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[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, Oct. 7 -- Presidential candidate and incumbent President Kais Saied has won a new presidential term, according to official preliminary results announced by the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) on Monday night, showing a wide lead over his two rivals, former MP and businessman Ayachi Zammel and Echaab Movement Secretary General Zouhair Maghzaoui.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Taye Atske Sellasie, was sworn in on Monday as the new President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE).

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Critics accuse Kais Saied of rigging the vote to bolster his authoritarian rule, which he denies.

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President Kais Saied achieved a decisive victory in Tunisia's election on Monday, solidifying his hold on power following a first term marked by the imprisonment of opponents and significant changes to the country's institutions that expanded his authority.

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[VOA] Yaounde -- Officials in Cameroon say fresh flooding has forced at least 70,000 people out of temporary camps that were set up for flood victims along the country's northern border with Chad and Nigeria. Some of the displaced flood victims have now moved to neighboring Chad, where at least two million people have been rendered homeless by this year's ceaseless floods according to Chad's government.

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[VOA] Chikwawa, Malawi -- In Malawi, the U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP) is working to address a rising number of malnourished children amid an ongoing drought, the worst to hit southern Africa in decades. The WFP's efforts include providing supplementary feeding for children in health facilities and distributing emergency food items to affected households.

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[RFI] President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has once more postponed a visit to France and accused its former colonial ruler of "genocide", in a sign of ever-worsening relations between Algiers and Paris.

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[GroundUp] The Department of Social Development has been supplying food but not the funds to distribute it

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[UN News] The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of El Fasher in Sudan's North Darfur, where continued clashes are putting the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians in the region at risk.

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[The Conversation Africa] Rwanda is in the midst of its first outbreak of Marburg virus - an often fatal disease with symptoms similar to Ebola. So far, 46 cases have been recorded and 12 deaths. The source of the outbreak is still not known.

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[Dabanga] Washington D.C. -- Earlier last week in Washington D.C., a bipartisan group of US senators introduced a bill to ramp up US diplomatic efforts to end Sudan's civil war. Led by Senators Chris Coons and Jim Risch, the legislation would require the State Department to report regularly on whether human rights violations by the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces rise to the level of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity.

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[The Conversation Africa] In Senegal, rap music and hip-hop culture emerged in the 1980s, driven by the urban youth. It has grown to be one of the most popular music genres in the country. But what role do female Senegalese artists play in developing and promoting hip-hop? And what challenges do they face in this male-dominated industry? Mamadou Dramé, who has done several studies on Senegalese hip-hop, answers these and other questions.

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[The Conversation Africa] Tanzania's opposition leaders have recently been the target of government crackdowns against political dissent. A planned march in late September 2024 to protest against the abduction and murder of an opposition figure was stopped by the police, and its organisers were detained.

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[The Conversation Africa] South Africa is immersed in a "just energy transition" from a fossil fuel-based energy system to a cleaner, low-carbon energy system. This new system will be based primarily on renewable energy, such as solar, wind and green hydrogen.

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Countries in sub-Saharan Africa have the highest cervical cancer rates in the world.

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Taye Atske-Selassie Ethiopia's Minister for Foreign Affairs has been elected by Ethiopia's parliament to become the next head of state. He replaces Sahle-Work Zewde. The role of president of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ius largely ceremonial.

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"The esteemed commander of the Quds force, Esmail Ghaani, has extended his greetings to all conference participants and apologized for not attending because of an important meeting," the host of a Palestine-themed conference in Tehran told participants at the opening ceremony.

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Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Nat Sciver-Brunt guide England to an impressive seven-wicket win over South Africa at the Women's T20 World Cup.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Two Kenyan athletes, former Africa Games champion Clement Kemboi, and former World Under-20 champion Kipyegon Bett have died under different circumstances in Iten and Bomet respectively.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- David Kibet Kemei has been appointed as the new Director-General (DG) of the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK), effective immediately.