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[Dabanga] El Fula -- At least 52 people have been killed, including 17 or more women from the same family - have been killed when a drone, allegedly launched by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), targeted a convoy of two vehicles carrying mostly women and children from the As Sunaytah area south of Abu Zabad, to El Fula in West Kordofan yesterday. Witnesses say that the party was travelling to El Fula to offer condolences to the families of victims of an earlier drone strike.

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[The Conversation Africa] Millions of Kenyan households and businesses have been subjected to interruptions of electricity supply since late 2024 owing to production shortfalls. President William Ruto acknowledged this, explaining that "daily load-shedding" had become necessary and that power would be switched off in some areas between 5pm and 10pm to stabilise the national grid.

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[RFI] Cocaine trafficking through West Africa is increasing and is fuelling corruption in some countries, sometimes reaching the highest levels of government, a report this week warns. At least 30 percent of cocaine bound for Europe now passes through the region, while growing volumes of the drug are also being consumed locally, including in the form of crack.

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[RFI] Residents have begun fleeing the regional capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region amid fears of a return to open conflict, as tensions that have been building for weeks show no sign of easing. The prospect of renewed fighting has revived memories of the devastating war that gripped the area between 2020 and 2022.

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A near pristine desert and coastal wilderness in Namibia could soon host a huge hydrogen production facility.

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Leo Brent Bozell apologises after weighing in on a dispute rooted in the country's apartheid past.

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The National Union of Eritrean Women branch in the Central Region has provided basic agricultural materials to 7 exemplary female farmers.

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The Office of the Auditor General held a tripartite consultative meeting with representatives of Government institutions and the Ministry of Finance and

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The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has welcomed the improved performance of two water boards, Lepelle Northern Water and Overberg Water, but

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Nigeria has approved its first national policy on cosmetics safety and health after nearly two decades of stalled attempts. The policy was launched at the

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The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Dr Patrick Herminie, accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs Véronique Herminie, paid a courtesy call on His

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Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister Dr. Moustafa Madbouly and Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Engineer Karim Badawi.

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In Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, three Ugandan female peacekeepers serving under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) are

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The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org/) – the voice of the African energy sector – is calling for an industry-wide boycott of the

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The fifth Geneva International Cooperation Forum (IC Forum) organised by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs' Agency for Development and

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The portfolio committees on Agriculture and on Forestry, Fisheries and Environment received briefings from the departments of Agriculture; Land Reform and

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A former holding company of Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler is paying $30 billion to settle a Dutch corruption investigation over mining deals in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Following the shooting of a gardener at his home, the youngest son of former Zimbabwean ruler Robert Mugabe has appeared in a South African court

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[Daba Finance] Chinese and Indian carmakers are reshaping South Africa's auto market as consumers shift toward lower-priced vehicles. Brands such as Chery and Great Wall Motor have gained market share as weak economic growth and rising living costs push buyers toward budget models.

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A man was taken into custody on Wednesday after driving his van into a security barrier outside the White House, authorities said.

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Thousands gathered in the Iranian capital for a funeral procession in memory of several top military leaders, the country's state media reported on Wednesday.