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Japan and Italy upgraded their relationship to a special strategic partnership, emphasizing economic and energy security and marking 160 years of diplomatic ties.

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[SAnews.gov.za] Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) Minister Parks Tau has welcomed the approval of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Extension Bill by the USA House of Representatives.

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[CPJ] Nairobi -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Burundian authorities to end the persecution of jailed journalist Sandra Muhoza who has been given a four-year sentence for comments she made on WhatsApp, after almost two years in detention.

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[Daily Maverick] America's next ambassador to South Africa should arrive soon. While some South Africans argue his past views make him the wrong man at the wrong time for this important job, embracing his arrival but challenging his misunderstandings of South African realities can contribute to healing a damaged bilateral relationship.

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[Daily Maverick] The US embassy has condemned the South African military for allegedly defying presidential orders by allowing Iran to join naval exercises in False Bay. Labelling Iran a 'state sponsor of terror', US officials said the move undermined regional stability. Meanwhile, South Africa has called on Iran to allow peaceful protests amid a violent crackdown on dissent in the country.

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[Daily Maverick] The resignation of the DA's longstanding federal finance chair Dion George presents multiple headaches for the party.

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[Daily Maverick] Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie claimed he stopped Gabrielle Goliath's work from being exhibited at the 2026 Venice Biennale because it was backed by a 'foreign power' pushing an agenda on Gaza. Here's what actually happened.

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[Daily Maverick] Ugandans cast their ballots in the presidential elections on Thursday amid reports of 'widespread repression and intimidation' in the east African country.

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[263Chat] The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) says the country's public health system is buckling under years of chronic underfunding leaving millions of citizens without adequate medical care.

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[Daily Maverick] A rare all-African final in the 2025 Afcon will see Morocco's Walid Regragui and Senegalese tactician Pape Thiaw tussle for the overall prize. Whoever wins, African coaches will rule.

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[Nigeria Health Watch] When labour begins at night, and health centres are shut, mothers are forced to travel long distances in pain, risking their lives and those of their unborn children. Yet for many pregnant women in Kano Municipal, this remains a frightening reality.

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[Scrolla] Some families ask for lobola as high as R90,000, while others accept far less, depending on circumstances.

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[Scrolla] A mother was rescued by helicopter after being trapped in a tree while her young son was swept away by floods in Mbaula Village.

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[Nile Post] The Electoral Commission (EC) has released the first preliminary results for the 2026 presidential elections, showing incumbent President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni with a clear lead over his challengers.

Africanews  

Flooding triggered by torrential rains in northeastern South Africa claimed at least 10 lives overnight and forced the closure of the iconic Kruger National Park, officials said Thursday.

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The Gambia opened its first trial Thursday against a member of the country's notorious "Junglers" paramilitary unit, which acted as a death squad under the reign of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh.

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Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says her child's death was caused by medical negligence, which the hospital denies.

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[UN News] The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday that it is struggling to keep emergency operations running in Sudan, where more than 1,000 days of war have pushed families to the brink.

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[UN News] In his final annual address outlining his priorities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world is "brimming with conflict, impunity, inequality and unpredictability" - even as international cooperation is fraying at the moment it is most needed.

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[Atlantic Council] This article is part of a series published by the Atlantic Council's Africa Center and the GeoStrategy Initiative of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security exploring the nexus between US security and economic interests across Africa. The previous edition can be read here.

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[ISS] Donald Trump's national security strategy mentions Africa in passing as a source of critical minerals and a counter to China's dominance.