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Dangote Signs Investment Deal with Zimbabwe

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has signed a landmark investment deal worth over US$1 billion with Zimbabwe, aiming to reshape Southern Africa’s industrial and energy sectors. The agreement includes a fertiliser…

Africa News Now November 13, 2025

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AU Warns Africa’s $1.8 Trillion Debt Crisis

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, has sounded the alarm over Africa’s growing debt crisis, warning that mounting repayments are crippling development and deepening economic inequality…

Africa News Now November 12, 2025

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South Africa Launches First Homegrown Vaccine in 50 Years with Cholera Trial

South African researchers have begun clinical trials on the country’s first domestically produced vaccine in more than half a century, marking a major step toward vaccine independence on the continent.…

Africa News Now November 12, 2025

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South Africa’s Unemployment Rate Falls to 31.9% as Construction and Trade Drive Job Growth

South Africa’s unemployment rate fell to 31.9% in the third quarter of 2025, down from 33.2% in the previous quarter, according to new data released on Tuesday by Statistics South…

Africa News Now November 11, 2025

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Jacaranda Season Paints Gauteng Purple as South Africa’s Iconic Trees Bloom

Each spring, the streets of Pretoria and Johannesburg come alive in a sea of lavender as jacaranda trees burst into bloom a spectacle that has become one of South Africa’s…

Africa News Now November 10, 2025

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WHO Warns of Rapid Mpox Spread Across Africa and Beyond as Cases Rise Globally

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent warning over the accelerating spread of Mpox, reporting new outbreaks in 17 African countries and the virus’s first ever detections in…

Africa News Now October 31, 2025

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Trump Administration Slashes U.S. Refugee Cap to Record Low, Prioritizes White South Africans

The Trump administration has announced it will admit no more than 7,500 refugees to the United States over the next year, the lowest cap in modern U.S. history while giving…

Africa News Now October 31, 2025

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South Africa Becomes First African Nation to Approve Groundbreaking HIV Prevention Jab

South Africa has made medical history by becoming the first African country and only the third worldwide to approve the twice-yearly HIV prevention injection lenacapavir (LEN), a breakthrough scientists say…

Africa News Now October 28, 2025

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CAF Unveils Star-Studded Shortlist for 2025 African Player of the Year Award

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released its official shortlist for the 2025 African Player of the Year Award, featuring some of the continent’s brightest football talents from clubs…

Africa News Now October 23, 2025

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Outrage in South Africa as Milnerton High School Pupils Suspended Over Brutal Bullying Video

Eight pupils at Milnerton High School in Cape Town, South Africa, have been suspended after a shocking video surfaced showing a group of boys viciously assaulting a fellow student, sparking…

Africa News Now October 22, 2025

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Two Teenagers Killed, Five Injured in Suspected Gang Shooting in Johannesburg’s Westbury

Two teenagers were killed and five others injured in a gang related shooting in Westbury, a crime plagued suburb of Johannesburg, on Tuesday evening, South African police have confirmed. According…

Africa News Now October 21, 2025