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Brazil: long queues and river journeys mark decisive presidential vote

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Brazilians headed to the polls on Sunday to choose between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro. From canoe journeys in the Amazon to long queues in Rio and a Lula doll in Brasília, voters turned out for the presidential runoff.

Thousands of sheep take over Madrid's streets for Transhumance Festival

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Over 1,400 sheep and goats took over Madrid's streets on Sunday, delighting spectators at the 33rd annual Transhumance Festival, which followed a different route this year to avoid a housing protest.

Gabon restores social media access after an eight-month ban

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The media regulator pulled the plug on social networks in February blaming content posted online for stoking conflict and division in society.

Gabon says access to social media restored after eight-month ban

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The authorities had justified the ban by saying online content was fuelling conflict, while the opposition had condemned it as an abuse of power.

Saudi Arabia's Riyadh airport partially resumes flights after Houthi attacks

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The announcement comes after a two-week suspension of operations following strikes from Yemen's Houthis on the Saudi capital.

Iranian president blames United States for failure of interim peace deal

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Masoud Pezeshkian emphasised, however, that a new attempt should be made to reach an agreement to end the war with the US and Israel.

Over 1,000 arrested in France after a day of mostly peaceful protests

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There were clashes after night fall as police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters in a number of cities.

Red Cross trains staff as Kenya records its second death from Ebola

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It says the fight to contain the virus does not end when a patient dies, saying the handling and burial of the body is just as important.

Niger imposes curfew on petrol sales amid national fuel shortage

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Petrol stations are not allowed to sell fuel between nine at night and six in the morning to enable suppliers to restock them.

Nigeria's Tinubu defends policies as he launches re-election bid

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Amid a cost-of-living crisis, President Bola Tinubu held his first campaign rally on Saturday as he hopes to win a second term in office in the January polls.

'I cannot teach you integrity': How employee theft is hurting small businesses in Africa

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That Girl Boina's post about why she had closed her beauty parlour struck a nerve with other small business owners.

Gunmen kill at least 10 villagers and loot shops in northeast Nigeria

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Police are searching for other casualties, with officials warning the actual death toll could rise further.

Haiti's ex-president Martelly registers as candidate for upcoming election

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Haiti’s former president Michel Martelly is running for office again. He presented his candidacy on Friday for the December 13 elections - the country’s first in 10 years. Earlier this month, Haiti’s electoral council overturned a ban on candidates sanctioned by foreign countries.

HIV prevention jab offers hope in Uganda but doses are hard to find

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An injectable HIV drug could save huge numbers of people from getting infected in Uganda.
But shortages of lenacapavir mean that those who need it the most often can't get treated with a dose.

Seven missing after multi-storey building collapses in Kenya's capital

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Rescue efforts are under way to find people trapped under the block, which was still under construction when it buckled.

Two 'unauthorised' oil tankers struck in Strait of Hormuz, Iran says

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Two 'unauthorised' supertankers hit naval mines near the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, according to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy. On Thursday, a ship transiting the strait was hit by an unknown projectile, the UK reported.

New Tumaini Ebola vaccine trial launches in Bunia as DRC struggles

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A clinical trial for a new Ebola vaccine is getting underway in DR Congo’s Ituri province. The TUMAini trial will evaluate candidate vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain of the virus.

Brazil candidates make final campaign push ahead of presidential runoff

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Almost 159 million Brazilians are eligible to vote Sunday in a closely contested presidential runoff between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.

CAR: Former hostages greeted by President Touadéra on return to Bangui

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In Central African Republic, three hostages released this week after 10 months in captivity arrived in Bangui aboard a special UN flight. A local government official and two members of the National Election Authority, they were kidnapped in Bambouti in December, on the day of the general election.

16-storey building collapses in Nairobi, many fear trapped in rubble

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A high-rise building in Kenya’s capital Nairobi was reduced to rubble on Friday after collapsing while under construction.

Woman, 65, becomes second patient to die of Ebola in Kenya

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She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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