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Survivors of a Nigerian disaster that saw 37 suspected illegal gold miners die while in the custody of a paramilitary civil defence group recounted their panic on Friday as they struggled to breathe inside the cell.

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In Johannesburg, a circus is helping young performers from under-resourced communities turn talent into careers. Among them is 29-year-old Brian Ngobese, who grew up in Alexandra township. After discovering circus almost by accident, he trained in aerial acrobatics.

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UN staffs traveled to Kimoka in North Kivu on Friday, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in an area controlled by M23 rebels, to assess the situation of returnees and their living conditions in conflict-affected areas, as the country also faces its worst Ebola outbreak.

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The police have since set up a task team to investigate the murders and have urged women in the Kempton Park area to avoid walking or running alone "particularly in isolated areas".

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Vacationers on the Greek island of Crete — taking a morning dip or seeking shade on wooden sunbeds — watched a major military exercise unfold on a beachfront Friday, just 50 meters (yards) away.

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African football boss Patrice Motsepe wants a "heightened sense of urgency" from Afcon 2027 co-hosts Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda as they face a race to be ready.

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Residents of Olifantsfontein gathered to remember a woman whose body was found floating in a river in Clayville, east of Johannesburg, as communities across the area demand action over a series of killings of women.

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The aircraft went down near wind turbines in Kipeto, a hilly area of Kajiado County southwest of Nairobi, according to Kajiado West police commander Maureen Kuto. Neither victim was immediately identified.

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Nigeria's government suspended a civil defence commander as President Bola Tinubu ordered a "thorough", "urgent and "full and transparent investigation" over Thursday's deaths.

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Dineo Motapane is one of nine recent victims whose deaths have left a nation traumatised over the level of violence against women.

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Armed security personnel have been deployed in the Nigerian city of Minna, where demonstrators have been taking to the streets, a day after dozens suspected illegal gold miners died while in custody.

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The Ebola outbreak continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, is helping response endeavours through rapid and flexible funding.

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In the Chinese capital, the country's top political advisor Wang Huning met with Speaker of the Egyptian Senate Essam El Din Ahmed Mohamed Farid on Friday.

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Former France international Patrick Vieira, a World Cup winner in 1998, says taking charge of Senegal, the nation of his birth, is an "honour".

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[Premium Times] According to Mr Onanuga, the dinner reflected the longstanding relationship between Nigeria and France.

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The Indian Ocean island nation recorded nearly 150,000 arrivals in the first half of 2026, a ministry of tourism official said

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The company has three months to engage in mediation. If no agreement is reached, the organisations say they could take the case to a French court.

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[CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Guinean authorities to reverse Thursday's ban on France 24 after a presenter called President Mamadi Doumbouya a "putschist president" and to reinstate the accreditation of the pan-African weekly Jeune Afrique's Guinea correspondent Diawo Barry.

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Hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets on Friday, in a government-organized demonstration following months of conflict. It marks the largest such protest since the United States and Israel attacked in February.

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Stanford climate scientist Rob Jackson says prolonged high oil prices could encourage longer-term investment in alternatives.

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Israel and Morocco have agreed to open embassies in their respective countries following a meeting between their top diplomats and the US ambassador to the United Nations in New York on Wednesday