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Announcing his death, President Duma Boko said Mogae was "a distinguished statesman and patriot".

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ByKeren Landman It’s not extraordinary for a cruise ship to be afflicted by an eruption of infectious diseases. But the recent cluster of hantavirus

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President Joseph Boakai has pushed back against former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's criticism of sanitation conditions in Monrovia, insisting that although the capital still faces challenges, it is cleaner today than in previous years.

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The pontiff, who maintained a relatively low profile in the first months of his papacy, has become increasingly outspoken on the issues of conflict and human rights.

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[New Dawn] Monrovia -- Liberia's delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament is facing sharp criticism after a member of the regional body accused its representatives of failing to address critical national issues during recent parliamentary deliberations.

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[Scrolla] Emergency teams rescued 2,517 people from the rising waters and moved them to community centres to sleep and get food. The dangerous weather forced the education department to shut down schools in Nelson Mandela Bay and Sarah Baartman until Friday.

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Orphaned Baby Hippo: By Basillioh Rukanga A baby hippo found desperately nudging its dead mother at a lake in Kenya over the weekend is now being

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Uganda is hosting 13 German coffee roasters and buyers in a nine-day coffee origin tour aimed at strengthening direct trade partnerships and positioning the country as a premium specialty coffee source in Europe.

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[Nyasa Times] Fear and confusion have spread among men living under Senior Chief Ngabu in Chikwawa after reports emerged that some men are allegedly experiencing mysterious incidents in which they claim their private parts suddenly disappear or shrink after interacting with strangers.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Northern Regional Minister, Mr Ali Adolf John Mburidiba, has called on residents of Tamale and its surrounding communities to protect and respect firefighters to enable them to carry out their duties effectively.

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On the final day of his state visit to Botswana, Rwandan President Paul Kagame turned his attention to the country’s economic powerhouse, the Diamond Trading Company Botswana in Gaborone.

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Financial Education: By Nicole Pinto, CEO of the Prescient Foundation Every year, the South African financial services sector pours hundreds of millions

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Power performance and profit: Africa’s digital economy is expanding at a remarkable pace. From mobile banking and cloud computing to the expansion of

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[Africa Check] Viral video exaggerates vaccine side effects in children and falsely urges parents to avoid vaccination

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The ship was supposed to finish its journey in Cape Verde, but after three people died and the outbreak was confirmed, it called for help off the coast and was ultimately not allowed to dock in Praia

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The ruling could have huge implications for the political future of Cyril Ramaphosa.

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[Daily Maverick] The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights has warned that violence against African migrants in South Africa reflects a 'longstanding pattern' of grave rights violations, yet the response from political leadership has been marked more by silence, denial and escalation than accountability. As xenophobic rhetoric becomes normalised and even rewarded in public life, the line between governance and vigilante authority continues to blur.

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The United Nations rights chief demanded Thursday that Tunisia end widening repression targeting civil society organizations, journalists, rights defenders and opposition figures.

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The Lobito Corridor is shifting from ambition to reality, with trains now transporting copper and cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola’s Atlantic port of Lobito.

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The ship is due to dock in the Granadilla de Abona municipality in the southern part of Spain’s Tenerife island in a few days' time.

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The Lobito Corridor is shifting from ambition to reality, with trains now transporting copper and cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola’s Atlantic port of Lobito.