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  1. East Africa: The Race for the Red Sea

    AllAfrica UG

    [Independent (Kampala)] The Red Sea is emerging as a contested geopolitical corridor where African states are pursuing maritime access and sovereignty, Gulf powers are expanding their economic and political influence, and global powers are...

  2. Meet the 10 startups joining the first Google Africa Applied AI Lab cohort

    blog.google

  3. Jacob Bethell emerges as doubt for South Africa Tests after injury set-back

    The Independent ZA

  4. Israel swears in new parliament as Netanyahu remains caretaker PM

    Africanews

    Gadi Eisenkot, the politician tasked with forming a new Israeli government, pledged on Tuesday to reverse many of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policies as the new parliament was sworn in

  5. Sahara occidental: le Maroc règle ses comptes avec l'Algérie à l'ONU

    RFI Afrique DZ MA

    À New York, une réunion de l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies était organisée mardi 10 novembre pour tirer au clair les leçons du fiasco diplomatique de la fermeture précipitée de la mission de l’ONU au Sahara occidental. Alors que la R...

  6. South African Communist Party secures around 226 Council seats in historic independent electoral contest

    mronline.org ZA

  7. Scoping Review Maps African Attitudes Toward Genetic Testing

    Bioengineer.org

  8. Jacob Bethell out of England's Australia tour and doubt for South Africa Tests

    BBC ZA

  9. Jacob Bethell faces race to be fit for South Africa after injury setback

    The Times ZA

  10. Trump says FBI is probing Nvidia CEO as chipmaker heads for $470 billion wipeout, exposing the US technology behind AI infrastructure across South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco

    Business Insider Africa ZA MA NG

  11. AI is unlikely to replace plumbers – this South African entrepreneur is building a business training them

    How we made it in Africa ZA

  12. South Sudan vote: UN warns political transition must hold beyond polling day

    Africanews SS

    South Sudan is just six weeks away from its first national vote since independence, but the United Nations is warning that the real test will come after polling day.

  13. Liberia: Senate Opens Public Hearing On War Crimes, Anti-Corruption Courts

    AllAfrica LR

    [Liberian Observer] The Liberian Senate has invited civil society organizations, victims' groups, human rights advocates, legal practitioners and other stakeholders to participate in a public hearing on proposed legislation seeking to estab...

  14. South Africa: Russian veto prevented denial of Sahrawi people's rights

    وكالة الأنباء الصحراوية ZA

  15. Manufacturing the Infrastructure South Africa Needs

    Mining Weekly ZA

  16. Uganda: Lesotho to Aquire 20 Kiira Motors Buses As Museveni Pledges More Five

    AllAfrica LS UG

    [Nile Post] Lesotho is planning to acquire 25 buses manufactured by Uganda's Kiira Motors Corporation, following discussions between President Museveni and a special envoy from the southern African kingdom.

  17. Africa: Ghana waste dump poses health, environmental 'crisis'

    France 24 GH

    An acrid haze hung over a sprawling dump in Ghana's capital, Accra, as excavators gouged into mounds of smouldering rubbish. Thin plumes of black smoke curled from burning plastic and rubber, mingling with the rank odour of stagnant lagoon...

  18. “The Industrialisation of Sport in Africa Cannot Happen Without Infrastructure Designed to Generate Revenue 365 Days a Year” — ACG CEO Paulo J. Cruz on Africa.com

    Africa.com

  19. Tearful South African Olympian Tatjana Smith switches allegiance to the Netherlands

    BBC Africa ZA

    Tatjana Smith, South Africa's most decorated Olympian, switches allegiance to the Netherlands.

  20. England open door for Brydon Carse return on South Africa tour

    HeraldLIVE ZA

  21. Youth Olympic Games inspires new opportunities for volleyball’s growth across Africa

    FIVB

  22. Global Bar Report 2026: Africa and the Middle East

    The Spirits Business

  23. Gaza Grad: A Palestinian-Russian family’s longing for home

    Al Jazeera EG

    Forced from Gaza, a Palestinian-Russian family rebuilds their lives across Russia and Egypt, longing to return home.

  24. Film Africa 2026: The Fragility of Faith, Innocence and Belonging In “God Sleeps On Sundays”, “Echoes Beneath the Hill”, and “Zizou”

    Afrocritik

  25. COP31: what South Africa must do to deliver on its climate promises

    The Conversation ZA

  26. COP 31: what South Africa must do to deliver on its climate promises

    The Conversation ZA

    As COP31 approaches, South Africa must enforce its climate laws, reduce coal dependence and protect workers and communities who rely on coal to survive.

  27. Madagascar : quel calendrier électoral pour les nouvelles autorités?

    France 24 FR MG

    Après la chute du président Andry Rajoelina, en octobre 2025, les nouvelles autorités malgaches ont promis une grande concertation nationale pour réformer les institutions, puis des élections en 2027. Cette concertation n’a pas encore vraim...

  28. Africa: Ghana waste dump poses health, environmental 'crisis'

    France 24 GH

  29. Boeing cuts about 2,500 commercial-aircraft jobs and slows jet production as Ethiopian Airlines waits for Africa’s largest backlog of 88 US-built planes

    Business Insider Africa ET

  30. World Bank, AfDB back new electrification finance coalition as Africa faces $15 billion annual investment gap

    Africa Sustainability Matters

  31. Oldest US metals manufacturer turns to Africa's mineral powerhouse for 3,600 tonnes of tin annually as it rebuilds domestic smelting industry after 37-year gap

    Business Insider Africa

  32. Kavalan continues African expansion with new distribution deal in Ghana

    The Whisky Wire GH

  33. HVS Middle East & Africa survey reveals strong investor confidence in Egypt's hospitality sector as focus shifts from demand to delivery

    Egyptian Gazette EG

  34. SpaceX to Connect Children’s Homes in Nine African Countries With Starlink

    TechAfrica News

  35. Gambia opposition leader Ousainou Darboe enters presidential race

    Africanews GM

    The race for Gambia's presidency is heating up, as opposition leader Ousainou Darboe officially files his candidacy for the December 5 election.

  36. MTN South Africa and Cell C clash over commercial partnership terms

    Telecompaper ZA

  37. Aspen Pharmacare wins approval for generic semaglutide in Brazil, South Africa

    Reuters ZA

  38. PwC tax partner jumps to Deneys

    African Law & Business

  39. South Africa: Ministers Pocket Pay Hikes As Millions Battle to Survive

    AllAfrica ZA

    [Scrolla] The increase adds about R97,725 a year to a minister's remuneration package and R46,304 to an ordinary MP's package. The announcement came on the same day Stats SA reported that unemployment had risen to 33.7%, with 8.6 million pe...

  40. Aspen Pharmacare wins approval for generic semaglutide in Brazil, South Africa

    TradingView ZA