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Nigeria is the latest African state to repatriate citizens following reports of xenophobic attacks.

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Dozens of motorcycle taxi drivers have taken to the streets of Bunia and Rwampara in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to spread Ebola prevention messages.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has defended the government's 2026/2027 budget, saying the country is facing difficult economic realities that have made the current financial plan one of the most challenging in recent years.

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Nigerians fleeing the wave of anti-immigrant tensions sweeping South Africa arrived at Johannesburg airport on Wednesday for repatriation. For weeks, groups armed with sticks and shields have marched through parts of the country demanding that foreigners with no papers leave by the end of the month.

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[Leadership] Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, will receive the first batch of 268 Nigerian returnees from the Republic of South Africa at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, following the consistent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other nationals in the former apartheid enclave.

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[Bhekisisa] Is history repeating itself -- just four years after the COVID-19 pandemic -- with the United States demanding an Ebola quarantine camp for Americans in Kenya? In May, the Kenya High Court ordered the US centre to temporarily close down , warning it will expose the public -- in a country without a single confirmed Ebola case from the current outbreak -- to unacceptable risks .

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[Daily Maverick] As members of Cape Town's municipal planning tribunal can now effectively serve for life (as revealed in Part 1 of this series), Daily Maverick interrogates the tribunal's lack of official employment records, the basis of its apparent property 'development-above-all-else' policy, and why it is withholding a critical legal opinion for which ordinary Capetonians have paid.

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[UN News] Global forced displacement has decreased for the first time in a decade, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Thursday, though the figure remains unacceptably high and tens of millions of people are still trapped in prolonged exile with little prospect of rebuilding their lives.

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Iran is closing the Strait of Hormuz to all traffic, including oil tankers and commercial ships, the country’s state media announced on Thursday.

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[Vanguard] South African government has slammed a five-year travel ban on the 268 Nigerians cleared for repatriation after declaring them illegal residents.

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Pope Leo XIV blesses Sagrada Familia’s new tower in Barcelona, now the world’s tallest church, in a mass marking 100 years since Antoni Gaudí’s death.

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[Nyasa Times] A dark cloud of grief has descended on Malawi following the tragic death of former Mr Malawi, Tadeo Banda, who was among 12 people killed in a brutal mass shooting in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday.

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[DW] Nairobi -- LGBTQ+ organizations in Kenya are struggling: Deep funding cuts, not just during Pride, have forced layoffs, shrinking services and tough choices. But organizations that serve queer communities are adapting.

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[HRW] Effective Health Response Needs Transparency, Limited Role for Security Forces

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's opposition coalition under the United Alternative Government banner has sharply criticised President William Ruto's administration ahead of the presentation of the 2026/2027 national budget, accusing the government of pursuing policies that are deepening the country's debt crisis and worsening the burden on ordinary citizens.

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[HRW] Drop Charges, Release Detained Journalists

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni says the "fire of Ebola has started going down" in an address to the nation. Museveni and officials state there have been "no new cases" for five days, with the president calling the outbreak "easy to stop."

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[Nile Post] The Governments of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are planning to establish joint medical camps on the Congolese side of the border as part of efforts to strengthen the fight against Ebola and ensure suspected patients receive timely treatment.

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[Nile Post] Lawyers representing opposition figure Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Obeid Lutale have accused Luzira Prison authorities of obstructing preparations for an upcoming court hearing by denying them access to key materials needed to review the prosecution's evidence.