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Africalink News: October 01

Adwoa Tenkoramaa Domena
October 1, 2025

Congolese court sentences former President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia +++ French authorities open investigation into death of South Africa's ambassador +++ African traders begin to bear the brunt of the expiration of AGOA trade deal with US

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