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[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The announcement by the Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) that it is issuing a new SDG 2,000 banknote - and entirely new denomination - , as well as the issuance of a new SDG 500 banknote, reflects "a dual and contradictory monetary policy", says financial analyst Ahmed Ben Omar in an interview with Radio Dabanga.

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[Afrobarometer] Key findings

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[UN News] From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, conflict has caused widespread death and destruction, but it has also devastated natural resources such as water systems, farmland and forests.

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[UN News] The Second World Summit for Social Development concluded in Doha on Thursday with calls for countries to move swiftly from commitments to implementation, ensuring that the Doha Political Declaration delivers measurable progress on poverty reduction, decent work and social inclusion.

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[The Conversation Africa] Short comedy videos circulating on social media have created a booming industry in Nigeria in the past few years. The country's comedy creators put their skits out on platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram to reach a massive audience.

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[The Conversation Africa] For 10 years, Ghanaian poet Kwame Dawes and his friend the Nigerian writer Chris Abani have sifted through piles of manuscripts looking for Africa's new poetic talent. Since 2014, the African Poetry Book Fund has been assembling a formidable archive of writing through the New Generation African Poets Chapbook Series.

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BBC Verify tracks how the RSF killed unarmed people in a massacre that humanitarian officials believe left 2,000 dead.

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Ismaila Sarr shines as Crystal Palace earn first home victory in Europa Conference League this term.

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It’s no secret that the Romans liked to build roads. But European researchers say they've discovered an extra 100,000 kilometres of Roman road that had been hidden over time, covered by new construction or fallen into disuse.

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[allAfrica] The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary in Sudan released a statement Thursday announcing acceptance of a proposal for a humanitarian ceasefire on terms draft by the U.S.-led initiative called the Quad that includes Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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London, United Kingdom, 6 November 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ Former President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Donald Kaberuka has called

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa, 6 November 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Biovac, a leading South African biopharmaceutical company, is launching a

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The Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that has been at war with the Sudanese military for over two years, said Thursday it has agreed to a humanitarian truce that was proposed by US-led mediator group, also known as the Quad.

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Organizers are hoping this year's Conference of Parties — known less formally as COP30 — will yield commitments of money and action to support the goals laid out at previous such meetings, billing it as the "Implementation COP."

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The General Conference of UNESCO elected Khaled El-Enany as Director-General of the Organization, with 172 votes out of a total of 174 ballots

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[Daba Finance] Ventures Platform, one of Africa's most active early-stage venture capital firms, has raised $64 million so far for its second fund, with a final close target of $75 million, according to founding partner Kola Aina.

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Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a tanker carrying gasoline off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, authorities said, likely the latest assault by resurgent Somali pirates operating in the region.

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The group issued the statement after an 18-month siege of the city of el-Fasher in the western Darfur region.

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Pope Leo XIV met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the first time on Thursday, and they discussed the urgent need to provide assistance to civilians in Gaza and pursue a two-state solution to end the conflict in the region

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Aid organizations say the growing number of displaced families is worsening already dire conditions in the camps, where clean water, food and medical supplies remain critically scarce.

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One of two inmates who were mistakenly released early from a London prison surrendered Thursday after waving to reporters and smoking a cigarette on the steps of the Victorian-era lockup.