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  "id": 17322610,
  "title": "World Bank warns poor urban planning threatens Africa’s future",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/world-bank-warns-poor-urban-planning-threatens-africas-future",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-31T02:00:53.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/africa/world-bank-warns-poor-urban-planning-threatens-africas-future/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rapid urban expansion threatens the region's ability to turn its growing workforce into an economic opportunity.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/765kv-transmission-line-under-dasu-hydropower-project-world-banks",
        "published": "2026-10-31T00:33:01.000Z"
      }
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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."
}