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South African wheat farmers are facing mounting financial pressure as the conflict involving Iran disrupts global fuel and fertilizer markets. With diesel and fertilizer prices surging, producers warn that shrinking profits could push some farms to the brink.

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[This Day] The United Nations International Organization for Migration (UN-IOM) has rescued more than. 67,000 stranded Nigerian migrants and empowermed at least 30,000 returnees since 2017.

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[The Point] President Domaye Faye of Senegal arrived in The Gambia on Saturday for his first official state visit since the political fallout with his long-time friend and former ally, Prime Minister Ousman Sonko, who was recently appointed President of the Senegalese National Assembly.

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[Bridges Institute] Washington, DC -- When Festus Mogae died in early May, the world lost a global statesman and I lost a beloved friend of more than 40 years.

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Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Kenya’s capital on Monday, calling for the government to urgently investigate rising cases of gender-based violence and femicide, or the killing of women.

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A collective of Mexican artists set a Guinness World Record for the world's largest augmented reality football mural, unveiling a 625.68-square-meter interactive artwork in the city of La Paz

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said 143 polling stations across the country failed to open today due to security-related problems, while voting that had already begun was later interrupted in parts of the Oromia and Amhara regions.

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IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines.

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[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The debate over whether reigning Olympic 200-meter champion Letsile Tebogo should ditch the 100 meter dash to focus exclusively on the half-lap event continues to divide athletics pundits.

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Africa is finally ready to disrupt the global football status quo.

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Millions of Ethiopians headed to the polls on Monday in legislative elections expected to extend Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s rule, as opposition parties and analysts raised concerns about political freedoms, ongoing conflicts and the competitiveness of the vote.

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Nearly four years into his presidency, William Ruto’s anti-colonial rhetoric has collapsed into a

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[This Day] For over a decade, Nigeria has been locked in a gruelling war of attrition. From the blood-soaked plains of the Northeast, where Boko Haram and ISWAP splinter cells mutate, to the dense forests of the Northwest, Middle Belt and South West, where ruthless bandit cartels execute mass kidnappings with impunity, the nation is bleeding.

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The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) called an open-ended strike from Monday in the state of Oyo, in protest at the kidnapping in mid-May of dozens of children and their teachers.

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[Capital FM] Wajir -- President William Ruto has issued a formal apology to the people of Northern Kenya for decades of State-sanctioned marginalisation and neglect that have resulted in the region severely lagging behind in national development.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Anti-riot police clashed with hundreds of protesters in Nanyuki on Monday as demonstrations against a proposed Ebola quarantine and isolation facility at Laikipia Airbase turned chaotic, prompting security officers to fire tear gas and shoot in the air to disperse crowds.

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[Scrolla] Mthatha is the most expensive city for food in South Africa, beating Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, new data shows. Researcher Sibusiso Mboto says transport, storage and retail costs along the supply chain are passed directly to consumers in poorer areas.

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[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to unite behind Bafana Bafana as the national men's football team prepares to make its long-awaited return to the FIFA World Cup.

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[SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister Sello Seitlholo has condemned the Kai !Garib Local Municipality in the Northern Cape for failing to implement remedial measures aimed at addressing persistent deficiencies in its water and sanitation services.

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[SAnews.gov.za] Parliament will this week convene the inaugural meeting of the newly established Section 89 Impeachment Committee while also considering The Presidency's budget and marking the 30th anniversary of South Africa's Constitution.

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In the latest episode of Marketplace Africa, CNN explores the agritech company, SwiftVee, who are looking to transform the sector by moving auctions