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President from 2000 to 2011 Laurent Gbagbo is due to return to Ivory Coast on Thursday after a ten-year absence, buoyed by his acquittal at the end of March by the International Criminal Court in The Hague (ICC) on charges of crimes against humanity committed during the post-election crisis of 2010.

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South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been hit by further delays after authorities decided to discard at least 2 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

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The 97-year-old was admitted to a military hospital in Lusaka, on Monday

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[Radio Dabanga] Dongola -- A 63m-tall wind turbine has completed an epic 19-day journey from the Netherlands to Dongola in Sudan's Northern State, via Port Sudan, marking the inaugural milestone towards the country's first commercial-scale wind energy plant. Construction will begin shortly and is estimated to take two to three weeks.

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Rabat promotes the idea that the war games near the disputed region of Western Sahara shows US support for its claim to authority over the disputed territory

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[Nation] Poverty thwarts teen mothers from benefiting from return-to-school policy, a government official said last week.

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[Nation] Burundi on Monday reopened its Kobero-Kabanga and Mugina borders with Tanzania, which were closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

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[Nation] Labour Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui has blamed the stalling of the Sh2 billion Kirandich dam in Baringo on an inefficient contractor, whom he said the government could not sack because of a conditional grant clause in the contract.

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People who wish to adopt an elephant will pay to the conservation fund. They will then get a chance to name an elephant

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[Namibian] SHELLEYGAN PETERSEN, CHARMAINE NGATJIHEUE, HILENI NEMBWAYA and SHINOVENE IMMANUEL

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3 times African Weightlifting Champion Ahmed Abu Zeriba hopes to perform at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.

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[Daily Maverick] When it comes to Israel, there has been no space for dialogue or for balanced discussion in public spaces in South Africa. With a fragile new government formed in Israel this week, South Africa has an opportunity to reset and re-establish its influence, connections and relationships in the region.

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These operations have also allowed the destruction of logistical plots. "Rolling stock (vehicles and motorcycles), fuel and various other materials were seized,". "An improvised explosive device was also discovered ... " the army said in a statement.

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[SAnews.gov.za] A Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) report has revealed that Tuberculosis remained the main leading cause of death in South Africa between 2016 and 2018.

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[ANGOP] New York -- Angola urged on Monday in New York the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation to "actively" support the efforts of the UN secretary-general to relaunch the peace process in Western Sahara.

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[The Herald] The Marvelous Nakamba Under-17 football tournament, which was scheduled for this weekend in Bulawayo, has been postponed.

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[The Herald] Nine notorious armed robbers responsible for a spate of robberies around the country have been convicted of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.

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Ricardo Almiron, 37, spent more than seven hours in the office of the prosecutor of San Isidro, in the suburbs of Buenos Aires: he is suspected of having lied in claiming that the football idol was sleeping and breathing normally hours before death, while the autopsy revealed that he was in agony.

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[spotlight] Mthuthuzeli Mhlana from Qwidlana village in the Eastern Cape is excited as he enters the vaccination centre. Mhlana who tells Spotlight he has not registered on the electronic vaccination data system (EVDS), is surprised when he gets his jab anyway.

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[Nation] The well-lit milking house parlour allows Thomas Kamau's 10 cows to feed even at night. The more the animals feed, Mr Kamau says, the higher the milk production.

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[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Bongo Flava star Diamond Platnumz has responded to a recent petition by a section activists calling for his removal from the BET Awards, saying it is their opinion and he respects it.