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[FrontPageAfrica] The Senate Committee on Local Government, Peace and Reconciliation has conducted what critics called a stage-managed hearing for the confirmation of the Deputy Minister-Designate for Urban Affairs Madam Fatima Bintu Sirleaf, who lied under oath during her first appearance before the committee.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville -- The Government of Liberia (GoL), through the Ministry of Health and in collaboration with development partners, has officially launched a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Campaign targeting girls between the ages of 9 and 18.

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[FrontPageAfrica] The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways, Means, Finance and Budget Prince Moye has raised eyebrows over the allocation of US$118 million proposed in the Draft National Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 by the Government of Liberia (GOL) for the payment of domestic debts to vendors and others in the country.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In April this year, residents of Paynesville celebrated the installation of new traffic lights at several busy intersections -- notably Duport Road, GSA Road, and Parker Paint Junction.

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The African Development Bank Group is playing a key role in supporting conflict-affected countries facing climate disruptions, Bank officials emphasised during a COP30 panel discussion on 12 November in Belém.

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The hip hop mogul is under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in connection with allegations of sexual assault dating from 2020.

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A solemn farewell ceremony was held at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport for Joshua Loitu Mollel, the 21-year-old Tanzanian hostage whose remains were returned from Gaza earlier this month. Mollel had arrived at Kibbutz Nahal Oz just 19 days before the October 7, 2023 attack.

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Eswatini on Tuesday became the first African country to receive lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention injection hailed by global health officials as a game-changer in the fight against a virus that has killed tens of millions of people across the continent.

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Fight "day and night" to rescue the rest of the missing children, a top general tells soldiers.

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The UN Security Council has approved the US plan for Gaza, marking a major diplomatic victory for Washington. The vote endorses President Donald Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan, which lays out a framework for halting hostilities and rebuilding Gaza.

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Tanzania relies on foreign loans, but "what happened eroded our global credibility", President Samia says.

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[35Nord] In a landmark step for Africa's digital transformation, the Smart Africa Board formally established the Africa Artificial Intelligence (AI) Council, marking a new era of leadership in AI governance and innovation for the African Continent.

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[35Nord] On the second day of the Transform Africa Summit 2025, held under the theme ''AI for Africa: Innovate Locally, Impact Globally,'' Guinea moved from being an exemplary host to taking the lead in driving Africa's digital transformation. The day was highlighted by the official launch of Pillar 3 of the Simandou 2040 Program and the rollout of TELEMO, a national e-procurement platform born from a Guinea-Rwanda South-South partnership. High-level discussions, strategic

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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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Pix of the Day: November 18, 2025

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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.