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Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, the Chairman of Access Holdings says the move by the group to raise $1.5 billion over five years reflects the financial institutions growth plans. Speaking with CNBC Africa's Kenneth Igbomor, Aig-Imoukhuede reiterates that the decision for a rights issue was in line with the role of its shareholders in the growth of the bank over the years.

Infusions, anti-aging creams or anti-stress drops made from cannabis are some of the food supplements that Morocco will begin to market imminently and that are already on display at the International Agriculture Exhibition (SIAM) inaugurated this Monday, after legalization of this plant in 2021 for pharmaceutical and industrial uses.

Since 2015, the number of malaria cases worldwide have stalled and ― in some areas, they're even increasing. That's after two decades of falling numbers. What's going on?

Turkey's president Recep Tayyp Erdogan was in Iraq this Monday - his first official visit in years, where he signed a raft of deals to try and reset rocky relations. High on the agenda was the water issue, stemming from Turkey's construction of dams on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that reduced the supply downstream to Iraq.

A book by Frank-Walter Steinmeier titled 'We' searches for diversity in the face of division, though it's a difficult balancing act for the head of state.

North Korean state media has claimed Pyongyang tested a "nuclear trigger" simulation drill as a "warning signal" to the US and South Korea.

A review of the UN agency's neutrality was prompted by Israeli accusations that aid workers in Gaza were "terrorists." An independent panel says Israel provided no evidence to back the claim.

Unrelated images are going viral on social media, claiming to show last Friday's retaliatory strike by Israel on Iran. In this edition of Truth or Fake, we tell you what we know about this footage, based on verified images.

At least five people are reported to have died in an attempt to cross the English Channel. Only hours earlier, the UK Parliament voted to deport some of those who enter Britain illegally as a deterrent to migrants.

The vote was seen as a referendum on President Mohamad Muizzu's pledge to abandon the country's "India First" policy for closer ties with China. Electoral authorities reported a turnout higher than 73%.

Only 40 of 100 private firms studied have pledged to achieve zero carbon emissions, compared to 70 out of 100 publicly-listed firms. Net Zero Tracker blames a lack of market and reputational pressures, as well as an absence of regulation.

A high court judge has dismissed the case brought by South Africa's ruling ANC party accusing the MK party of copyright infringement. Flooding hits many parts of Kenya, sweeping away vehicles, submerging key highways and sending some communities scrambling to find higher ground. And staying in Kenya, a nation known for its marathon and long distance running gold medals is now hoping to shine in sprint.