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South Africa: No, 2 Million Doses of HIV Medication Have Not Gone Uncollected Since Anti-Migrant Protests in South Africa

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[Africa Check] IN SHORT: Social media posts and AI-generated search results claim that 2 million doses of HIV medication have gone uncollected in South Africa in July 2026. But these claims are false. They have been shared without any supporting evidence, and promote false, dangerous stereotypes about migrants.

Kenya: Murkomen Warns Against Illegal Use of Police Military, Style Uniforms

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has directed Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to move with speed against individuals wearing camouflage and other security-style uniforms while allegedly posing as police officers or members of specialised security units.

Nigeria: Exclusive - How 'Chance' Encounter With Soldier Allegedly Landed Nollywood Actor Coup Propagandist Role

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[Premium Times] This installment of PREMIUM TIMES 'series of exclusive reporting on last year's failed coup details how a veteran Nollywood actor became involved with suspected coup plotters after developing a friendship with a soldier, before being assigned a propagandist role.

Benin: Ex-Benin President Talon Makes Political Comeback Via Newly Founded Senate

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[RFI] Benin's newly created Senate elected former president Patrice Talon as its leader on Thursday in Porto-Novo, less than three months after he left office. He will serve a five-year term at the head of the country's new second chamber of Parliament.

Tunisia tops Morocco among French travellers despite booking dip

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Tunisia has remained the leading Maghreb destination for French travellers this summer, ranking ahead of Morocco in July 2026 bookings despite a slight decline. Morocco, however, posted stronger year-on-year growth, reflecting rising demand for its diverse tourism offerings.

Africa Cannot Build A Clean-Tech Future On Disposable Products

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Africa Cannot Build a Clean-Tech Future on Disposable Products Page 2  Read more African news and insights on Africa.com.

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Authorities Pursuing 'Campaign to Dismantle' Independent Newsroom - CPJ

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned what it described as an escalating campaign by Ethiopian authorities against Addis Standard, calling for an immediate end to actions targeting the publication following the detention and assault of its Editor-in-Chief, the raid on its newsroom, destruction and seizure of equipment, and an eviction order served against its offices.

Ghana inflation continues to ease in July as food prices fall

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Ghana’s inflation is easing again. Consumer prices rose 4.6% in July, down from 5.3% in June, the first monthly decline since March.

Africa: Open Skies Delays Keep Africa's Trade Costs High

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- African governments and aviation industry leaders are pushing for faster implementation of open-skies policies, warning that fragmented air transport markets are raising business costs and limiting the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area.

Nigeria: Atiku Raises Alarm Over Mysterious Credit Alert, Suspected Data Breach

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[Vanguard] Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm over a suspicious credit into one of his private bank accounts domiciled with one of Nigeria's leading commercial banks, and has put security agencies on notice over the incident.

Editor of top Ethiopian independent news site seized by police, publisher says

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Rights groups say this as part of a pattern of targeting news outlets - the government has not commented.

Spanish enclave of Ceuta still reeling from mass influx of migrants

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Although most of about 80,000 people who swarmed into the tiny North African territory have gone back, it is estimated that 3,000 to 5,000 remain.

Ghana: Police Seize Suspected Cocaine Worth $6.9m in Gari Sacks

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[Ghanaian Times] Tema -- The Tema Regional Police Command has intercepted 866 parcels of substances suspected to be cocaine concealed in sacks of gari and allegedly destined for export, with an estimated street value of $6.928 million, and arrested four suspects in two separate anti-narcotics operations.

Liberia: Police Chief Denies Alleged Ties to Drug Cartel

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Coleman's statement, posted to his personal Facebook page, reads less like a routine institutional update and more like a man answering a question nobody asked him directly, because everybody has been asking it indirectly for weeks. "Criminal organizations thrive where fear, silence, and institutional weakness prevail. They will not prevail in Liberia again," he wrote. "The Liberia National Police will not be intimidated, distracted, or deterred from enforcing the law."

Liberia: Boakai On Drug Scandal - 'We Will Find You' - but Will the Courts Deliver?

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[FrontPageAfrica] He came to swear in judges and court marshals. He left having delivered the most direct public warning of his presidency -- to drug traffickers, yes, but also, if the words are taken at face value, to anyone inside his own government still hoping this scandal blows over quietly.

Senegal jails three TikTok influencers over posts criticising president Faye

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A Senegalese court has sentenced three TikTok influencers to prison for posts that allegedly insulted President Bassirou Diomaye Faye.

Tanzania: Uganda, Tanzania Seal Deal to Develop Tanga Into Regional Energy Hub

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[Independent (Kampala)] Dar es Salaam -- President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda and Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania have endorsed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at reshaping East Africa's energy economy by shifting the region's focus from crude oil exports to building an integrated regional energy and industrial hub.

South Africa: Maré and the Cape Flats - Where Violence Becomes a Public Health Crisis

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[allAfrica] "Stay together."

Lightweight bamboo wheelchairs helping Kenyan children with disabilities

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The aim being to ensure that every wheelchair is perfectly fitted to the needs and challenges of each child that requires one.

Meta hit with record $942 million penalty over child safety failures

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Meta has been ordered to pay a record $942 million after a US judge ruled the company failed to protect children from harm on its social media platforms.

Ivory Coast cocoa buyout completed, authorities say

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Ivory Coast’s cocoa buyout operation has been completed, the country’s Coffee-Cocoa Council said in a statement on Thursday.

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