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Tanzania: Fresh Fish Dishes Lure Locals, Tourists in Kigamboni

[Daily News] DAR ES SALAAM: KIGAMBONI food vendors have said fish dishes are a major attraction for both locals and tourists, primarily due to their freshness and the rich culinary traditions.




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South Africa: Donkey Carts Stand Idle As Tourism Dies in Cederberg Village

[GroundUp] Heuningvlei was devastated by flooding for two consecutive years but the residents are determined to keep their town alive




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Kenya: Kenyans to Apply for UK Visas Via Vfs Global Offices in Nairobi, Mombasa

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Wishing to travel to the United Kingdom can now apply for UK visas through newly opened VFS Global offices in Nairobi and Mombasa.




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Kenya: Kenyan News Outlet Did Not Claim National Assembly Speaker Couldn't Be Minister Because of Travel Restrictions

[Africa Check] Kenyan news outlet did not claim national assembly speaker couldn't be minister because of travel restrictions




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Kenya: Passengers Entering Kenya Must Declare Mobile Devices, Says KRA

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Passengers entering Kenya will soon be required to declare their mobile phones, including their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers, as part of a new compliance measure by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).




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South Africa: Sanparks Ready to Receive Visitors for 2024 Festive Season

[SAnews.gov.za] With the expected increase in visitors at the South African National Parks (SANParks) facilities during the festive season, the entity has outlined numerous interventions aimed to keep its visitors safe and to prevent the occurrence of environmental crimes.




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Kenya: EU Ambassador Denounces Fake Travel Ban Reports After Kenyan Deputy President's Impeachment

[Africa Check] EU ambassador denounces fake travel ban reports after Kenyan deputy president's impeachment




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Kenya: Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre At Kenyatta University Wins Tourism Resilience Award in London

[Capital FM] London, UK -- The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre - Eastern Africa (GTRCMC-EA), based at Kenyatta University, has been honoured with the prestigious Tourism Resilience Award during the Global Resilience Council Hall of Fame Awards at Plaisterers' Hall in London.




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Kenya: Tourists Exempted From Declaring Imei Numbers for Gadgets Upon Arrival, Says KRA

[Capital FM] Nairobi Kenya -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has exempted tourists from the requirement to declare their gadgets' International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers upon arrival, to support tourism and ensure ease of access.




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Kenya: Tourists Exempted From Declaring IMEI Numbers Upon Arrival

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has exempted tourists from declaring the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers of their gadgets upon arrival, aiming to maintain seamless entry for visitors while enhancing tax compliance.




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US accuses Moscow of ordering more troops, tanks and artillery into Ukraine

Pamela Falk, CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst, discusses the latest in Ukraine and President Obama ruling out a military intervention, but leaving open the possibility of placing even more economic sanctions on Russia.




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American held captive nearly two years in Syria back home

Jeremy Herb, Defense Reporter for POLITICO, talks about the latest in Syria and President Obama considering expanding airstrikes.




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Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine are now calling for autonomy

Maj. Mike Lyons (Ret.), CBS News Military Analyst, discusses the latest in Ukraine and what President Poroshenko is hoping for from the NATO summit later this week.




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Talking Turkey

UTTM anchor Anne-Marie Green speaks to Butterball Turkey Hotline Expert Alice Coffey about how to get your questions answered to cook the perfect bird.




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Paris march mistake

Pamela Falk, CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst, discusses the White House apologizing for the absence of a high-ranking official at the Paris march which included 40 world leaders.




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The Election Was 1 Week Ago. Here’s What’s Happened Since.

America went to the polls one week ago today and while experts initially predicted a deadlocked race, a clear winner emerged by the early morning hours. President-elect Donald Trump declared victory at 2:24 a.m. ET on Nov. 7 buoyed by news outlets like NewsNation and Fox News calling the race in his favor. Other outlets...




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Week of November 4 Morning News Ratings: Today Repeats at No. 1 During Election Week

NBC News' Today remained America's No. 1 morning show in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo for the second week in a row. This particular feat occurred during the week of the presidential election, which resulted in President-elect Donald Trump defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. Not including the Paris 2024 Olympics, Today saw its...




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Week of November 4 Evening News Ratings: Election Week Boosts All Three Newscasts

The first week of November began with a consequential U.S. presidential election that saw President-elect Donald Trump defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. The drama surrounding Election Night and its aftermath lifted all three evening news broadcasts in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. NBC News and CBS News' evening newscasts faired particularly well...




