Today in Bloomberg Deals: Good and not so good in commodities M&A, Royal Mail deal faces political peril and Wall Street frets over Saudi fund’s local pivot trib.al/HHWQwM7

South Africa remains divided even though apartheid ended decades ago.

Watch our documentary to find out how urban design has played a large part in the division trib.al/X2thhEa

Deal news dominated, with Anglo refusing to give BHP an extension and ConocoPhillips agreeing to buy Marathon Oil for $17 billion trib.al/d3SF47T

Egypt’s government raised the price of subsidized bread for the first time in decades, taking aim at key public support measure which previous governments had shied away from for fear of stoking unrest trib.al/GjfKeES

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Zimbabwe, whose name has become synonymous with runaway inflation, now has deflation with the introduction of its new currency trib.al/tGdQtrS

ConocoPhillips agrees to buy acquire Marathon Oil in a $22.5 billion all-stock deal, extending a major buying spree in the US oil and gas industry trib.al/3wVyqOz

South Africa is voting in the country's most significant — and unpredictable — election since the Mandela era

Jennifer Zabasajja breaks down what to watch for trib.al/tITkoFA

Anglo refuses to give BHP more time to commit to a takeover offer trib.al/6sYqL0M

A poor electoral performance could be the wakeup call the ANC needs to tackle the grave problems that have plagued South Africa since the end of apartheid trib.al/urfrVzd

Anglo American says it won’t give BHP any further time to commit to a takeover offer, signalling the likely end for now to a $49 billion pursuit by the world’s biggest mining company trib.al/HGFBu3h

Lula wants to show off the Amazon’s reality when Brazil hosts a UN climate summit next year. For attendees, that means complicated journeys and precarious conditions trib.al/Ddkzg0j

With $3,000 per night stays, Seychelles is vying to attract visitors seeking ultra-luxury trib.al/mEjkDVk

The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank plans to invest $1 billion in projects across Africa trib.al/8dHp7L5

Royal Mail owner agrees takeover by billionaire Kretinsky, and BHP asks for more time as Anglo deadline nears -- get briefed ahead of your morning calls with The London Rush trib.al/I8H2zD2

ConocoPhillips is in advanced talks to acquire smaller rival Marathon Oil, the FT reports trib.al/yRAvHwZ

Nelson Mandela’s party ended apartheid.

But South Africa remains starkly divided and in this week's elections, the ANC could pay the price trib.al/BrltezB

One year after President Bola Tinubu came to office in Nigeria, investor excitement over his reforms has faded trib.al/OfKArS2