversation Africa] Since its founding in 1886, Johannesburg, has been a city of migrants, internal and international. But the economic capital of South Africa has undergone big changes since 1994 when South Africa became a democracy. One such change involves migration into the city by people from other African countries.

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[The Conversation Africa] Bank lending is a major source of funding for businesses in Ghana. It helps pay for operational expenditure and investment in expansion of productive capacity. Therefore, it is important that there is substantial, affordable, and accessible financial credit for all businesses in the medium to long term. More than this, it matters which sectors of the country's economy receive most of its bank credit.

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President Samia Suluhu Hassan faces no real competition at the polls amid a climate of self-censorship and fear.

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An opposition candidate is challenging the incumbent president's 43-year hold on power.

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[Darfur Network for Human Rights] Fighters from Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have captured and forced dozens of young men to fight in the ongoing conflict around El Fasher, according to testimonies gathered by the Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) from witnesses and sources inside the city.

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[Unicef] N'djamena/New York -- "Thank you for joining us. I speak to you a day after leaving Darfur, following a mission that also took me to Khartoum.

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[Dabanga] Washington D.C. -- Indirect preliminary talks between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began in Washington D.C. last week, marking a significant step towards formal ceasefire negotiations and efforts to stabilise the country after more than a year and a half of war.