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[Spotlight Initiative] ZOE-GEH District -- In eastern Liberia, Spotlight Initiative has supported government efforts to reduce maternal mortality rates by building a Maternal Child Health unit at Bahn Health Centre. Though maternal mortality has substantially reduced in recent years, in 2020, the country still had the sixth highest maternal mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa, according to data compiled by the World Health Organization.

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[Vanguard] No fewer than eight persons were reportedly killed while more than 10 others sustained injuries following an attack by gunmen on Gwon-Ajang village in Foron District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.

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[WHO-AFRO] Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo-- Four nurses who were being treated for Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus have been discharged from a hospital in Bunia, the capital of Ituri, after recovering from the disease. More recoveries are expected, especially when people are diagnosed early and able to access care, and as outbreak response intensifies.

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African Scientists: As Africa continues to tackle complex public health threats including infectious disease outbreaks, and rising antimicrobial

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[spotlight] HIV treatment has been improved and simplified significantly over the years yet a small fraction of people living with HIV still take complex multi-pill regimens. Spotlight reports on a new combination pill that could make life easier for some in this group. But as two leading experts point out, the development comes against a backdrop where the traditional categorisation of HIV medicines is dissolving.

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[Scrolla] ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says the party will follow the Constitutional Court ruling and not use the impeachment process to protect President Cyril Ramaphosa. Thirty-one MPs will meet on Monday to elect a chairperson and begin a new inquiry after the Constitutional Court ruled Parliament acted unlawfully in 2022.

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The four nurses - three men and a woman - received certificates to celebrate their recoveries.

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Thousands of Chileans of all ages gathered this Sunday at La Florida Bicentennial Stadium in capital city Santiago to take part in the country’s largest sticker-swapping event. Meanwhile, South Africa's squad heads to Mexico after resolving a US visa delay.

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[Scrolla] Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni and Bafana Sindane have abandoned their bid to stop arrest warrants linked to an extortion and money laundering case. The Magistrates Commission is investigating a chief magistrate whose ruling saw the high-profile case struck off the roll earlier this year.

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[Scrolla] DA mayoral candidate Khathutshelo Rasilingwane will open a criminal case against retired Ekurhuleni city manager Imogen Mashazi in Germiston. The Madlanga Commission referred Mashazi and several metro officials for criminal investigation over evidence that needs deeper scrutiny.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Vice President of the African Development Bank Dr. Abdul Kamara has reaffirmed the commitment by the bank to fund the Standard Gauge Railway project in Uganda.

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[Liberian Observer] The Chairman of the National Human Trafficking Taskforce of Liberia and Minister of Labour, Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr., has welcomed the sentencing of Ms. Esther Asuaquo, a Nigerian national, to ten (10) years imprisonment for human trafficking.

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[Nile Post] Two people, both female and yet to be identified, were killed on the spot while several others sustained injuries in a road crash in Mityana Municipality after a vehicle reportedly lost control and rammed into pedestrians.

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[New Dawn] Monrovia, June 1, 2026 -- Liberia's delegation to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings, led by Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has held high-level talks with AfDB Acting Vice President Dr. Abdul B. Kamara to advance regional integration, infrastructure delivery, and cross-border trade in the Mano River Union.

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Celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain’s historic Champions League triumph quickly gave way to scenes of violence across France, with nearly 900 arrests, 180 injured police officers and one death.

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[Leadership] The national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers ( NUT) , has directed all primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State to embark on an indefinite strike over the continued captivity of teachers and pupils abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of the state.

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Diabetes is one of South Africa’s most urgent and fastest-growing health challenges, and early action remains the strongest defence against its

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[Capital FM] Wajir -- President William Ruto has directed the Ministry of Education to begin consultations aimed at formally integrating Madrasa, Duksi, and pastoral instruction programmes into Kenya's basic education framework, in a move expected to expand access to education for thousands of children in marginalised communities.

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[Nile Post] Opposition politician Muwanga Kivumbi has appeared before the International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High Court in Kampala for the hearing of his bail application in a terrorism case arising from the aftermath of the January 2026 presidential elections.

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[Nile Post] The leadership of the International Crimes Division (ICD) Court has agreed with both the defence and prosecution teams to reduce the number of people attending proceedings in the terrorism case involving Muwanga Kivumbi and 23 co-accused persons.

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Africa FinTech Forum 2026 to Convene Industry Leaders in Nairobi to Drive Financial Innovation and Inclusion The 7th Africa FinTech Forum will take place