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Namibia: President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Joined a Roundtable Business Breakfast Meeting at #UNGA80 Hosted by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) in Partnership with NIPDB

[NIPDB] President H.E. Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah participated in a Roundtable Business Breakfast Meeting organized by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) in partnership with the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB).

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Namibia: Skrywer Defends Mariental Over N$1.2 Million Debt Write-Off

[Namibian] Landless People's Movement (LPM) City of Windhoek councillor Ivan Skrywer has defended the Mariental municipality for writing off senior citizens' debt of over N$1.2 million.

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Liberia: 'We Will Need to Digitize Border Services'

[Liberian Observer] Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire -- Liberia's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Magdalene Dagoseh, has called for the digitization of Africa's border systems to curb corruption and improve the efficiency of cross-border movement, as African leaders and development partners met in Abidjan for the

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Liberia: MFDP, LRA Hold Deep Dive On Revenue Generation for Fy 2026 Draft Budget

[Liberian Observer] The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), in collaboration with the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), held an intensive technical review of revenue generation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Draft National Budget.

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Liberia: Mines and Energy Minister Unveils Government's Plan to Connect 300,000 Households, Transition Public Institutions to Prepaid Metering

[FrontPageAfrica] Liberia's Minister of Mines and Energy, Wilmot Paye, has outlined "dire and bold actions" being taken by the Government of Liberia (GoL) to improve and sustain energy supply to households and businesses operating in the country, with the introduction of a net metering policy to

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Mali: Terrorist Roadblocks Strangle the Economies of Mali and Its Neighbours

[ISS] JNIM's blockades have become a strategic weapon that threatens regional commerce and the Malian army, and harms civilians.

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Congo-Kinshasa: The 'Wowo' Women Carrying DR Congo's Border Trade On Their Backs, Despite the Risks

[RFI] Hundreds of women carry cross-border trade on their heads and backs every day at Kasumbalesa, the Democratic Republic of Congo's second-busiest border crossing into Zambia. Their work keeps supply chains moving, but they endure extortion and harassment for work that gives little return.

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Zimbabwe: Countrywide Clampdown! Cops Seize 186 Unroadworthy Vehicles

[The Herald] POLICE have launched a massive crackdown on unroadworthy vehicles in Zimbabwe, pulling 186 cars off the road in a no-nonsense blitz that's set to run until 27 October 2025.

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Africa: All of Africa Today - October 6, 2025

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Chad scraps presidential term limits, cementing Deby's rule

Chad's parliament has overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits, a move critics decry as a maneuver to entrench the rule of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno.

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Tyrese Gibson released on $20 000 bond amid animal crueltycharges

Actor Tyrese Gibson turned himself in to Fulton County authorities on Friday, a week after an arrest warrant was issued for animal cruelty following an incident where his dogs killed a neighbor's pet.

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Israel orders halt to gaza city offensive while strikes persist

A potential breakthrough emerged in the nearly two-year Gaza conflict Saturday as the Israeli military, following a directive from U.S. President Donald Trump, ordered a halt to its offensive operations in Gaza City.