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[The Point] Several suspected migrants sustained burn injuries after a boat believed to be carrying migrants caught fire in the early hours of Monday at Nuimi Bunyadu in the North Bank Region, prompting a swift rescue operation led by regional police authorities.

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[Shabelle] Jeddah -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday strongly condemned the opening of what it described as a "Somaliland embassy" in occupied Jerusalem, calling the move illegal and a clear violation of international law and the United Nations Charter.

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Hundreds of ships remained at a standstill in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, as the United States and Iran reached an initial agreement that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the strait.

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[Daily Maverick] As the EFF and ATM prepare to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa's urgent bid to halt Parliament's Phala Phala impeachment inquiry, the President insists he had 'no option' but to approach the courts, arguing that the Constitutional Court ruling has revived a report that could ultimately threaten his presidency.

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[Daily Maverick] While global condemnation grows over rising anti-immigration protests, an investigation into claims by WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reveals a mixture of unrelated organised crime hits and disputed death tolls in Mossel Bay.

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Ruto said the compensation was not the “price of life, of pain or of loss,” and that should not be seen as a “reward for violence or criminality” in a country where violent protests are common.

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A landmark trial is set to begin in the Central African Republic, where former president Francois Bozize will be tried in absentia on charges of crimes against humanity.

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South African media personality and rapper Molemo Maarohanye, known publicly as Jub Jub, is facing serious criminal charges after being arrested over an alleged violent incident involving a taxi driver.

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Tunisia have sacked head coach Sabri Lamouchi on Monday after the team’s 5-1 defeat against Sweden in their opening World Cup game.

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[allAfrica] Monrovia -- Niger Strips Exiled Opposition Leader of Nationality

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South Africa has admitted that growing accusations of xenophobia are beginning to hurt its economy, with local artists and businesses facing setbacks in other African countries.

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Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar and his wife Amina were abducted in north-west Nigeria at the end of last month.

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For Somaliland, the embassy opening represents a diplomatic victory and could strengthen its campaign for broader international recognition. For Israel, it marks the deepening of ties with a strategic partner in the Horn of Africa.

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World leaders gathering at the G7 summit in France face high-stakes talks on two major global crises: the war in Ukraine and instability in the Middle East.

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[Nile Post] Sembabule -- Livestock farmers in Lwemiyaga County, Sembabule District, are grappling with a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak that has affected cattle in several communities, raising fears of further livestock losses and economic hardship.

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[Nile Post] President Museveni has called on Cabinet ministers and ministers of state to intensify efforts toward Uganda's socio-economic transformation, urging them to lead the shift from subsistence livelihoods to a modern, industrialised and wealth-creating economy.

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[Independent (Kampala)] New ministers, old questions, and Uganda's unfinished state-building project.

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[New Dawn] The House of Representatives, through the Office of the Chief Clerk, has formally invited Naymote Partners for Democratic Development to clarify the methodology, assessment criteria, verification processes, and dissemination of its recently released Legislative Constituency Assessment Report.

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[SNA] Khartoum -- Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris reaffirmed the Government of Hope's commitment to addressing issues affecting doctors, praising their continued efforts in delivering healthcare services, particularly during the war.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Uganda's newly constituted Cabinet has pledged disciplined leadership, accountability and zero tolerance for corruption as ministers began a ten-day induction retreat at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi.

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[Vanguard] The speaker of Senegal's parliament Ousmane Sonko has said that regardless of the outcome of Tuesday's World Cup clash between Senegal and France, Africa would emerge the winner because of the large number of players of African origin in the French national team.