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A fifth man was discharged and acquitted by the court due to insufficient evidence against him.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali opposition leaders stepped up preparations on Thursday for a planned mass protest in Mogadishu, amid rising political tensions over governance and the country's electoral process.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- The platforms of Shabelle TV and radio are once again under what looks like coordinated and selected pressure activities from state-sponsored minders in Somalia.

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[New Zimbabwe] SPEAKER of Parliament Jacob Mudenda has dismissed opposition objections to a motion by Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to suspend normal parliamentary business and prioritise debate on the contentious Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3.

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[U.S. Embassy Nairobi] Nairobi -- We are aware of the court action filed in Kenya and are actively working with the Kenyan government to resolve any objections and communicate our shared objectives to the Kenyan people. The United States and Kenya share a historic health partnership that over decades has benefitted both Americans and Kenyans. Our joint response to the current Ebola outbreak is a natural extension of our longstanding cooperation.

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[New Times] President Paul Kagame has said Rwanda and France are entering a new phase of relations marked by renewed trust and expanding cooperation across key sectors.

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The former schoolteacher was born on 29 May 1926 in Saint-Louis in the country's north and served as president from 2000 to 2012

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At least two people died after anti-immigrant protests in South Africa's Western Cape this weekend turned violent. Now foreign nationals in the country are seeking shelter in community centres, while others are leaving the country.

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Gabon’s main opposition figure, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, will remain in detention after an appeals court rejected his bid to invalidate legal proceedings against him. The decision deepens concerns over judicial independence and political freedoms in the Central African nation.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale says that the cooperation agreement between Kenya and the United States on threat reduction and biological and infectious diseases programmes was first signed during former US President Barack Obama's State visit to Kenya in 2015.

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[Scrolla] Labour deputy minister Jomo Sibiya says employers are driving demand for undocumented workers and the law must now go after them directly. The Employment Services Amendment Bill has been introduced to the National Assembly and will go through committee hearings and public comment in the coming months.

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With a record 10 African sides in action at the 2026 World Cup, BBC Sport Africa picks out some of the players to watch from the continent.

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[Scrolla] South Africa has until November 2027 to respond to Israel's arguments at the ICJ, more than five years after the case was first launched in December 2023. Israel's next submission is only due in May 2029, while rights groups say it has still not fully complied with the court's existing binding orders from 2024.

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[Scrolla] Malawi's government announced a formal voluntary repatriation on 2 June after vigilante attacks on African migrants spread across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. Over 2,449 Malawians crossed back home through border posts before the repatriation was even announced, with the numbers rising sharply each week.

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Ousmane Sonko, leader of Senegal's ruling party and recently dismissed from his post as prime minister, has stated that his party is now "in a situation of cohabitation"

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[263Chat] The Zimbabwe Indigenous Interdenominational Council of Churches (ZIICC) has called for national unity, peace and prayer as Parliament continues deliberations on Constitution Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3) describing the process as a significant moment in the country's governance journey.

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[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday host Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto on a State Visit to South Africa, with the two leaders expected to strengthen bilateral relations, expand trade and investment opportunities, and advance cooperation on regional and continental priorities.

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI,Kenya,June 3-Kenyan households, businesses and manufacturers will continue paying current electricity rates after the government withdrew a retail electricity tariff review application that had been submitted by the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) in March.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has announced the withdrawal of a retail electricity tariff review application that had been submitted by Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) on March 31.

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[The Point] The Gambia Against Looted Assets (GALA) has warned that it will mobilise citizens across the country for a nationwide protest on June 19 if electricity supply does not improve significantly by mid-June, raising the stakes in the ongoing power crisis affecting homes, businesses and public services.

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[Namibian] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for urgent and coordinated regional action to strengthen food security, climate resilience and agricultural systems.