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[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Demonstrations and tear gas as Morrembene STAE ignores today's CNE ruling

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Everyday since the tragedy on October 3, dozens of people wait at the port of Kituku, a few hundred metres from where the boat sank for news about their family members who are still missing

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[UNHCR] Dakar -- Maimouna Ba, a tireless advocate for forcibly displaced women and children in Burkina Faso, has been named the 2024 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award's Regional Winner for Africa. The Nansen Refugee Award recognizes individuals and organizations that have shown outstanding dedication in protecting refugees, forcibly displaced, and stateless people. Maimouna's work, which has empowered over 400 forcibly displaced women to achieve financial independence and enabled more than 100 forcibly displaced children to

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On Tuesday, the Dominican Republic announced that it has deported or repatriated almost 11,000 Haitians over the past week.

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[ISS] A draft convention against mercenarism is a welcome step, but must include a strong oversight committee and clear reporting lines.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somali police have seized and burned single-use plastic bags in Mogadishu as part of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change's comprehensive ban on their importation, exportation, production, trade, and use. Companies and entrepreneurs in Somalia are urged to invent alternatives for environmental protection in a move aimed at creating a cleaner and healthier environment for citizens and future generations.

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[Nile Post] The census is the cornerstone of national planning, influencing everything from resource allocation to political representation.

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[Premium Times] As of March, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported that Nigeria has the highest TB burden in Africa.

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[Nile Post] The Democratic Party (DP) has called on President Museveni to remove General Muhoozi Kainerugaba from his role as Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) to address Uganda's strained diplomatic relations with other nations.

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[Nile Post] The group, identifying as the 'Coalition of Exiled Ugandans', said in an October 5 statement that they met in Kisangani, DR Congo, and laid down what they call the "Kisangani Declaration".

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[Premium Times] The data from 1 January to 29 September shows that Nigeria comes third with 78 confirmed cases with no death.

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[Radio Dalsan] A powerful explosion has claimed lives and caused multiple injuries in a targeted attack on government forces in Shalanbood, located in the restive Lower Shabelle region of southern Somalia.

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Mozambique is set to see 17 million voters participate in the elections on October 9, which will decide the composition of 250 members in parliament and provincial assemblies.

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[VOA] Geneva -- Human rights experts warn the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, already troubled for decades, is on a downward spiral again as armed clashes, attacks on schools and hospitals, sexual violence and other forms of abuse escalate.

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[VOA] Maputo. Mozambique -- Election officials in Mozambique say voting will take place Wednesday in volatile Cabo Delgado province, despite threats from Islamic State militants who are active in the region.

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[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Cholera is surging in Nigeria, health officials said this week, with the number of cases and deaths increasing by more than 200% this year.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Rigathi Gachagua has been impeached as Kenya's Deputy President after 281 MPs voted in favour of a motion citing 11 charges, including corruption.

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[VOA] Mbabane, Eswatini -- The main opposition party in Eswatini is compiling a "hit list" of game rangers in response to what it says are state-sanctioned murders of suspected poachers. Communities have been urged to assist in identifying rangers involved in the killings. As tensions mount over poaching-related deaths in Eswatini, the fear of violence looms large.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged MPs to reject the impeachment motion against him, calling it politically motivated and lacking the necessary grounds for removal.