These cities are the hubs of Africa’s economic boom

South Africa is no longer the only place on the continent that has urban wealth clusters

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  • The wealth of Africans is projected to grow by a third over the next decade
  • The continent's wealth is agglomerating in a number of urban clusters, in the south, east and west
  • Wealth is collected in a few other places - isolated capitals and mini-clusters stretching from Morocco down to Angola
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Republicans face growing pressure to delay ​Kavanaugh confirmation vote

On Sunday, a woman accused the Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault in an interview with the Washington Post.

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  • The woman claims Kavanaugh drunkenly forced himself on her in the early 1980s.
  • Democrats hope to delay the confirmation vote, which is scheduled for Thursday.
  • A delay could possibly push the vote until after the midterms, when Democrats could potentially overtake the senate.
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