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The vice-president says the government had barely reached 10% of its targets, without specifying them.

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[Horn Diplomat] Jerusalem -- Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro was awarded the prestigious Friends of Zion Award in Jerusalem on Tuesday, becoming one of a select group of international leaders recognized for strengthening ties with Israel and promoting cooperation between peoples and nations.

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[New Dawn] The Liberian Senate Judiciary Committee has presented a seven-month legislative roadmap for the passage of bills establishing war and economic crimes courts.

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[New Dawn] Capitol Hill -- Montserrado County District #9 Representative Frank Saah Foko has accused the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Richard Nagbe Koon, of being linked to the recent multimillion-dollar drug bust at Roberts International Airport (RIA).

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Art Basel 2025 in Basel draws thousands as high-end works by Picasso, Warhol and Hockney fuel a recovering global art market after years of decline.

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Remarkably, the hat trick came exactly 20 years after Messi made his World Cup debut. It was also his fifth consecutive World Cup match with a goal, further strengthening his claim as football’s greatest player.

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Their red jerseys stood out against the green pitch. Most were teenage girls. Some had fled war. Others had never played in an organized soccer league or set foot in a major stadium before.

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged citizens not to blame migrants for the country's challenges, warning against attempts to exploit public frustrations amid a recent wave of anti-immigrant unrest and violence.

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[GroundUp] The Legal Practice Council says it has taken action but it has not yet amended its code of conduct to reflect this

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[GroundUp] The municipality failed to complete the project and left it to ruin

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[Premium Times] "These incidents reflect not isolated tragedies but a broader humanitarian concern that requires urgent national attention," NHRC's Executive Secretary Tony Ojukwu said.

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[Premium Times] More than seven months after lawmakers and staff vacated the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly complex for a N15.47 billion rehabilitation project, PREMIUM TIMES found scant evidence of substantial work.

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[Premium Times] The Court of Appeal berated the Federal High Court judge who issued the deregistration order.

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[Premium Times] According to the naval spokesperson, the discovery highlights the increasingly sophisticated concealment methods criminals are adopting to sustain crude oil theft operations.

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Spanish film star Javier Bardem was honoured in Los Angeles on 16 June with a place in the celebrated forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre, a distinction reserved for some of cinema's biggest names.

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Displaced Malawians are being moved from a temporary shelter in Durban following a recent wave of anti-immigrant unrest in South Africa, with some migrants choosing to return home amid growing fears for their safety.

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At least one person was killed and seven others injured after a Russian drone struck a residential building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on 16 June, sparking a major fire and causing extensive damage, Ukrainian officials said.

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[Daily Maverick] She was a Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holder, and she died early in the morning at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, delayed and in great discomfort as an emergency patient forced to pay before receiving treatment.

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Mobile Technologies: As The Continent Enters A New Phase Of Digital Transformation New GSMA report highlights how AI, digital services and mobile

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[UN News] In Ebola-stricken Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), winning the race against the disease requires earning the community's trust first and foremost, humanitarians said on Tuesday.