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[Daily Maverick] One person has died and two others have been admitted to hospital with critical injuries after a fire destroyed large parts of the Cemetery View informal settlement in Pretoria in the early hours of Saturday.

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South African authorities say they are investigating the death of the 20-year-old American student.

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China's foreign minister on Monday called on world powers to work together in tackling global challeges. Addressing a meeting of delegates at the Summit for The Future, Wang Yi stressed the importance of the UN Charter.

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Police in Ghana say they have arrested dozens of protesters, after crowds took to the streets to denounce the government's handling of the economy and of illegal mining. Organisers of the demonstration accused police of attacking peaceful protesters. It comes months ahead of presidential elections.

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At least 30 bodies have been found on a boat along a migrant route off the coast of Senegal, the country's military has said. Many of those leaving the country are seeking to escape poverty and a lack of jobs. Most try to make their way to the Canary Islands.

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Thousands of people are fleeing southern Lebanon following a series of Israeli air strikes, that have killed dozens and wounded hundreds according to Lebanon's health ministry. Israel says it is going after Hezbollah targets, as fears of a wider regional war grow.

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There has been a surge of deaths as more migrants try to reach the Canary Islands across the Atlantic Ocean.

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[Daily News] NEW YORK: PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa represented President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan at the opening ceremony of the Summit of the Future as part of the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79) at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sunday.

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Rescuers on Monday (Sep. 23) recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, bringing the death toll in the disaster to at least 38, officials said. Another 14 miners are still believed to be trapped below ground.

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The second shipment in a month arrives, as tensions increase between the two countries and Ethiopia.

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According to his spokesperson, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is 'gravely alarmed' by reports of an assault by the Rapid Support Forces on the city of El-Fasher. He has called on the leader of the RSF to end the attack on the city, which has been besieged by paramilitaries for months.

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Israel allows trucks of aid just through two small crossings in the north and one main crossing in the south, Kerem Shalom.

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[Leadership] The federal government and the labour unions have reached agreement on the consequential salary adjustments arising from the new National Minimum Wage Act, 2024.

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[RFI] Kenyan President William Ruto, on a visit to Haiti, said this weekend that he was open to Kenya's anti-gang mission in the country being converted to a full UN peacekeeping operation.

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[Shabelle] Garasbale -- The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has successfully delivered aid to 2,000 families in the Garasbaley district, which lies outside the Somali capital, Mogadishu, focusing on those most vulnerable.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- A military cargo ship said to be from Egypt docked at Mogadishu's port on Sunday, delivering what officials describe as the largest shipment of heavy artillery and anti-tank weapons to Somalia since the United Nations lifted its arms embargo in December 2023.

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[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has released a weather outlook predicting thunderstorms nationwide from Monday, September 23, to Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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[Independent (Kampala)] A Nairobi-designed digital wallet service is nipping at the heels of Eswatini's mainstream banks and telcos, proving that African expansion can be a gainful strategy for Fintech startups.

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[OCHA] Few people open their homes to strangers. Even fewer share their scarce resources to help those strangers rebuild their lives. Aly Guindo, 65, not only opened his home to displaced families in Socoura, in Mali's Bandiagara Region, but he also shared his land to help them earn a living.

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In early 2024, a major geopolitical event unfolded in the Horn of Africa with far-reaching consequences. Ethiopia and Somaliland signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 01 January 2024 granting Ethiopia sea access through Somaliland's ports in exchange for potential international recognition for Somaliland, marking a significant shift in the region's political landscape.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Cover Story -- The nondescript village of Kijaguzo in Semuto, Nakaseke District, in central Uganda was a beehive of activity on Sept. 15 as government dignitaries, religious leaders and residents from surrounding villages in the district and the Greater Luweero Triangle converged at the Catholic Parish headquarters to pray and make merry as President Yoweri Museveni celebrated his 80th birthday.