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West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS has approved an exit timeline for three coup-hit nationsABC News - 19m -
West Africa bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit nations after failed peace efforts
West Africa bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit nations after failed peace effortsABC News - 2h -
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Britain becomes first European nation to join Pacific trade bloc
Both Labour and Tories say membership of CPTPP will bring benefits but these will be dwarfed by Brexit-related lossesFinancial Times - 15h -
African Union chairperson candidates advocate for permanent UN Security Council seats
Three African leaders seeking to head the African Union have detailed their plans for regional security amid conflicts and political coups while strongly advocating for inter-Africa tradeABC News - 2d -
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South African politician Helen Zille: ‘The ANC has to come apart’
The Democratic Alliance chair on governing in coalition, battling corruption under Jacob Zuma — and the trouble with ‘everything must fall’Financial Times - 2d -
African electricity debate pits speed against scale
Weighing the benefits of immediate electricity access vs long-term growthFinancial Times - 2d -
Hardest-hit Nigeria is latest African country to provide malaria vaccine to young children
Nigeria is the latest African country to give a new malaria vaccine to young childenABC News - 3d -
Hardest-hit Nigeria is latest African country to provide malaria vaccine to young children
Nigeria is the latest African country to give a new malaria vaccine to young childenABC News - 3d -
Walking Dead actor Danai Gurira inspires African playwrights with Zimbabwe workshops
Television and film star, who wrote first play to premiere on Broadway with all female and black cast and creatives, hopes writers’ conference will bring on new talent. A group of upcoming ...The Guardian - 4d -
Malema slams ‘back-stabbing’ Zuma as South African left reshapes
Former president will dump defectors to his upstart party, says Economic Freedom Fighters leaderFinancial Times - 4d -
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France flies its 2 Mirage fighter jets out of Chad, signaling beginning of its military withdrawal from African country
France flies its 2 Mirage fighter jets out of Chad, signaling beginning of its military withdrawal from African countryABC News - 5d -
Young Francophone Africans pack out poetry slams as region’s woes pile up
Resurgence of poetry culture among west African youth amid political instability, economic insecurity and jihadist threat. Clutching a microphone in one hand and pointing at the audience with the ...The Guardian - 5d -
Closing statements begin in the trial of Central African Republic rebels at the Hague
Prosecutors have told the International Criminal Court that they are confident that two alleged leaders of a predominantly Christian rebel group in the Central African Republic are guilty of ...ABC News - 6d -
The EU and a South American trade bloc reach a giant trade deal after 25 years of talks
The European Union has reached a blockbuster free trade agreement with Brazil, Argentina and the three other South American nations in the Mercosur trade allianceABC News - Dec. 6 -
EU, South American Bloc Strike Free-Trade Pact
The preliminary deal to lower tariffs amid protectionist headwinds would become the EU’s largest trade agreement if ratified.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 6 -
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European Union and Mercosur trade bloc announce free trade deal that’s 25 years in the making
European Union and Mercosur trade bloc announce free trade deal that’s 25 years in the makingABC News - Dec. 6 -
McKinsey unit will pay $123 million to settle claims it bribed South African officials
The scheme to bribe two South African state-controlled companies helped McKinsey and McKinsey Africa net approximately $85 million in profits, the DOJ said.CNBC - Dec. 5 -
EU chief in Uruguay for final talks on a huge trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has arrived in Uruguay for the final stages in years-long negotiations to clinch a trade deal between the 27-nation EU and the South American ...ABC News - Dec. 5 -
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Biden marks America's contribution to African infrastructure during Angola visit
From a hillside overlooking the Bay of Corimba, President Joe Biden declared: “The future runs through Angola, through Africa.”NBC News - Dec. 4 -