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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed pardons Egyptian poet and activist days after he was handed 10-year jail term and $54,452 fine

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has pardoned Egyptian-Turkish poet and activist Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi, days after a federal court sent...

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Angolan conglomerate buys one-third of country’s second-largest bank for at least $452 million

Spanish banking group CaixaBank is preparing to leave Angola after its Portuguese subsidiary agreed to sell a one-third interest in one of the country’s biggest...

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Air France-KLM and Lufthansa asked to improve bids for airline serving 14 African destinations

Air France-KLM and Lufthansa have been asked to improve their bids for a major interest in TAP Air Portugal, intensifying the contest for an airline operating a...

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Angola puts up to over $260 million in Standard Bank shares seized from former insurance tycoon

Angola is offering investors shares worth as much as $261 million in Standard Bank de Angola, turning part of a stake seized from a former insurance tycoon into...

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Macron moves to tighten France’s 1968 migration deal with Algeria after deporting more than 140 Algerians in 5 months

French President Emmanuel Macron is tightening France’s migration policy toward Algeria as relations with the Russia-aligned North African country remain strain...

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Russia prioritizes the sale of its fighter jets to Africa’s second-most powerful military even as it struggles with low sales and supply to everyone else

The North African country of Algeria has, this year, expanded its military arsenal from Russia, strengthening a defence pact with Moscow centered around the Kre...

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53,939 Africans from Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana and 46 other countries win US Green Card lottery court relief ahead of September 30 deadline

A U.S. federal court has handed thousands of African Diversity Visa applicants a major reprieve after blocking policies that had disrupted Green Card processing...

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Europe’s most important multi-country regional visa unaffected by a recent crisis from Africa - minister says

The recent migration crisis that affected the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla seems not to have affected the Schengen Visa, Europe’s most important travel...

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China’s biggest steelmaker eyes BHP mine after taking control of half of Guinea’s Simandou project

China’s biggest steelmaker is considering buying up to a quarter of one of BHP’s largest Australian iron-ore mines, months after securing control of the company...

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Emirati billionaire behind Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, eyes fresh investment in Africa’s luxury hotel sector

Emirati billionaire Mohamed Alabbar, the developer behind Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, is setting his sights on Africa’s luxury hospitali...

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Iran and Ukraine wars could help Nigeria double energy investment within five years, IEA chief says

Nigeria could at least double the investment flowing into its energy industry within five years as wars involving Iran and Ukraine force governments to search f...

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Boeing says Africa will need 1,165 new jets and 75,000 aviation workers in $140 billion expansion

Africa’s commercial aircraft fleet will more than double over the next two decades, creating demand for 1,165 new planes and 75,000 additional aviation workers,...

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Porsche executive takes charge of Volkswagen Africa as Chinese brands capture 40% of cars financed by major lender

Porsche executive Christiane Zorn will take charge of Volkswagen’s African business as the German carmaker confronts the rapid expansion of lower-priced Chinese...

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Remote-controlled drone targets Libyan fuel depot weeks after another attack destroyed 4.5-million-litre tank

A remote-controlled drone targeted a major fuel depot in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, weeks after a series of drone attacks destroyed a 4.5-million-litre petrol...

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Trump faces push for 100 million foreign tourists after $15,000 visa bonds hit 30 African countries

US travel executives have asked President Donald Trump to help attract 100 million international visitors annually, even as a visa-bond programme introduced by...

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France breaks silence on Niger’s coup plot accusations as anti-French tensions reach boiling point

France has rejected Niger’s accusation that it was behind a failed military mutiny in Niamey, with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot describing the claim...

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Burkina Faso’s gold exports hit $10 billion in 2025, now Saudi investors are coming for a share

Burkina Faso’s gold industry is attracting fresh interest from Saudi investors after the West African country’s gold exports surged to roughly $10 billion in 20...

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Despite US opposition, Africa wins UN backing to correct world map that shrinks its true size

The United Nations General Assembly has backed an Africa-led campaign to promote a new world map that more accurately reflects the relative size of countries an...

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Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bahrain deport over 336,000 foreign workers in 2026 amid crackdown on Ethiopians, Ugandans and Nigerians

Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and Jordan have deported or ordered the deportation of thousands of foreign workers in 2026, while the United Arab Emirates has also...

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6 African countries ranked in the 2026 global competitiveness ranking

Only six African countries have been included in the 2026 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking, with South Africa reclaiming its position as the continent’s most c...

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Giorgia Meloni’s Italy enters Egypt-Ethiopia showdown over Africa’s longest river after 15 years of failed US and China efforts

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government has offered to mediate between Egypt and Ethiopia over their long-running Nile water dispute, opening another diploma...

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China backs Africa’s strongest military as Egypt and Ethiopia face off over Africa’s longest river after U.S. talks collapsed

China has recently stepped in to support Egypt's water security after United States peace talks failed. This major development comes as Egypt and Ethiopia are l...

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Russia to show Africa’s most powerful military a never-before-seen weapon carried in its new flagship Su-57E export fighter

Russia’s top defense company, Rostec, recently relayed that it would be displaying a weapon that for now remains confidential on its Su-57E export fighter at th...

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Dangote has revealed that Africans are now less than 2 weeks away from sharing his fortune

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) for the Dangote Refinery, a subject of significant interest within financial markets throughout the year, is scheduled to laun...

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Africa’s mineral powerhouse revives Jerusalem embassy plan 53 years after cutting ties with Israel

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reviving plans to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, more than five decades after the country seve...

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