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[Namibian] FORMER minister of agriculture, fisheries, water and land reform Mac Hengari claims the N$220 000 found in his possession during his arrest was for farm expenses - not a bribe.

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[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health has announced a vaccination drive against Mpox disease, as the number of laboratory-confirmed cases is gradually increasing in the country.

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[allAfrica] The U.S. has deported five people whom it described as "criminal illegal aliens" to Eswatini. The deportees are originally from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba, and Yemen, and had been convicted of serious crimes such as murder and child rape.

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A mural in the northern French town of Roubaix shows the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes, sparking reactions and millions of views online.

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[MSF] Pemba -- As Cabo Delgado experiences an alarming rise in violence, access to healthcare for communities in vulnerable circumstances is being severely compromised. Nearly eight years of conflict in northern Mozambique has already take a huge toll on people living in the province, where more than 400,000 people are displaced. Fighting and insecurity have led to the forced reduction of medical activities and have limited the movements of health workers and the communities in the affected areas. Doctors Without

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[Abahlali] Around the world, right-wing forces are scapegoating migrants for the devastation caused by capitalism and, in countries like South Africa, extreme corruption.

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[RFI] France will on Thursday formally hand back its last military bases in Senegal, leaving the French army with no permanent camps in west and central Africa.

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An Eswatini government spokesperson said the five deportees were being held in correctional facilities while waiting for repatriation.

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[allAfrica] Around the world, millions of people are living with HIV, each with their own story, challenges, and hopes.

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Three months after President Ramaphosa appointed Mcebisi Jonas as South Africa’s special envoy to the US, Jonas has yet to set foot in Washington or meet

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The public power utility provides about 95% of electricity used in South Africa.

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[Nyasa Times] The High Court of Malawi, sitting as a Constitutional Court, has delivered a historic judgment declaring section 200 of the Penal Code--Malawi's criminal defamation law--unconstitutional, in a case brought by political activist Joshua Chisa Mbele.

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[Nigeria Health Watch] Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the sixth most populous country globally, with an estimated population of 236.7 million people. With an annual growth rate of 2.52%, the population is projected to double by 2050.

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[Leadership] Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has officially resigned his membership from the People's Democratic Party (PDP), citing irreconcilable differences and a divergence from the party's founding principles.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Emotions ran high at the burial mass of 12-year-old Bridget Njoki in Kiambu County on Tuesday, as family, friends, and Kenyans from all walks of life gathered to mourn the tragic loss of a young life cut short by police action.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has dismissed claims regarding the existence of a so-called "killer squad" within Kenya's police formations.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Over 5.18 million children have been vaccinated against Measles and Rubella (MR) in the just-concluded national immunization campaign, with 74,000 previously unvaccinated (zero-dose) children receiving protection for the first time.

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[New Times] A Cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, July 16, approved the June 27 peace agreement signed in Washington DC between Rwanda and DR Congo.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto's latest push to absorb 4,000 young professionals into the Affordable Housing Programme has reignited the debate over whether his government is actually delivering on the ambitious job creation pledges it made or simply making more promises.