Africa News Headlines
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What F1’s return to Africa means for a continent long overlooked by global sports
Though human rights groups call it sportswashing, analysts say Formula 1’s choice of Rwanda to host its first African race since the 1990s can become a watershed moment for the continent’s sports industry – if it can deliver lasting development
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Africa CDC wants aid groups to account better for millions disbursed to fight Ebola outbreak
Africa’s top public health agency and Congolese officials say $700 million in Ebola aid is unaccounted for
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Congo protests Formula 1's 'indefensible' decision to race in Rwanda
Formula 1 will “polish the image of an authoritarian leader” if it goes ahead with plans to hold an African Grand Prix in Rwanda, the foreign minister of neighboring Congo, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, has said
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IMF says African economies performing well despite shocks from the Iran war
The head of the International Monetary Fund’s Africa department says African economies have managed to weather the energy crisis brought on by the Iran war
