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[African Arguments] Zambia's 13 August general election was already fraught before anyone tried to challenge its result, according to an account human rights lawyer Linda Kasonde has since published on her Substack. The army had been deployed to polling stations, she writes, a role outside its constitutional mandate. The Electoral Commission suspended vote tallying for six hours over reports of attacks on polling agents, during which only police and soldiers had access to the ballots. Opposition candidate Brian Mundubile's

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[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 4-5 June 2026

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After analysing 1,500 videos and images of the Raila Odinga memorial, Africa Eye finds that those killed were far from the scuffles.

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Neither Egypt nor Sudan has commented on the alleged strikes on an artisanal mining camp on Saturday.

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Nepal’s authorities ordered residents along the Budhi Gandaki River to evacuate on Sunday, 11 October, after a sudden flash flood swept away homes and other buildings in the country’s mountainous north-central region.

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Fifteen children are among the dead, with 82 people, all Ethiopians, having survived while another 84 people are still missing.

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They put people buses to be taken to reception centres for processing before cleaning crews arrived on the beach.

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The neighbours have accused each other of starting a war over Tigray, where Ethiopia says Eritrea is backing rebels.

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[allAfrica] Khartoum -- Over the past two weeks, Washington has suffered a series of humiliating diplomatic defeats in its effort to force Sudanese authorities into a ceasefire deal they were not prepared to sign and that conditions on the ground did not support.

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Denmark’s Salling Group is trialling Hive Robots in stores to handle demanding restocking, freeing staff for customer service while robots work mainly at night.

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The boat was travelling from Djibouti to Yemen with 350 people on board, when it capsized near the port town of Obock on Thursday night.

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Zaporizhzhia was hit by deadly Russian airstrikes on Saturday, 10 October, killing at least 17 people, including three children, Ukrainian officials said. Rescuers searched rubble for survivors as the city faced renewed strikes on residential areas.

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The 11th edition of the festival took place over a week in the capital, Tunis, featuring artists from 15 countries.

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Community project, Kijiji Solutions, has recycled about 200 kilograms of plastic to produce nearly 2,000 tournament quality sets.

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Double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge says "his body is still peaking" after winning the Melbourne Marathon in a course record time at the age of 41.

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Minors who reach Spain alone fall under its child-protection system, which entitles them to shelter, healthcare, and education.

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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi was on a two-day state visit to Kuala Lumpur which also focused on bilateral ties.

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[Ayin Network] Last Tuesday, a senior military and tribal delegation from Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) arrived in the Nuba Mountains to help mediate deadly internal clashes between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) and local fighters from the Atoro community.

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[RFI] Ghana is seeking to widen its trade and diplomatic options beyond the West by applying to join the Brics bloc of emerging economies. But a seat at the table is far from guaranteed: Ghana will have to convince all 11 existing members it is a valuable new partner.

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[The Conversation Africa] The awarding of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to distinguished South African jurist and international judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay is about more than just the recognition of an exceptional individual in the global fight for justice.

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[UN News] UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an immediate end to the renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, saying he is deeply worried by reports that Eritrean forces are present in the country.