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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The African Development Bank Mozambique Country Office held a special ceremony on Monday to celebrate the institution's 60th anniversary in Maputo, showcasing decades of partnership and development impact across Africa.

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) has been honored as the "Best Investable NDC Adaptation Investment Initiative of the Year" at the 2024 African NDC Investment Awards.

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The African Development Bank Group has approved a €6 million concessional financing package from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), a special multi-donor fund managed by the Bank, to accelerate the completion of Burkina Faso's Dédougou photovoltaic solar project in support of the Bank's Desert-to-Power initiative.

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The United Nations Women organisation has named the African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina a HeForShe Champion for his work promoting gender equality in Africa.

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Samuel Eto'o is banned from attending Cameroon games at all levels for six months following breaches of Fifa's disciplinary code by the country's federation president.

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NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo dies from brain cancer at the age of 58.

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It has been two years since Russia’s illegal annexation of four Ukrainian territories sparking international condemnation.

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Their sex attack on a girl was filmed and circulated online, sending shockwaves through the country.

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Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58.

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[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's general elections, scheduled for 9 October, will take place without restrictions throughout the country, including in areas previously affected by islamist terrorism, promised the chairperson of the National Elections Commission (CNE), Anglican Bishop Carlos Matsinhe.

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[Daily News] DAR ES SALAAM: President Samia Suluhu Hassan has called on Tanzanian current and future leaders to uphold the leadership principles of the late former Prime Minister Edward Sokoine, emphasizing integrity, discipline, and hard work as key values.

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[Nile Post] A jilted soldier scoured Kaabong town for his lover and fired 34 rounds into random lodge rooms before taking his own life.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi Kenya -- A third attempt to stop the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua impeachment motion fails has failed as a 3-judge bench of the Constitutional Division of the High Court declined to issue interim orders.

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[Premium Times] Justice Kekere-Ekun, the second female CJN in Nigeria's history, was sworn in following her confirmation by the Senate.

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[RFI] Equatorial Guinea asked judges at the International Court of Justice to reject Gabon's claim to several islands in potentially oil-rich waters in the Gulf of Guinea.

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Barrot who landed in the Lebanese capital on Sunday aims to step up his ocuntry's humanitarian support and to open a way for diplomatic negotiations amidst an Israeli bombardment campaign on Lebanon.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu was Monday arrested and driven to Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Headquarters over claims he made inciting remarks.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Gbarnga -- Police in Gbarnga on Sunday fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse graduating senior students of the Nathaniel Varney Massaquoi and Dolokelen Gboveh High Schools in Gbarnga who took to the streets to protest the cancelation of their thanksgiving programs by the Ministry of Education.

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A lake in Sao Paulo’s iconic Ibirapuera Park has turned green due to an algae bloom stemming from low water levels amid historic drought and record high temperatures in Brazil.

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Kylie Minogue, Prince Albert of Monaco, and the Spanish royal family are all customers according to the company, and Pope Francis was gifted a model by Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina.

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FIFA has confirmed the 12 stadiums in the United States that will stage matches at the new FIFA Club World Cup 2025 when the 32 best clubs in the world compete to be FIFA Club World Champions.