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  "id": 12718301,
  "title": "Africa joins the data center backlash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/africa-joins-the-data-center-backlash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T20:37:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/africa-joins-the-data-center-backlash"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In tonight's edition, witnesses say Eritrean troops have moved into Ethiopia's Tigray region, but Asmara rejects the reports. Also, the African Union launches the Africa Credit Rating Agency, aiming to assess the financial health of African states and companies. And South African civil society is pushing back against the expansion of data centres that require vast amounts of electricity, water…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}