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Mourners gather in Nairobi following the death of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

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Women and girls in rural Zimbabwe are reviving Nhanga, an ancient custom traditionally used to prepare girls to marriage, and transforming it into a forum to promote gender equality.

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More than 300 communities across central and eastern Mexico remained isolated on Tuesday after deadly landslides and flooding swept through the region, leaving at least 64 people dead.

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[WFP] As humanitarian aid dries up, these countries are especially vulnerable

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has declared a seven-day period of national mourning following the death of former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga, describing him as a foremost statesman and one of Africa's greatest sons.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi issued a stern warning to opposition politicians on Tuesday, declaring that public demonstrations in the capital will not be permitted amid growing tensions between the government and its critics.

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Belgian police used tear gas and water cannon on Tuesday to disperse tens of thousands of protesters who filled the streets of Brussels to denounce Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s proposed austerity measures.

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[ISS] Domestic observers may not improve the quality of polls on 29 October, but could increase transparency and public awareness.

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Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina dissolved the lower house of parliament on Tuesday, escalating a deepening political crisis after a military rebellion forced him to flee and go into hiding.

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[allAfrica] For decades, misinformation and misconceptions about nicotine's role in cancer and tobacco-related diseases have dominated public health discussions. These misconceptions are not limited to the general public; even among medical professionals, confusion persists. A Rutgers-led study found that about 80 percent of physicians surveyed believed nicotine directly causes cancer.

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Col. Michael Randrianirina, who led a rebellion by soldiers that ousted President Andry Rajoelina, said he expects to be sworn in as the Indian Ocean country’s new leader in the next few days.

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[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, is to open the 2025-2026 Parliamentary Year on Wednesday (15) in Luanda, through the traditional State of the Nation Address during a solemn session of the National Assembly (parliament).

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Aid trucks began rolling into Gaza on Wednesday as Israel moved closer to reopening the Rafah crossing after a tense dispute over the return of the bodies of dead hostages.

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A dominant figure in Kenyan politics for decades, Odinga made five unsuccessful attempts at the presidency.

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Thousands of protesters filled the streets of Udine on Tuesday ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualifier between Italy and Israel, prompting tight security measures across the northeastern Italian city.

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Pakistan end world champions South Africa's unbeaten run by completing a 93-run victory in an entertaining and hard-fought first Test in Lahore.

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The Israeli military said that one of the four bodies released on Monday was not that of an Israeli held in Gaza.

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[New Times] Twenty-five people have been sanctioned by the Rwandan government for terrorism and terrorism financing in a new sanctions list released by the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) on Tuesday, October 14.

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Speaking in parliament on Tuesday in Cape Town, Ramaphosa said South Africa remains committed to its 2023 legal action. “The peace deal… will have no bearing on the case that is before the International Court of Justice,” he said, adding that Israel must respond to South Africa’s pleadings by Januar

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The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group have agreed to create an international body to oversee a ceasefire that has yet to take hold. M23, which receives backing from Rwanda, controls much of North and South Kivu in the country’s mineral-rich east.

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[UN News] More than eight per cent of the world population or around 673 million people are not getting enough to eat and going hungry, according to the UN.