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[DW] Congolese lawmakers this week passed a referendum bill that could lead to constitutional reform ahead of the 2028 elections. The opposition has warned of a "constitutional coup."

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[Daily Maverick] With Johannesburg's future hanging in the balance, the ANC is considering three very different contenders - Frank Chikane, David Makhura and Loyiso Masuku - as it searches for a heavyweight capable of stopping Helen Zille's bid for the country's biggest city.

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[Daily Maverick] 'Best before' is not 'use by'. That distinction, long misunderstood across South Africa's food system, is one of the central clarifications in Sans 2088, the country's first national framework for food donation and redistribution.

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[Daily Maverick] Manganese dust has so thoroughly contaminated the air over Nelson Mandela Bay's harbour and Markman Industrial area that residents are being exposed to levels far beyond legal limits -- and city officials knew about it for months without warning them.

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[New Times] Economic transformation programmes will absorb nearly two-thirds of the proposed Rwf7.8 trillion budget for the 2026/27 fiscal year as the government seeks to sustain growth, create jobs and strengthen resilience amid a challenging global environment.

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[Daily Maverick] Jozi My Jozi's chapter in Soweto has organised a range of unforgettable events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the uprising that changed South Africa.

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Moffat Takadiwa transforms Zimbabwe’s plastic waste into powerful tapestries

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Moffat Takadiwa transforms Zimbabwe’s plastic waste into powerful tapestries

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Somali referee Omar Artan has been picked to officiate the showcase UEFA Super Cup game in August, just days after he was denied entry to the United States ahead of the World Cup tournament where he was due to work.

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[allAfrica] Flood-Hit Western Cape Faces Long Recovery

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Mexico got off to a winning start at the opening match of the World Cup, beating South Africa 2-0.

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[New Times] The Rwandan government has dismissed allegations contained in a new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, accusing the organization of selective scrutiny that downplays abuses by Congolese forces and their allies while targeting Rwanda and the M23.

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[Premium Times] The bill seeks to devolve policing powers to subnational governments to strengthen Nigeria's internal security architecture.

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[Premium Times] At the centre of this challenge is Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), the foundational systems that enable governments and citizens to interact securely and efficiently through digital identity, payments, data exchange and trusted communications.

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[Nile Post] The Uganda Prisons Service has confirmed that the country currently has 93 inmates on death row, while reiterating that no executions have been carried out since 1999.

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[Leadership] The Senate on Thursday approved a three-month extension of the implementation period for the capital component of the 2025 Appropriation Act, shifting the deadline from June 30, 2026, to September 30, 2026.

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[HRW] Conduct Rigorous Due Diligence; Maintain Gertler Sanctions

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[Dabanga] El Obeid / Delling / Kadugli / Sudri Locality / Kh -- The Emergency Lawyers Group and local sources say drone attacks across Sudan killed at least 30 civilians and five soldiers this week, with the deadliest strikes hitting El Obeid in North Kordofan, where the civilian death toll has risen to 23.

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[RFI] For almost a decade, an Islamist group has terrorised Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado. Despite vast reserves of rubies, timber and natural gas, the region remains the country's poorest. This first instalment of Mozambique Exposed - an investigation coordinated by Forbidden Stories to which RFI contributed - examines how exploitation of the region's wealth, corruption and alleged abuses by security forces helped fuel the insurgency.

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[RFI] As a deadly outbreak of Ebola continues to spread across the Democratic Republic of Congo and the wider Great Lakes region, the European Union has pledged €170m towards the health and humanitarian response. Hadja Lahbib, the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, spoke to RFI on her return from Bunia in eastern DRC, the centre of the outbreak.