Africa News Headlines
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Egypt's wind power push, tied to manufacturing, offers lessons for Nigeria and Africa
Egypt is pairing a planned 2,000-megawatt wind project with its first turbine manufacturing plant, seeking to turn renewable energy into an industrial opportunity
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Africa's biggest oil refinery opens to public ownership, sparking excitement among retail investors
Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, is opening a portion of his refinery to public ownership in Africa's biggest initial public offering
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Benin bets on turning its cotton crop into clothes at home
The fabrics made by Fatoumata Dosso carry the tag “Made in Benin.”
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Kenya's quest to host Africa Recording Academy hub gets boost from Grammy organizers
Kenya’s quest to host an Africa Recording Academy headquarters has received a boost, with Recording Academy officials saying key milestones have been completed
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Africa's top health body warns Congo’s Ebola outbreak is rapidly spreading beyond epicenter
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading rapidly beyond its epicenter, according to Africa's top health body
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Civil rights groups urge a halt to South Africa data centers boom amid water and power fears
Civil rights groups in South Africa are calling for a pause on building more data centers until their use of water, land and electricity is investigated
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In Nigeria’s troubled north, a bustling nightlife lives with a morality police and insecurity
There is a thriving nightlife in Nigeria's conservative Sokoto state, which is known as the “seat of the caliphate” for its storied place in the birth and propagation of Islam in West and Central Africa
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The next Atlantic storm will be named Dolly, but it's not connected to Parton's death
The next tropical storm that develops in the Atlantic this hurricane season will be named Dolly, but it's not connected to Dolly Parton’s death
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Near-total lunar eclipse is coming up with the Americas in prime position
It's the moon's turn to pull a disappearing act
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Fractured opposition battles Nigeria's Tinubu as presidential campaigns begin
The race for Nigeria’s top job began Wednesday as the West African nation’s electoral commission formally opened the campaign season


