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[UN News] As South Sudan enters a so-called "extended transitional period" this month, the UN's top envoy to the country has warned that the clock is ticking to accomplish the commitments under a key 2018 peace accord, ahead of a new deadline set for February 2027.

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[Global Press Journal] Harare, Zimbabwe -- Some refugees at a settlement camp were about to board flights to new futures. Trump's policy decisions mean they are starting over yet again.

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[The Conversation Africa] Crime researchers use murder (or homicide) rate per 100,000 as a crude measure of the general level of violent interpersonal crime globally. According to the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime, South Africa's murder rate of 45 per 100,000 (2023/24) is the second highest for countries that publish crime data.

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[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa will tonight outline the roadmap for the country for the year ahead, as he takes to the Parliamentary podium to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA).

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[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has welcomed his American counterpart Donald Trump's decision to deport illegal immigrants including some 545 Zimbabweans set to be shipped back.

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[VOA] United Nations -- A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a fighting between M23 militants and the national army over control of a key eastern city.

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Johannesburg is known as a dangerous city, but some people are working to change that reputation.

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Technology-enabled operations are crucial for reforestation in Africa, where forests face increasing threats from deforestation. Advanced technologies ensure

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Ugandan LGBTQ+ rights activist Pius Kennedy is one of many humanitarian workers across the world who is effectively out of a job since U.S. President Donald Trump shut down the government's main agency for delivering humanitarian aid to other countries.

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[Namibian] A memorial centre in honour of late president Hage Geingob will not be funded by taxpayers money, but will be financed through fundraising.

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[Namibian] "He told us that one day, Namibia would miss the type of person he was and what he was trying to achieve. That is evident today."

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Willy Mignon is remembered as a "fighter" who pioneering a whole new dance style.

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[allAfrica] Windhoek -- Dr. Hage Gottfried Geingob served as the third president of Namibia from March 2015 until his death on February 4, 2024. Previously he served as the country's first Prime Minister after independence in 1990 and again from 2012 until his was sworn in as chief of state. Writing is his personal capacity, the author recites the key role played by the late president in establishing the country's democratic framework.

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[Namibian] Swapo's planned extraordinary congress at the end of February is allegedly designed to prevent current ministers who might not make it to parliament from contesting president-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah for the presidency of the party.

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[NIPDB] Windhoek -- On this day last year, we woke up to the devastating news of the passing of our beloved President, H.E. Dr. Hage G. Geingob.

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Osama Elmasry Njeem, who was wanted by the ICC for alleged war crimes, was recently freed by Rome. The move prompted outrage among opposition parties, but now the government is defending its decision, stating there were mistakes in the ICC arrest warrant.

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South Africa civil rights organisation AfriForum says it is going to write an official letter to the United States government requesting that President Donald Trump’s not punish South Africans, but focus on the politicians responsible.

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[MSF] MSF teams in three different parts of Sudan - Khartoum, North Darfur and South Darfur states - treated mass influxes of war wounded patients as the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued, with little respect shown for civilian life.

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Reactions in Goma remain mixed. While some residents welcome the move as a step toward peace, others express deep skepticism about its credibility.

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As M23 rebels entered Goma and the city was plunged into chaos, female prisoners were attacked, the UN says.

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[Vanguard] Proceedings at the Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja were stalled on Wednesday due to the absence of witnesses of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC).