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[RFI] Kenya has ordered a halt to preparations for a controversial US-run Ebola quarantine facility, the health minister told a court Tuesday, after being held in contempt for ignoring a previous stop-work order. The project has prompted widespread anger, and several people were killed during protests earlier this month.

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[UN News] Ebola has been spreading at unprecedented speed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing risk and fear into people's daily lives, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.

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Ghana correspondent Thomas Naadi reports from Black Star Square in Accra.

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England fans have been left frustrated by the goalless draw against Ghana, but were Thomas Tuchel's side fortunate not to have given away a penalty?

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Companies rise to the: Organisations across industries are using cloud modernisation to build stronger digital foundations, unlock greater agility and

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Officials from the UN and international aid agencies gathered in Geneva on Monday to discuss increasing threats of heatwaves in Europe, an intense Ebola outbreak in Africa, and an anticipated food crisis driven by weather events such as El Niño.

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The scale and brutality of the sexual attacks is unprecedented and aimed at terrorising communities, the UN says.

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A legal battle over where former Zambian President Edgar Lungu's remains will be buried may be over, more than a year after he died, as South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday in favor of his family and rejected the Zambian government's claim of custody over his body.

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African cities are joining a global effort to shape the future of data centers. As demand for digital infrastructure surges, leaders are pushing for new rules to balance technological growth with energy and environmental concerns.

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[allAfrica] A Forgotten Jewish Story--and a Lesson for an Age of Division

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A tailor who lost his sight completely due to glaucoma has found ingenious ways to continue sewing accurately. When Charles Kibe lost his sight in 2017, he also lost customers, but now his business is thriving.

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Niger, along with Mali and Burkina Faso, had called the ICC an "instrument of neo-colonialist repression".

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[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has nominated Financial Intelligence Centre director Bryan Eiseb as the new director general of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

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[This Day] The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has commenced the trial of billionaire businessman, Chief Ukatu Afamefuna Mallinson, alongside two associates, Pius Enidom and Sunday Ifeanyi Ibekwute, before the Federal High Court in Lagos over allegations of conspiracy, unlawful possession and trafficking in 322 kilograms of Tramadol.

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[Leadership] Nigerian Christian leader, Dr. Flourish Peters of LOGIC Church, has come under criticism after a video showed him dedicating a new Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) clinic in Lagos.

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[Leadership] Ghana head coach Carlos Queiroz has declared that his side will draw inspiration from an entire nation when they face England in a pivotal FIFA World Cup Group L clash, insisting the Black Stars have "33 million lions" behind them.

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[Leadership] The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has dismissed as false reports circulating on social media that Super Falcons defender Ashley Plumptre had complained about being omitted from Nigeria's squad for the forthcoming Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).

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[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on countries to expand newborn screening for birth defects, highlighting how early detection and treatment can save lives and reduce lifelong disability for millions of children.

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[GroundUp] About 1,000 people gathered outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court to celebrate an order to compel the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education to pay subsidies to Early Childhood Development (ECD)centres.

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[UCT] The University of Cape Town (UCT) has retained its position as the top university in South Africa and on the African continent in the 2026-2027 US News Best Global Universities Rankings, released on 17 June 2026. UCT was also ranked among the world's top 100 universities in four subjects and in the top 200 globally in a further seven subject areas.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- At the age of 16, Sharon Namyalo found herself facing an unplanned pregnancy while still in secondary school. Fearful of her parents' reaction and the stigma associated with teenage pregnancy, she turned to unsafe methods in an attempt to terminate the pregnancy -- a decision that nearly cost her life.