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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The World Bank Group, the African Development Bank Group, and the Government of Tanzania will host a media call to discuss progress under the Mission 300 initiative and provide a preview of the upcoming Africa Heads of State Energy Summit that will take place Monday, January 27, and Tuesday, January 28, 2025, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

[SAnews.gov.za] While South Africa has made good progress in expanding education access, Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says government must now focus on improving the quality of the education that learners receive.

[RFI] Chad's ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement has secured a significant majority in December's parliamentary elections, further bolstering President Mahamat Idriss Déby's authority despite a boycott by the main opposition parties.

[MAP] Rabat -- Morocco's national economy progressed by 3% in the fourth quarter of 2024, in annual variation, following a 4.3% growth in the third quarter, according to Morocco's High Commission for Planning (HCP).

[SNA] Dakar -- President of the Republic of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, received President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, on Monday, in an official reception ceremony at the presidential palace in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, which he arrived at on an official visit as part of his African tour.

[The Herald] President Mnangagwa today (Monday) received Kenyan opposition leader Mr Raila Odinga who is in Zimbabwe to request support for his candidature for the African Union Commission chairpersonship.

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] In a major tribute to the African Development Bank Group's role in improving the lives of millions across the continent, New African Magazine has named two of the Bank Group's leading figures in its much-anticipated annual list of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2024.

[This Day] The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is set to host the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit in collaboration with the World Bank Group, the African Union (AU), and the Tanzanian government. The summit will take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 27-28 January 2025, and will address Africa's electricity access challenges.

[This Day] Abuja -- A Nigerian delegation led by the Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Joseph Tegbe, has arrived China to put muscle to Chino-Nigeria relations.