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Helen Zille, a well-known South African politician, wore a wetsuit, a mask and snorkel, and a pink-and-white swimming cap as she doggy-paddled through the pool of muddy brown water in an upscale Johannesburg suburb

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In a show of force in Cape Town, around 500 military and police personnel paraded ahead of a year-long deployment targeting gangs, illegal mining, and organized crime across the Western Cape.

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[Premium Times] The ICPC released Mr El-Rufai temporarily on Friday so he could attend his mother's funeral.

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[U.S. Embassy Kampala] The U.S. Government transferred over $100 million of digital health information infrastructure - including digital health platforms, data systems, associated equipment, and select personnel - to bolster Uganda's health security and self-reliance in a ceremony at the Ministry of Health on March 31. This milestone is an important part of the five-year U.S.-Ugandan Health Memorandum of Understanding signed on December 10, 2025 under the United States' America First Global Health Strategy, which prioritizes

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Gran Grif attacked Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite early Sunday, burning homes and leaving bodies strewn on the streets. The gang attacked again on Monday, said Bertide Horace, spokesperson for the Commission for Dialogue, Reconciliation and Awareness to Save the Artibonite, an activist group

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has dismissed speculation linking dozens of human remains discovered in a mass grave in Kericho to murder, saying investigators are instead pursuing cases of negligence and violations of public health and documentation laws.

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[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Justice Ministry has launched a campaign for Free Birth Registration in order to promote citizens' access to civil identification.

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[Premium Times] "A civilian governor addressing citizens from an armoured tank sends a troubling message."

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[Vanguard] The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed June 17 to hear the N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

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[New Zimbabwe] OVERCROWDED venues, political tension and limited citizen participation dominated the first day of public hearings on the proposed Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.3) Bill, the Election Resource Centre (ERC Africa) has reported.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Melbourne -- Uganda's presence at the Melbourne International Coffee Expo is no longer just about being seen. It is about being assessed. What began as curiosity has quickly shifted into evaluation, as global buyers move from tasting to testing the country's readiness for high-value markets. At the centre of this moment is a more urgent message. Uganda's coffee is being tasted differently. Now, it must be delivered differently.

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Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has signed into law legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison amid a crackdown on the country's gay community.

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[Africa Check] Nigeria's ruling party denies viral 'price list' for 2027 nominations

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[Africa Check] No, image does not show mourners at funeral of Libya's Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

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[Africa Check] No evidence Kenyan president has expelled his aide Farouk Kibet

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On a dusty field in Kano, coach Hida Ghaddar is doing far more than running football drills. Through her Breakthrough Soccer Academy, she offers young people an alternative to the growing risks around them, combining sport with discipline, education, and job support.

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The presidential term of Niger’s ousted leader, Mohamed Bazoum, officially ends on Thursday, but he is unlikely to be released from detention or even put on trial, leaving the situation uncertain.

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U.S. President Donald Trump has told aides that he is willing to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday night, citing officials

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A group of toddlers evacuated as premature infants just a month into the Israel-Hamas war returned Monday to families overjoyed yet worried about their futures in a transformed Gaza.

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Spanish police have uncovered a highly sophisticated drug-smuggling tunnel in Ceuta, right along the border with Morocco, and it’s unlike anything you’d expect from a typical trafficking route.

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Solomon Ogbonna Eziko's installation as an Igbo leader in East London has sparked tensions.