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Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi says medical staff have been trained to detect and manage potential Ebola cases.

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Under the theme “Our Identity is Culture,” the UMUKOZO Festival was recently held in Bujumbura. The country's renowned traditional drummers delivered powerful and synchronized performances on large royal drums.

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From bubbling sorghum porridge to village-reared chicken and ox-head stew, traditional food restaurants are booming in Zimbabwe’s second city, Bulawayo. Driven by health-conscious consumers and nostalgia for homegrown flavours, indigenous cuisine is making a strong comeback.

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Police action against protesting students on 16 June 1976 shocked the world and marked a turning point in the fight against apartheid.

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[New Times] Live music, stand-up comedy, sports and cultural experiences are all on the agenda this weekend.

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[New Times] President Paul Kagame has urged graduates of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Senior Command and Staff Course to cultivate courage, sound judgment and a clear sense of purpose as essential qualities for leadership in an increasingly complex security environment.

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[Agenzia Fides] Nairobi -- Kenyan police arrested the main suspect in the murder of Father Allois Cheruiyot Bett on June 10. The priest was shot dead in the Tot area of the Kerio Valley, in the western plateau of Kenya (see Fides, 23/5/2025). The suspect, Meshack Kilimo, was arrested after he killed another man with an arrow during a land dispute in the same area of the Kerio Valley.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Motorists Association of Kenya (MAK) has rejected plans to charge vehicle owners for converting physical logbooks into electronic logbooks, describing the move as "unjustified and unreasonable" and accusing government agencies of imposing backdoor taxation on motorists.

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Thousands of people joined the Tel Aviv Pride parade on 12 June, filling the city's seafront with rainbow flags, music and calls for greater LGBTQ+ rights in a region where equality remains limited.

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Bola Tinubu was addressing the nation on Democracy Day, marking the return to civilian rule in 1999.

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Former captain Dean Furman says South Africa were "miles off it" in their World Cup opener against Mexico, as many on the continent 'hate-watch' Bafana Bafana.

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Former two-time world champion Gudaf Tsegay is banned for four months after admitting the presence of a prohibited substance in an out-of-competition test.

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[New Era] Namibian entrepreneurs who rely on the popular 'order with me' model say xenophobic attacks in South Africa are threatening their livelihoods, forcing some to halt trips to the neighbouring country over safety concerns.

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[New Era] Walvis Bay -- The Walvis Bay Municipality has cancelled the sale of 67 erven, of which 66 were for residential purposes.

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[New Era] Namibia's growing importance as an emerging energy, oil and gas and investment destination was placed in the international spotlight yesterday when President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah received letters of credence from six newly accredited ambassadors and high commissioners at State House in Windhoek.

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[New Era] Katima Mulilo -- Farmers along the porous Liselo-Kamenga border in Zambezi are living in fear, as heavily armed cattle thieves continue to raid livestock posts.

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Africa’s traditional show of football solidarity changed across social media at the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as a wave of fans across the continent openly backed Mexico over South Africa in their opening group match, reflecting deeper political tensions beyond sports.

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Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery is taking a major step toward becoming a publicly traded company. The refinery is seeking to raise around one billion dollars through a private share placement, in a deal that values the company at roughly 39 billion dollars.

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Southwark Council in south London takes possession of a property linked to Sierra Leone's Fatima Bio.

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Palestinians in central Gaza searched through rubble on 12 June after Israeli strikes destroyed homes in Deir al-Balah and the Maghazi refugee camp, leaving dozens of displaced families without shelter and struggling to recover their belongings.

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[Nile Post] Veteran politician Matia Kasaija has officially handed over the leadership of the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development after 15 years at its helm, bringing to a close a tenure that shaped Uganda's fiscal policy and economic management through periods of growth, reform and economic uncertainty.