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On Africa 54: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump nominates former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to be Attorney General -- after his former nominee Matt Gaetz who withdrew from consideration.

Plus, the United States and Kenya deepen their security cooperation with joint military training exercises.

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On Africa 54: A Nigerien investigative journalist and activist is recognized with an International Press Freedom Award during a ceremony held in New York City.

Plus, at least 176,000 migrants, many of them African women, face displacement in Lebanon.

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On Africa 54: The sentencing of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump who in May was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to suppress damaging information ahead of his 2016 presidential bid, is being delayed.

Plus, tech experts use the Africa tech festival, in Cape Town, South Africa, to show how Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have the potential to boost Africa’s economy by $1.5 trillion by 2030.

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On Africa 54: The carefully coordinated process of transfer of power in the United States between President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump continues.

Plus, cancer patients in Zimbabwe urge authorities to install lifesaving cancer equipment to provide radiotherapy.

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On Africa 54: Members of the Republican and the Democratic party both describe several of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet selections as “controversial.”

Plus, vote counting is underway in Senegal after an estimated 7 million people went to the polls on Sunday to cast their ballots for new lawmakers.

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On Africa 54: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump turns to an old ally to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Plus, over 61,000 people are estimated to have died in Sudan’s Khartoum state during the first 14 months of the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

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On Africa 54: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump made a triumphant return to the seat of American power Wednesday after he visited Congress and the White House where he met President Joe Biden to discuss a smooth transfer of power and other matters of national interest.

Plus, over 61,000 people are estimated to have died in Khartoum state during the first 14 months of Sudan’s conflict and experts say the death toll could be higher.

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On Africa 54: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump travels to Washington to meet President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss the transition of power and other matters of national interest.

Plus, voters in Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, flock to polling stations on Wednesday to select their president.

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On Africa 54: President-elect Donald Trump promises a return to his “America First” doctrine as he builds his administration.

Plus, the U.N. Security Council discusses a British-drafted resolution that demands Sudan's fighting parties cease hostilities to pave way for unhindered deliveries of aid.

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On Africa 54: U.S. president-elect Donald Trump begins to shape his administration following an overwhelming victory in the 2024 race to the White House against his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Plus, The United States and Germany launch a $40 million-dollar joint initiative in West Africa focusing on countering terrorism and extremism.

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