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Nigeria’s independence anniversary is marked by protests and frustration over economic hardship

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DR Congo-born Dikembe Mutombo has been hailed for his humanitarian work across Africa following his death aged 58 from brain cancer.

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If the FIFA did not give details about the incident that lead to the sanction, the head of Cameroo's footbal federation was judged to have broken 2 sections of the body’s Disciplinary Code.

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A rebel group in Congo generates around $300,000 a month in revenue through its control of a mining area in the east of the country, a U.N. official said.

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[Ghanaian Times] Bolgatanga -- The United Nations, in collaboration with the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), has launched a joint project to enhance food security, nutrition and resilience for the vulnerable and asylum seekers in the Upper East and Upper West Regions.

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[Nile Post] President Museveni was short of declaring he was returning to the bush, again, this time to sort out moneylenders whom he says are exploiting this Bazzukulu.

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Tibetans in India staged a protest outside China’s embassy in New Delhi, calling for an end to "genocide" in Tibet.

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[Premium Times] Nigerians are demanding an end to bad governance and economic hardship in the country.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Lawmakers from Mt. Kenya region are calling upon President William Ruto to intervene on the ongoing impeachment against his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua claiming the issue cannot be dispensed without his blessings.

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[Premium Times] The appointment takes effect from 1 October, a statement by the company, said Tuesday.

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[RFI] Eugene Rwamucyo, a former doctor who practiced in France until 2010, went on trial in Paris on Tuesday accused of participating in Rwanda's 1994 genocide. His is the eighth such case to be tried in France, which has refused to extradite suspects over concerns they would be denied a fair hearing.

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[VOA] Abuja -- Hundreds gathered in Abuja, Nigeria for the 2024 Childhood Cancer Awareness Walk, raising awareness and support for pediatric cancer. Despite progress in cancer care, Nigerian children face high costs and delayed diagnoses, which the walk aims to address.

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- An impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been formally tabled in Parliament, marking the beginning of the process.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Government of Liberia has established diplomatic relations with five new Countries.

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The African Development Bank has made a strategic equity investment of $10 million in Dhamana Guarantee Company, a Nairobi-based provider of guarantees to support sustainable growth enterprises. This follows an anchor investment from the UK-Government-backed Private Infrastructure Development Group through its subsidiary, InfraCo Africa.

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $25 million loan to Seychelles to implement the first phase of the Economic Resilience and Green Recovery Support Programme aimed at economic governance management across the archipelago.

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a trade finance facility of EUR 70 million for Bank of Africa Morocco (BOA).

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The African Development Bank Group and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have signed a landmark Regional Development Objective Agreement (RDOAG) to strengthen social and economic development in the Sahel. The signing ceremony was held at the U.S. Embassy in Dakar, Senegal.

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved financing of 9.51 million euros to the Comoros for implementation of the Project to Support the Digitization of the Comorian Economy. With a total cost of 22.53 million euros, the Bank's financing consists of 4.02 million euros provided by the African Development Fund, the Bank's concessional loan agency, and a further 5.49 million euros provided by the Bank's Transition Support Facility.

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] In the early 2000s, Benin reformed its sheep industry, largely because meat and milk production was insufficient to meet local demand. The objective was to reduce imports, then estimated at an average of 60,000 tonnes of meat and 40,000 tonnes of milk annually. The African Development Fund, the African Development Bank Group's concessional window, positioned itself as a key player in this reform.

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Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said on Tuesday he was "deeply aware" of the struggles of the people of Nigeria and was "committed" to finding sustainable solutions.