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@africanews 16 hours ago
Nigeria: Igbos In Abuja mark New Yam Festival in grand style.
For the Igbos, the festival is more than a celebration of the first harvest of the year. It is a cultural homecoming, a moment when people reconnect with their roots, honour their heritage and give thanks for the blessings of the farming season.
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@africanews 5 hours ago
Morocco's king appoints the country's first-ever female prime minister
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri has been the mayor of Marrakesh for a number of years and also served as a minister in the previous coalition government.
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@africanews 7 hours ago
Nearly two years after the fall of Assad, Syrian children return to school amid ruins
Nearly two years after Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, thousands of children are still struggling for an education.
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@africanews 7 hours ago
Congolese politician beaten to death after promoting Ebola awareness
A Congolese politician has been beaten to death after promoting Ebola awareness during a radio interview. Marie-Celestin Karondwa from the ruling UDPS party was attacked on Sunday by residents of Butembo, in DR Congo's North Kivu province.
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@africanews 7 hours ago
Multiple reports claim Netanyahu was warned ahead of Hamas' 2023 attack
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has denied receiving advance knowledge of the 7 October 2023 offensive, claiming that security chiefs did not warn him.
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@africanews 9 hours ago
Ghana's free speech debate: Where should the law draw the line?
Ghana is confronting a renewed debate over where legitimate law enforcement ends and the protection of free expression begins.
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Nigerian oil tycoon Dangote says Africa will be mostly fuel self-sufficient by 2030
Oil tycoon Aliko Dangote says he believes the continent will will largely supply its own refined fuel needs by 2030.
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@africanews 10 hours ago
Pope wraps up four-day visit to France with call for European peace and unity
Speaking at an interfaith meeting in Metz, he urged religious leaders to foster a path to friendship, peace, and brotherhood.
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@africanews 11 hours ago
South Africa: Competition between criminal networks fuelling mass shootings, analysts say
Organised crime, gang violence and conflicts over the control of criminal networks are fuelling mass shootings in South Africa, according to the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.
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@africanews 12 hours ago
Cameroon: Families demand justice as femicide rate continues to rise
Anger is growing in Cameroon over rising gender-based violence that has seen at least 56 women killed since the start of the year. In response to the outcry, a bill to make femicide a separate crime from murder will be considered during parliament's November session.
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FIFA accuses UEFA of harassing Infantino ahead of presidential election
FIFA lawyers claimed UEFA is harassing Gianni Infantino, in a court filing urging a Florida judge to deny the European soccer bodyâ s request for evidence discovery about a World Cup private investor plan that has rocked the sport.
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@africanews 12 hours ago
Morocco detains Tangier mayor over alleged electoral fraud
The mayor of Tangier, Mounir Limouri, was placed in police custody on Monday over alleged electoral fraud in the recent parliamentary elections.
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UN experts say US deportations to third countries cause 'cascade' of rights abuses
More than 20 United Nations experts on Monday warned against US deportations to third countries, saying the policy is "triggering a cascade of human rights violations".
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@africanews 13 hours ago
Exiled Guinea-Bissau President Embalo signals return amid political tension
Guinea-Bissau's exiled former president Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who was ousted in a November coup, told AFP on Monday he will return and run for president in an election due on December 6.
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@africanews 15 hours ago
Nearly 300 migrant workers awarded compensation in Milan Consulate labour case
Nearly 300 workers identified so far will receive on average 50,000 euros ($57,000), with some receiving up to 90,000 euros ($102,000) in unpaid wages and damages for emotional distress, said Luca Stanzione,
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@africanews 14 hours ago
Three Egyptian nationals jailed for 10 years over Italian researcher's abduction
Three Egyptian security officials were sentenced to 10 years in jail in Rome on Monday for the 2016 abduction of an Italian researcher. The ruling marked a significant milestone in a case that has tested relations between Italy and Egypt.
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