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Africa in 60 Seconds | Dakar 2026 golds, Shirley Emehelu, Egypt's record remittances

Africa in 60 Seconds
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African teams win 15 of the 36 athletics golds at Dakar 2026; Shirley Emehelu becomes New Jersey's first immigrant lieutenant governor; Egyptians abroad send home a record $38.2bn in nine months; five rescued baobabs head 900km to a new home in Timbavati; and WHO launches a movement of more than 240 organisations to rebuild trust in science.

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