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[FrontPageAfrica] Vice President Jeremiah Koung has announced President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's intention to seek a second term in the 2039 Presidential and Legislative Elections and said he will serve as the president's campaign manager.

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In exile, he imagined a different Africa in his music, while being exposed to new realities abroad.

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Strong Bridge centre in Bujumbura has helped hundreds of young people recover since it opened its doors in 2021.

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It relates to a 17-year-old girl - four men including her father and husband face years in jail if convicted.

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The report also details alleged abuses against Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank, including arbitrary detention, torture and sexual violence.

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Timbuktu has been without water or electricity for four days, according to a report by RFI. A monthlong fuel shortage has brought the Malian city’s thermal power station to a halt - shutting down basic services.

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A Moroccan court handed prison sentences to 29 people, including prominent politicians and sports and business figures, in an international drug trafficking and corruption scandal that has rocked the country.

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Madeleine Nseke Sissako has big ambitions to make Cameroon "one of the biggest cricket-playing nations in Africa and globally".

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Russian missile and drone strikes set an office building ablaze in central Zaporizhzhia on 26 June, injuring at least nine people and triggering a major emergency response.

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[Nile Post] Traders operating at the Mpondwe-Lhubiriha border in Kasese District are facing mounting financial losses following the temporary closure of the border point, which was introduced several weeks ago as part of government measures to contain the spread of the Ebola outbreak.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- More than 200 young people arrested during Thursday's nationwide commemoration of the 2024 Gen Z protests have been released on a cash bail of Sh1,000 each, following court proceedings that also saw the unconditional release of a mother and her seven-month-old baby.

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[allAfrica] Mombasa, Kenya -- Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to the world's oceans and ecosystems, and experts warn that solutions must go far beyond clean-up efforts and instead focus on preventing waste at its source. An estimated 14 million tonnes of plastic enter marine ecosystems every year, with wildlife suffering injury and death, coastlines being damaged, and ocean resilience being compromised.

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The ore is used in many products including electronic devices like smartphones and computers, as well as electrical wiring, motors, and generators.

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Togo’s constitutional reform establishing a parliamentary system was unconstitutional, according to the ECOWAS Court of Justice.

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The US alleges Gasabo Gold Refinery smuggled at least 60kg of gold in early 2026.

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Thousands of Shiite Muslims marked Ashoura in Nabatieh on 26 June, holding processions through neighbourhoods devastated by recent Israeli airstrikes in a powerful display of resilience.

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The exhibition runs through July 19, with the world's oldest known football on display from June 22 to 27—offering visitors a rare glimpse into the origins of a game that continues to unite billions around the world.

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Morocco will return to Greenwich Mean Time at the end of September, the country’s prime minister announced on Thursday.

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[SAnews.gov.za] The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, says the BMA continues to facilitate the lawful and orderly repatriation of foreign nationals through the Beitbridge port of entry, with 8 230 persons having been processed to date.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court in Kibera has deferred plea-taking for eight Utumishi Girls Academy students charged with the murder of sixteen schoolmates who died in a dormitory fire last month, ordering that they undergo mental and age assessments before standing trial.