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Nigeria: Shell Will Continue to Power Progress On Energy Security in Nigeria - Okunbor

[This Day] Shell will continue to power progress in the drive for energy security in Nigeria through its businesses in the Upstream, Midstream and Downstream and Renewables sectors, Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria and Managing Director, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC,) Osagie Okunbor said yesterday in Lagos.




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South Africa: Water Woes, Questions Over Governance Loom Before Matzikama Municipality By-Election

[Daily Maverick] Next week, residents of Klawer will go to the polls in a by-election in the Matzikama Municipality. While campaigning is in full swing, the area is now gripped by an ongoing water supply issue as well as an embarrassing forensic investigation which showed the irregular appointment of the DA deputy mayor's son.




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Kenya: UN Chief Calls for Urgent Climate Finance Action At COP29

[Capital FM] Baku, Azerbaijan -- At the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres emphasized the need for substantial and immediate financial commitments to support developing nations in addressing the severe impacts of climate change.




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Kenya: Emirates Opens First African 'Emirates World' Store in Nairobi

[Business Day Africa] Emirates has launched its first 'Emirates World' store in Nairobi, marking the debut of its revamped retail concept in Africa.




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Africa: Tanzania, AU Push Clean Cooking Agenda At COP29

[Business Day Africa] Tanzania and the African Union (AU) jointly hosted a high-level side event at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, aiming to place clean cooking at the forefront of the global climate agenda.




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Sierra Leone: Octopus Energy, Idris Elba Kick Off Sierra Leone's First Wind Farm

[Octopus Energy] Octopus Energy's generation arm, in partnership with Idris Elba, has kicked off its first renewables project in Africa, a pioneering wind farm on Sherbro Island in Sierra Leone.




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Ethiopia: Drivers Queue for Days As Hawassa's Fuel Shortage Reaches Crisis Point - Black Market Prices Hit 170 Birr Per Liter

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Drivers in Hawassa, the capital of Sidama Regional State, report an acute and worsening fuel shortage, which they attribute to widespread black market sales within the city.




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Nigeria: We've Stopped Importing Refined Petroleum - NNPC GCEO Kyari

[Vanguard] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has ceased importing refined petroleum products, according to Mele Kyari, the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of NNPC.




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Kenya: Better Digital Payments Infrastructure Is Facilitating Access to New Markets for Enterprise

[Capital FM] Saying that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of economies in East Africa is an understatement. SMEs make up the largest part of all registered entities in nearly every industry and sector in most East African countries, averaging between 60% to 90%, including micro-enterprises.




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South Africa: Packaging Companies Flout Rules On Waste Picker Payments

[GroundUp] Waste pickers collect, sort and transport most of our recyclable waste, and regulations say they be must paid for their services





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Nigeria: Stakeholders Task FG, States On Fake Agro-Chemicals in Markets

[Leadership] Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN), has challenged the National Task Force (NTF), states, the federal government and stakeholders in the cocoa value chain to intensify efforts in flushing out fake and adulterated agro-chemicals from the market to increase the production of cocoa in the country.




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Zimbabwe: Local Companies Fail to Exhaust U.S.$25 Million On the Willing Buyer and Seller Market - RBZ

[New Zimbabwe] THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says local companies recently struggled to snap up US$25 million floated on the market in a development indicating limited ZWG availability in the market.




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Nigeria: Stock Market Drops By N448.4bn On Investors' Profit -Taking in Bua Cement, 27 Others

[This Day] The stock market segment of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) kicked off the new week on a negative note, dropping by N448.41 billion over investors' profit-taking in BUA Cement Plc and 27 others listed companies.




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Africa: Bridging Markets - Prosper Africa Supports Lagos Fashion Week, Strengthens Access for African Fashion in

[This Day] Lagos Fashion Week, in collaboration with the U.S. government initiative Prosper Africa and Style House Files, hosted the "Bridging Markets" panel discussion for leading fashion and trade experts aimed at strengthening access for African fashion designers to the U.S. market. The panel discussion took place as part of Lagos Fashion Week, highlighting the immense potential of African fashion on the global stage.




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Nigeria: Stock Market Returns Bearish As Investors Lose N1.3 Trn in 5 Days

[Vanguard] The Nigerian stock market ended last week ended on a bearish note, as both the Nigerian Exchange, NGX All Share Index, ASI and market capitalisation fell to 97,432.02 points, and market N59.038 trillion, down from the previous week's close of 99, 448. 91 points and N59. 432 trillion respectively.




