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Western Sahara's independence movement held a military parade in a refugee camp near Tindouf in Algeria on Wednesday.

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A man has admitted killing four young children in a kindergarten in Uganda, in an attack that has shocked the nation.

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Two French nationals freed after being detained in Iran received a hero’s welcome on Wednesday, as President Macron greeted them at the Elysee Palace.

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[GroundUp] Clientèle Life, Sanlam and their subsidiaries collect R143-million every month for funeral policies directly from SASSA pension and disability grants

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[263Chat] This year's tobacco marketing season has proven difficult for many farmers, as unfavorable market conditions driven by supply and demand continue to take a toll.

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[Premium Times] The data shows that DisCos received electricity worth ₦336.43 billion, billed ₦268.20 billion, and collected only ₦204.74 billion.

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Emergency workers in Beirut are searching for survivors after Israeli strikes on busy commercial and residential areas of the Lebanese capital on Wednesday. Now there are fears the Middle East ceasefire is at risk.

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[Nile Post] The State Minister for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahara, has warned young people against falling victim to fraudulent labour export schemes, saying many are losing money to traffickers and unlicensed recruitment agents.

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[Nile Post] The Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Monica Musenero, has revealed that Uganda will this year deploy a space-based climate monitoring camera in a bid to strengthen the country's ability to predict floods, drought and other weather-related disasters.

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Djibouti’s leader Ismail Omar Guelleh held his final campaign rally on Wednesday ahead of Friday’s presidential election. Facing a divided and largely silenced opposition, Guelleh is expected to extend his 27-year rule of the strategically located Horn of Africa nation.

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Workers, union members and opposition supporters took to the streets of Dakar on Wednesday to protest government action and Senegal's economic situation.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Cairo, Egypt -- Africa's multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, has approved a $10 billion emergency facility to shield African and Caribbean economies from the fallout of escalating tensions in the Gulf, as policymakers race to contain a fresh wave of global economic disruption.

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[Scrolla] High fuel prices make fertiliser and diesel too expensive for thousands of small farmers in South Africa to grow crops. The South African sugar industry is losing money because heavily subsidised sugar from other countries is flooding the local market.

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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Djibouti has wrapped up a vibrant and closely watched presidential campaign, as tens of thousands of supporters flooded Hassan Gouled Stadium for the final rally ahead of voting day.

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[263Chat] Prosecutors have declined to pursue charges against a medical doctor accused of obstructing the course of justice citing concerns over interference with an ongoing High Court case.

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[263Chat] Businessman Wicknell Chivayo has pledged a significant financial package and a new vehicle to Ronald Mujuru who lost his wife and five children in a devastating road traffic accident over the Easter holidays.

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[Namibian] We could not have foreseen that this address would be preceded by such profound grief. Comrade James Unomasa Uerikua and his son Venturo Uerikua tragically passed on in a car accident on 3 April 2026, leaving their family to bear an unimaginable loss. We wish those still hospitalised a swift and full recovery.

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Germany has unveiled a new open‑air street art destination in Berlin, where the 450‑metre Süd Ost Galerie now stretches along Grenzweg in the south‑east of the capital.

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[Premium Times] There are concerns that the US is trying to coerce Nigeria into accepting a US military base.

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After 14 days trapped in a flooded gold and silver mine, a worker has been pulled out alive while two others have died.