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[Independent (Kampala)] Palabek Secondary School in the northern Uganda district of Lamwo near the South Sudan border has become the centre of a campaign to increase safety precautions against lightning strikes in Uganda.
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The sacred wooden instrument has been kept in the quai Branly museum in Paris for the past years, where it was restored while waiting for the transfer to its country of origin.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A large number of businesses in Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD) and surrounding areas remained closed on Monday amid fears of looting and violence associated with the planned Saba Saba protests.
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said on Monday that its Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) launched precision air strikes on 6 July 2025 against key terrorist strongholds nestled in the Mandara Mountains, located in Borno State, destroying their strongholds and killing scores of terrorists.
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) in collaboration with the Management of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) announces significant increases in prices of petroleum products across the country.
[RFI] Police blocked major roads leading to Nairobi and heavily restricted vehicle traffic on Monday, witnesses and Kenyan media said, as the country braced for protests to mark the anniversary of 1990 pro-democracy rallies.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Parts of Central Kenya were engulfed in smoke and tension on Monday morning as groups of protesters lit bonfires and blocked roads to mark the 35th anniversary of the Saba Saba pro-democracy movement.
[SAnews.gov.za] Chairperson of the Civil 20 (C20) Thulani Tshefuta says from December 2024 to date, they have managed to register more than 1 900 organisations that participate in C20 structures and processes.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Home Affairs' new identity verification service that enables government users and private sector clients to verify information against the National Population Register (NPR) is making progress since its rollout earlier this month.
[SAnews.gov.za] Government has announced a substantial Disaster Recovery Grant, allocating R1.2 billion to municipalities affected by recent disasters.
Israel’s military launched airstrikes early on Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The strikes followed a suspected Houthi attack on a ship in the Red Sea.
“politicians, law enforcement, SAPS (South African Police Service), metro police and correctional services, prosecutors, judiciary” were being "controlled by drug cartels and as well as business people.”
Fighting in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State is pushing people into famine, according to the United Nations food agency.
Police in Nairobi blocked major roads into the Kenyan capital on Monday ahead of planned anti-government protests. Private and public vehicles and most pedestrians were barred from accessing the city center, and many businesses remained closed.
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Nigeria's football federation has "not done enough" to ensure its women's team remain ahead of their competition in Africa, claims Desire Oparanozie.
Chad’s former Prime Minister and opposition leader, Succès Masra, is appealing to French President Emmanuel Macron for support after spending two months in pre-trial detention.
Critics accuse Museveni of ruling with an iron fist. Uganda’s constitution has been changed twice to remove term and age limits, allowing him to remain in power.
At a meeting with his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said the two countries are ready to work together to expand bilateral trade and investment and promote the sustainable development of the Addis-Ababa-Djibouti Railway.
The BRICS countries, which have grown to include 10 member states since last year, are meeting for their annual summit from 6 to 7 July in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Police are treating the death of Dr Fortune Gomo in the city's Lochee area on Saturday as murder.
