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[Ghanaian Times] More than 1,710 people have been displaced in the Wassa Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region following nearly a week of torrential rains that triggered severe flooding in several communities.

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[Liberian Observer] The Senate is facing growing pressure to take a more assertive role in one of the country's largest narcotics investigations in recent memory after Montserrado County Senators Abraham Darius Dillon and Saah H. Joseph formally requested that the Legislature recommend the temporary suspension of GLS Menzies' cargo-handling concession at Roberts International Airport (RIA) pending the outcome of investigations into the seizure of approximately 233.1 kilograms of cocaine valued at US$19.2 million.

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[Vanguard] The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate the allegation by the prosecution that part of the evidence it tendered in court and served on lawyers to the defendants was displayed on social media.

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[Daily Maverick] This article first appeared in the Democracy newsletter, our weekly guide to the local government elections ahead of the 4 November poll. As South Africa gears up for the vote, we unpack why Helen Zille in Johannesburg and the MK Party are are set to dominate Election 2026. Here are six things to know this week:

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[spotlight] To Professor Salim Abdool Karim, excellence should be the only standard. In science, he says he is inspired by imaginative thinking such as that of American comic publisher Stan Lee, co-creator of Spider-Man. Spotlight sat down with him in his office in a glass-encased building on the University of KwaZulu-Natal's medical campus.

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Amid widespread concern about youth unemployment in South Africa, Safe-Hub is creating pathways to opportunity, one community at a time.

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Banking groups operating in Emerging Markets can take lessons from South Africa and Brazil when it comes to building out profitable wealth management

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The US decision to withdraw all of its HIV and Aids funding from South Africa is likely to cost lives, the head of the UN's HIV agency has warned.

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The 29-year-old man died during a march against illegal immigrants at the Jika Joe Informal Settlement in Pietermaritzburg.

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African Energy: By Vuyo Mafrika, Head, Global Markets, Client Solutions –  Africa Regional Offices; Chewe Chumanya, Bank  Manager, Absa

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Niger has officially submitted its request to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Hague-based tribunal said on Tuesday, nine months after announcing the move alongside allies Mali and Burkina Faso

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Centres Of African Wealth: South Africa remains a key anchor in Africa’s wealth landscape, but its dominance is steadily giving way as wealth and

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[Independent (Kampala)] The East African Community (EAC) will bring its flagship Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Trade Fair to Kigali in late October, as regional policymakers seek to accelerate industrialisation, strengthen local supply chains and reduce dependence on imports.

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[Liberian Observer] The United States Embassy in Monrovia has reaffirmed growing international interest in Liberia's mining sector following a high-level diplomatic meeting between U.S. officials, Mansa Resources Limited, and its strategic U.S. investment partner Orion Resource Partners, as discussions intensify around the development and management of the Dugbe Gold Project in southeastern Liberia.

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[Parliament of South Africa] The National Assembly has today passed the Appropriation Bill, which provides for the appropriation of funds from the National Revenue Fund for the State's requirements for the 2026/27 financial year and prescribes conditions for the expenditure of those funds.

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The Joy releases Precious, a new single, on Friday 19 June. The exciting new song combines Zulu and English verses, building on the momentum of their

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[This Day] Abuja -- Nearly one in every two female students in Nigeria experiences some form of gender-based violence during years in school, a disturbing trend fuelling school dropouts, inflicting lasting psychological trauma, and denying thousands of children justice, stakeholders warned on Tuesday.

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Real-time Money Movement: Nuvion, the AI-powered global banking and cross-border payments platform built on  fiat and stablecoins for businesses

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[RFI] Seven European countries have called on Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to immediately stop their assault on El-Obeid, a city in Sudan's North Kordofan state, warning of credible signs that a major offensive could be imminent as civilians face worsening shortages of food, water and fuel.

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The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) announces the launch of Pitch n Grow, a flagship annual women entrepreneurship pitch

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Sixteen pupils, aged between 15 and 18, died when a fire broke out in a dormitory at Utumishi Girls' School last month.