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[Health-e] South Africans are being told that providing a new HIV prevention tool (lenacapavir) to just about 456,000 people is a victory. It is not. In a country that still records hundreds of new infections every day, partial coverage is unlikely to slow the epidemic in any meaningful way. Worse still, all of the supplies have not yet reached our shores.

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[RFI] MONUSCO, the UN's peacekeeping mission in DR Congo, has hailed progress after Kinshasa and rival M23 rebels agreed to ease humanitarian aid deliveries and release prisoners within 10 days, following talks last week in Switzerland.

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[GroundUp] But protesters say they are being billed for services they do not receive

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[Premium Times] The party also banned its officials from wearing campaign materials or accepting gifts from aspirants.

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[GroundUp] "This march is a declaration that no one is illegal and that our future is bound together as one human race"

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[Shabelle] Ankara -- Turkey has for the first time formally announced that it will directly support efforts to combat armed groups operating in Somalia, particularly Al-Shabaab and ISIS, according to officials.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's police counter-terrorism command said it carried out a planned operation targeting militant extortion activities in the Lower Shabelle region, killing a local leader and dismantling an illegal checkpoint, officials said.

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[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The Botswana National Front (BNF) marked its 60th anniversary in style on Saturday night, with President Advocate Duma Boko using the gala dinner to deliver a candid and forward-looking address centred on unity, economic reform and faith in the country's future.

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[Nyasa Times] A damning new United Nations assessment has laid bare a system gripped by corruption, procurement scandals and political interference, warning that Malawi's governance is steadily weakening under the weight of entrenched malpractice and selective accountability.

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Shamim Mafi is accused of brokering the sales of arms to Sudan's defence ministry on behalf of Iran.

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[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE is ranked the country with the second highest fuel prices on the African continent, recent data shows.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has been named among a growing list of countries accused of engaging in transnational repression, as regional security cooperation in East Africa comes under renewed scrutiny over alleged cross-border targeting of political dissidents.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Rongo MP Paul Abuor has proposed amendments to the Petroleum Act 2019 he says would accelerate the reduction of fuel prices when global oil costs fall, citing persistent delays under the current pricing regime.

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[Ghanaian Times] THE Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has decorated 19 senior officers of the Ghana Police Service following their promotion to higher ranks, in a move aimed at strengthening leadership within the service.

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[This Day] Baia -- A group under the auspices of Nigeria First Project Initiative has described that narrative that the "North" is marginalised under administration of President Bola Tinubu as a false.

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[Ghanaian Times] THE National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cautioned its members against prematurely declaring their intention to contest in the party's upcoming internal elections, warning that such actions could result in disqualification.

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More than a dozen nations have condemned Israel's appointment of a diplomatic envoy to the breakaway region of Somaliland, warning the move could destabilise the Horn of Africa region.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Postmortem examinations have commenced in Embu County for two young men who were shot dead during violent clashes between police and residents protesting the deteriorating conditions at Ishiara Level 4 Hospital in Mbeere North on April 14.

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[Premium Times] The partnership is expected to simplify flight connections for Nigerian travellers, allowing single-ticket journeys across domestic and international routes.

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[New Dawn] Residents of Botota in Tokpablee Administrative District, Electoral District #1, have accused Turkish mining company MNG Gold Liberia of damaging two major bridges in the area, allegedly during the transportation of heavy equipment in 2022, and are now calling on local authorities to intervene as tensions rise.