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Nigerian billionaire plans expansion of Africa's biggest oil refinery

Africa’s largest refinery is seeking to expand its capacity to 1.4 million with a goal of becoming the world’s largest refinery

The Independent UK

‘Super Trump Supporter’: MAGA Cuban deported to African maximum security prison, DHS calls him ‘the worst of the worst’

He's been here for almost 50 years, but ICE just shrugged and pointed to his rap sheet.

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AI and tech are potentially the biggest equalizers Africa has ever seen, former Nvidia exec says

"Within the next five to 10 years, we're going to see African intelligence being exported in other countries across the Global South."

Fortune

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Journeying through Mandela’s legacy in South Africa

Justine Gosling heads to the Rainbow Nation in pursuit of learning more of the anti-apartheid activist’s incredible legacy — bedding down at three memorable hotels along the way

Evening Standard

‘Every day’s a fight’: join the commuters in Africa’s rapidly growing cities

With more and more people moving to big cities such as Nairobi and Abidjan, daily commutes are becoming tougher

The Guardian - UK

Ethiopian quarter: how migrants have shaped a thriving shopping district in South Africa’s city of gold

Since its founding in 1886, Johannesburg, has been a city of migrants, internal and international. But the economic capital of South Africa has undergone big changes since 1994 when South Africa became a democracy. One such change involves migration into the city by people from other African countries.

The Conversation

Taking down malaria’s bodyguards: scientists target parasite’s secret defence system

Malaria remains one of the world’s most devastating infectious diseases, claiming more than half a million lives each year. In Africa, the illness is mostly caused by a parasite carried by mosquitoes – Plasmodium falciparum.

The Conversation

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Cholera is spreading fast, yet it can be stopped. Why haven’t we consigned it to history?

Vaccine production must be expanded to combat this ancient disease, especially in Africa, but a lack of political will is holding us back

The Guardian - UK

The Supremes, Marcus Garvey, Tupac Shakur: the cultural figures who inspired our Black History Month panel

At the end of Black History Month, our panel reveal the influences that helped them shape their beliefs and identities

The Guardian - UK

The new shepherds of Spain: African migrants take up a neglected rural trade

A government program in Spain is training African migrants as shepherds to tackle rural depopulation and job shortages

The Independent UK

At least 14 migrants dead after dinghy sinks in the Aegean Sea off Turkey's coast

Greece is a major entry point into the European Union for people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Euronews

Angola, Mozambique and Egypt advocate greater cooperation to promote tourism in Africa

In a panel discussion at the Global Tourism Forum, leaders from Angola, Mozambique and Egypt explored the economic impact of tourism, its role in job creation and the importance of investment in tourism infrastructure in Africa.

Euronews

'Our reality, our values': Graffiti finds growing acceptance in West Africa

Street art graffiti is spreading in West Africa

The Independent UK

Chinese Cars Are Dominating in Asia, Africa, and South America

The real battle between traditional automakers and Chinese manufacturers isn’t happening in Europe or the United States, but in developing and low-income economies. China is steadily becoming a serious contender for consumers across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia.

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Benzinga

Tesla Operates In Five Continents, A Sixth Could Be On The Way With This Country

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk was born in South Africa and spent 17 years there before moving to North America. The billionaire's EV company could be headed to Africa for the first time, but it won't be Musk's home country.

The Independent UK

A fashion show in Mali's ancient city of Timbuktu promotes peace and local talent

A famous African designer known as Alphadi has organized a peace caravan and fashion show to promote peace in the conflict-hit city of Timbuktu

Euronews

Moonshot 2025: Can Africa's Startups Challenge Global Tech Giants?{Business Africa}

Moonshot 2025 closes in Lagos: Nigeria champions drive to increase intra-continental digital trade while Experts call for a unified African IP framework as creators lose billions; the AfCFTA protocol is seen as key to unlocking the continent’s $17 billion creative industry.

The Conversation

Rift Valley fever: what it is, how it spreads and how to stop it

Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that mainly affects livestock. It can also infect humans. While most human cases remain mild, it can cause death. The disease causes heavy economic and health losses for livestock farmers.

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The Conversation

Africa’s air links are poor: can the G20 push for more direct flights to improve tourism and trade?

In Africa, less than one in five continental airline routes are direct. Air connections are decided by factors like trade levels, diplomatic relations, and whether there’s enough demand to make a route financially worthwhile. Because there are so few direct connections in Africa, getting from one country to another often…

The Guardian - UK

Africa’s children: 20 years on, what happened to the millennium babies?

In 2005, the Guardian documented the births of 10 babies as a way to tell the story of millions across the continent. We caught up with three of them, finding hardship – and hope

The Independent UK

Youth who led Madagascar protests hope coup leader will continue to hear them as president

Last week’s military coup in Madagascar followed weeks of protests by youth angry about a lack of opportunity, poverty, and regular power and water cutoffs in the sprawling African island nation

Latin Times

Cuban Man Deported To Eswatini Begins Hunger Strike In Supermax Prison: 'Life Is On The Line'

A Cuban man deported to the African nation of Eswatini earlier this year has begun a hunger strike to protect his detention at a maximum security prison

The Conversation

South Africans feel mixture of hope and despair as apartheid becomes a distant memory

According to data released by global market research firm Ipsos in September, 80% of South Africans say their country is on the wrong track. It is not hard to see why.

The Independent UK

Judge orders former South African President Zuma to repay $1.6 million in legal fees

A Pretoria High Court has ordered former South African President Jacob Zuma to repay about $1.6 million to the Office of the State Attorney for legal fees

The Conversation

Cancer drug quality in Africa is a worry: what we found in a 4-country study

The number of people receiving treatment for cancer has risen dramatically in the last decade in many African countries. For example, 10 years ago in Ethiopia and Kenya, cancer care was available to only a few thousand patients per year in a few hospitals. Today, over 75,000 people receive cancer…

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