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Many in Ghana feared his presence would lead to mass protests, and officials say it is postponed for now.

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French far-right chief Marine Le Pen's political future remained uncertain Tuesday after a court cleared her to run but wearing an ankle tag, potentially hampering a campaign for next year's presidential elections when her party has its strongest chance yet of winning power.

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A formerly homeless man in Nairobi has become a viral sensation after years of rescuing and living with injured birds, but authorities are worried about disease risks.

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A Zimbabwean football star is safe after bullets tore into his car during a tense encounter on the streets of Johannesburg

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Large parts of Mali's capital have been left without electricity and running water after suspected sabotage damaged a key power transmission line. The disruption has deepened hardship for residents as insecurity and jihadist attacks continue to strain the country's fragile infrastructure.

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Morocco's counterterrorism agency on Monday said it had foiled several attack plots by a cell linked to the Islamic State affiliate in the Sahel.

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A 23-year-old Nigerian medical student has died after a Russian airstrike hit Kharkiv, Ukraine,  just days before she was due to graduate.

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Ghana has turned down a state visit request from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, as tensions rise over a wave of xenophobic violence that has targeted Ghanaian nationals living in South Africa.

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Zimbabwe restored electricity to most of the country after a nationwide blackout triggered by a grid failure, with engineers still reconnecting parts of Harare. The outage once again exposed the fragility of the country's ageing power infrastructure and chronic energy shortages.

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Hundreds of thousands of mourners have gathered in Iran for the funeral ceremonies of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Pix of the Day, 7 July 2026

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Kenyan police blocked a planned Saba Saba Day march in Nairobi on Tuesday, detaining protesters and sealing off the capital as President William Ruto's government intensified its crackdown on dissent amid lingering anger over police violence, economic hardship and shrinking civic freedoms.

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Jihadists and their separatist Tuareg allies fought on Monday to control a key camp in northern Mali where Russian paramilitaries and forces from the country's military junta have been holed up.

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As Africa accelerates its industrialisation agenda, South Africa's manufacturing sector continues to play a pivotal role in shaping the continent's economic

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The conversations at the BFSI Summit 2026 made one thing abundantly clear: the future of banking, financial services and insurance will not be defined by

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Four Ugandan farmers are taking on French energy giant TotalEnergies in what campaigners are calling a landmark legal challenge over East Africa's controversial crude oil pipeline.

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FIFA’s decision to lift United States striker Folarin Balogun's red-card ban after an intervention from US President Donald Trump has reignited a global debate over political influence in sport and the independence of football's governing bodies.

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South African police say they are investigating a case of attempted murder but that no arrests have been made so far.

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Low computer ownership and uneven digital literacy mean many South Africans are still excluded from the basic tools needed to participate in an AI-driven

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Mohamed Salah and Lionel Messi will meet in the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday with their nations' hopes resting firmly on their shoulders.

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The 16th edition of the Africa PPP Infrastructure Finance, Investment & Partnerships Summit (Africa PPP 2026) will return to Nairobi with a focus on