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Chads refugee crisis overwhelms: © UNICEF/Annadjib Ramadane Mahamat Women in Golonti, Chad, participate in a nutrition sensitization session led by local

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Chads refugee crisis overwhelms: © UNICEF/Annadjib Ramadane Mahamat Women in Golonti, Chad, participate in a nutrition sensitization session led by local

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Iraq’s military moved forces into the desert between Najaf and Karbala on Tuesday, escorting journalists to the site of what U.S. and Israeli media reports had described as a secret Israeli base — a claim Iraqi officials firmly deny.

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French prosecutors have requested a seven‑year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his appeal trial over allegations that his 2007 presidential campaign received illegal funding from Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya.

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Rwanda's former first lady Agathe Habyarimana will appeal last week's ruling by a French court that overturned a 2025 decision to dismiss an investigation into her role in the 1994 genocide.

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Israeli drone strikes on Wednesday hit multiple vehicles along a main highway south of Beirut, killing eight people — including a woman and her two children — according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, in one of the deadliest escalations since the ceasefire took effect.

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[Leadership] A recent study by a Nigerian student, Ololade Temitope Oduneye, has identified cement as the construction sector's biggest carbon problem, highlighting a range of greener alternatives that could significantly reduce emissions across the industry.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has cautioned voters participating in Thursday's by-election that they risk incurring a fine of up to Ksh1 million, a jail term not exceeding three years, or both for taking selfies, photos, or videos inside polling booths.

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[SAnews.gov.za] The launch of Lenacapavir - a groundbreaking HIV drug - will be held on June 5 in Mpumalanga.

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[CPJ] Kinshasa -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to release journalist Stéphane Shisso, who was arrested in January after reporting on erosion caused by mining, and to ensure the safety of his colleague Guelord Shamba, who is in hiding.

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It wants a slice of Eramet, the company whose subsidiary, Comilog, mines manganese at Moanda in the east of the country.

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Air Force One landed in Beijing on Wednesday, carrying US President Donald Trump to his high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jingping.

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Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe admits to errors following the chaotic Afcon final between Morocco and Senegal which dented Caf's reputation.

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French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, where he was welcomed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed before heading into a trilateral meeting at the African Union headquarters with UN Secretary‑General António Guterres and AU Commission chairman Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.

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[GroundUp] City of Cape Town calls for donations to help flood victims

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[GroundUp] Immigrant community leaders say the ruling that bars rejected asylum seekers from reapplying, may see people deported back to countries where they face danger

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- High-level talks between opposition leaders and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ended without agreement on Wednesday, with negotiators reportedly failing to bridge key differences over the country's disputed electoral framework, sources familiar with the discussions said.

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[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Braving the early morning winter frosty conditions, hundreds of Batswana on Wednesday morning lined up at Parliament Building to pay their last respects to the country's former President, Dr Festus Mogae, whose body is lying in state.

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Africa needs massive private global capital and should welcome all foreign investors, Nigerian businessman Tony Elumelu said on the sidelines of this week's Africa Forward summit co-hosted by France and Kenya.

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A BBC investigation exposed how scammers posted social content of dogs in distress to dupe donors into giving money.

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Fannie Masemola faces four charges of contravening the Public Finance Management Act relating to an allegedly irregular tender.