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Tanzania🇹🇿’s gold exports have surged to $4.32 billion, up 35.5% from $3.19 billion last year, reclaiming the top export spot. The rise is fueled by strong global demand and high gold prices, the Bank of Tanzania reports.

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Burkina Faso🇧🇫 has adopted a new Personal and Family Code setting 18 as the minimum marriage age for both genders. Previously, girls could marry at 17 and boys at 20, with exceptions as young as 15. The reform marks a major step toward gender equality and child protection in the West African nation.

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Turkey’s🇹🇷 Yusuf Dikec effortlessly clinched another gold medal at the 2025 European Championships, showcasing his trademark calm and precision.

-World News.

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Africa’s Top Retirement Destinations 2025.

1. Mauritius🇲🇺: Global Rank 2.
2. Seychelles🇸🇨: Global Rank 15.
3. Cape Verde🇨🇻: Global Rank 17.
4. Morocco🇲🇦: Global Rank 24.
5. Namibia🇳🇦: Global Rank 37.
6. South Africa🇿🇦: Global Rank 42.
7. Zambia🇿🇲: Global Rank 43.

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Egypt🇪🇬 has welcomed its first Siemens Mobility high-speed train, launching a 2,000 km network set to be the world’s sixth-largest electrified rail system. The new line will link border regions, slash Cairo–South Egypt travel from over 10 hours to just a few, and revolutionize transport nationwide.

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📍Farming in Zimbabwe🇿🇼

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Top 6 Africa’s Most Expensive Internet Markets (2025):

1. Ghana🇬🇭: $2.58 per Mbps.
2. Kenya🇰🇪: $1.54 per Mbps.
3. Morocco🇲🇦: $1.16 per Mbps.
4. Nigeria🇳🇬: $0.72 per Mbps.
5. SouthAfrica🇿🇦: $0.50 per Mbps.
6. Egypt🇪🇬: $0.17 per Mbps.

AFRICA IS HOME @africaishome.bsky.social · 21h

Niger🇳🇪 is easing economic pressures by cutting cement prices 35%, limiting exports to secure local supply, and building new factories. These measures aim to support the construction sector, lower material costs, and foster sustainable domestic economic growth.

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Kenya🇰🇪 has converted its $5 billion railway loan into yuan, saving about $250 million annually. The move diversifies its debt portfolio, reduces U.S. dollar reliance, and highlights China’s growing currency influence as Kenya pursues innovative strategies to strengthen fiscal stability.

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South Africa’s🇿🇦 Jubilee Metals is selling its chrome and platinum assets to One Chrome for $90 million, shifting focus to its expanding copper operations in Zambia. The company retains rights to the Tjate Platinum project while capitalizing on Zambia’s rising prominence in global copper production.

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Djibouti🇩🇯 is hosting the Eastern Africa Standby Force’s (EASF) first-ever Maritime Command Post Exercise, a landmark step in strengthening regional maritime security.

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South Africa’s🇿🇦 BMW Group has recalled 12,491 vehicles across six models sold since 2016 due to a defect that could cause fires, even when the cars are parked and turned off.

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Burkina Faso’s🇧🇫 government has detained several European NGO workers on allegations of espionage, according to AFP.

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Nigerian🇳🇬 President Bola Tinubu has requested parliamentary approval for $2.3 billion in new loans and authorized the country’s first $500 million sovereign sukuk for international markets, according to a letter sent to lawmakers on Tuesday.

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Somalia🇸🇴 plans to add Swahili to its school and university curricula as part of efforts to deepen integration with the East African Community (EAC) and strengthen regional cooperation.

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Kenya’s🇰🇪 central bank on Tuesday reduced its benchmark Central Bank Rate to 9.25%, down from 9.50%, marking a slight policy easing aimed at supporting economic growth.

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Zambia’s🇿🇲 private sector posted its fastest growth since 2018, with the Stanbic Bank PMI rising to 52.2 in September. Boosted by strong demand and a favorable exchange rate, output and hiring grew, though construction and retail trailed Rising costs fueled the steepest price inflation in five months

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Nigeria’s🇳🇬 citizens work an average of 37.6 days to afford a flight, despite airfares dropping 43% since 2011, an IATA report shows. Aviation contributes $2.5 billion to GDP, supports 217,000 jobs, and drives tourism and trade, though the country’s global connectivity index has fallen 21% since 2014

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Côte d’Ivoire’s🇨🇮 Atlantic Group will acquire Barrick Mining’s interests in the Tongon gold mine and select exploration assets under a deal worth up to $305 million.

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Ethiopia’s🇪🇹 President Taye Atske-Selassie announced that the economy is projected to expand by 9% in the 2025/26 fiscal year, building on last year’s 8.8% growth. The government plans to achieve this by enhancing macroeconomic stability and driving progress across key productive sectors.

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📍Lesotho🇱🇸

📷: Visitlesotho

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Egypt’s🇪🇬 Khaled El-Enany is set to become UNESCO’s next Director General after securing a decisive 55 to 2 victory over Congo’s Édouard Firmin Matoko in the Executive Board vote. His nomination now advances to UNESCO’s 194 member states for final approval in November.

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Zimbabwe🇿🇼 has been urged by the IMF to clarify its plan to phase out the U.S. dollar and adopt the gold-backed ZiG by 2030, including whether the currency will be limited to domestic use and if bank deposits can remain in both currencies.

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Kenya’s🇰🇪 Finance Ministry announced it raised $1.5 billion via new 7-year (7.875%) and 12-year (8.8%) bonds, aiming to extend debt maturities and reduce refinancing costs.

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South Africa🇿🇦 approved a Russian cargo plane from Abakan Air to land, sparking US diplomatic concerns. The airline, blacklisted for supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine, was allowed entry unknowingly by the Transport Department, reviving tensions reminiscent of the 2022 Lady R arms-supply controversy.

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