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Nigeria: Global Stock Markets Rise Ahead Today's US Election

[Daily Trust] Global stock markets rose and the dollar slid yesterday as investors steel themselves for a coin-toss US presidential election, an interest rate decision and expected Chinese stimulus measures.




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Nigeria: Stock Market Down N317.7bn On Profit-Taking in Aradel Holdings, 29 Others

[This Day] Kayode Tokede




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Nigeria: Stock Market Gains N131bn After Six Days of Losses

[This Day] The stock market segment of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday gained N131 billion in market capitalisation to halt a six-day losing momentum.




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Nigeria: Agama, Bajomo, 78 Others Bag Fellowship of Stockbrokers' Institute As 210 Inducted Associates

[Leadership] The director-general, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr Emomotimi Agama and an Octogenarian, Senator Felix Bajomo were among the 80 Stockbrokers invested as Fellows by Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS).




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Nigeria: Oil & Gas Companies Thrives On Products Price Hike As Revenue Hits N2.97tn

[This Day] Following the significant increase in price of Premium Motor Spirit and other products, a total of six oil & Gas companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) generated N2.97 trillion revenue in in nine months of 2024.




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Ayushmann Khurrana on U.S. Tour and Balancing Music With Acting: It’s ‘My Parallel Passion’ (EXCLUSIVE)

“Instant gratification” isn’t a phrase typically associated with Bollywood’s methodical star Ayushmann Khurrana — except when he’s talking about live performance. Speaking with Variety ahead of his November U.S. tour with band Ayushmann Bhava, the actor-singer opens up about his return to American stages after an eight-year hiatus. “As an artiste, I always look forward […]




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Trump Taps Elon Musk to ‘Dismantle’ Bureaucracy and Fox Host Pete Hegseth to Lead Pentagon

President-elect Donald Trump assigned Elon Musk on Tuesday to “dismantle” the U.S. bureaucracy, and named a longtime Fox News host, Pete Hegseth, to lead the Pentagon. Musk, the billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, had offered himself during the campaign as someone who could cut waste out of the federal budget. In late October, he […]




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John Kimble, Prominent Longtime Talent Agent, Dies at 79

John D. Kimble, a prominent longtime Hollywood talent agent at agencies including DHKPR, Triad and William Morris, died Sunday in Dallas. He was 79. Born in Kingsville, Texas, he was raised in Uvalde, Texas and graduated the University of Texas, El Paso with a theater degree. He started out hoping to act in Westerns, and […]




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Indonesia’s JAFF Market Sets Partnership With Adelaide Film Festival, Unveils Project Lineup

Indonesia’s JAFF Market is set to welcome two Australian projects at its JAFF Future Project platform, marking a collaboration with Adelaide Film Festival (AFF). The inaugural JAFF Market takes place alongside the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF) in Yogyakarta from Dec. 3-5. The partnership, backed by the Australian Government, brings “Raesita Grey” from Katrina Irawati Graham […]




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Song Jae-lim, South Korean Actor, Dies at 39

South Korean actor Song Jae-lim was found dead at his home in Seoul on Tuesday. He was 39. Police sources said that Song’s body was found in Seoul’s Seongdong Ward at around 12:30 p.m. by a friend who had plans to have lunch with the actor, according to Korean media reports. The cause of death […]




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John Krasinski Named People’s 2024 Sexiest Man Alive

John Krasinski has been crowned People’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024. The news was announced Tuesday night on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” “Just immediate blackout, actually. Zero thoughts,” Krasinski told People about his reaction when he learned he would be this year’s honoree. “Other than maybe I’m being punked. That’s not how I […]




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'Silver Linings Playbook' tops at Indie Spirit Awards

As I battled a pre-Oscars bug, "Silver Linings Playbook" won four awards including top feature at today's Independent Spirit Awards. Details here. Was happy to see "Middle of Nowhere" win the Cassavetes Award for truly low-budget feature filmmaking.




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The 'Asad' kids arrive at LAX

Via Facebook ...




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Is there an Emmy hosting gig in Kaley Cuoco's future?

Kaley Cuoco, star of "The Big Bang Theory," is developing a pretty lucrative side biz hosting awards shows. She's hosted the past two People's Choice Awards, a Teen Choice Awards, and it has just been announced that she will host the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame...





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Making the move – How federal agencies can embrace the benefits of the new cloud-based GIS system

GIS provides an invaluable platform relevant to almost every aspect of modern life.

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