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[allAfrica] The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has withdrawn a directive on the intake of asylum applications following violent anti-immigration protests in Durban and Soweto, as the government seeks to find a way to implement a Constitutional Court ruling without further escalating tensions.

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Protests in Soweto and Durban opposed the Constitutional Court’s decision to remove procedural barriers to seeking asylum. They followed months of anti-immigrant tensions

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has confirmed that a patient in Wajir County who was being assessed for a possible Ebola infection has tested negative for the virus but positive for malaria.

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[New Zimbabwe] As the old adage goes, even the mightiest oak falls at last.

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[Leadership] Guinea-Bissau's Prime Minister, Ilídio Vieira Té, on Thursday said the conditions necessary to organise presidential and legislative elections scheduled for December 6 had not been met, raising the prospect of a delay in the polls.

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[New Times] Callixte Mbarushimana, a former United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) employee and senior figure in the FDLR, died in France at the age of 63.

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[HRW] Lawyer Tried on Bogus Charges; Journalist Feared Forcibly Disappeared

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[Daily Maverick] Eswatini has repatriated 10 of its 31 deportees from the US, probably through South Africa, and there are rumours that they were released through informal border crossings.

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In its ruling on Wednesday, the Gauteng High Court avoided taking a position on whether the code was constitutional or on its goals for racial transformation

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[Daily Maverick] Ten cars were set alight in Orlando West, Soweto, on Thursday following violence between community members and foreign shop owners.

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South Africa has experienced recurrent outbreaks of violence, often targeting migrants from neighbouring countries.

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Homes surrounded by water, flooded roads and farmland submerged beneath swollen rivers. Albania and Montenegro were still battling severe flooding on Thursday, 8 January, after days of torrential rain and heavy snow.

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Hundreds of French farmers drive tractors into Paris to protest the EU‑Mercosur deal, warning of unfair competition and demanding stronger protections.

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One of pop history’s most iconic pieces is going under the hammer. Michael Jackson’s legendary white rhinestone glove worn during his 1983 “Billie Jean” performance, where he unveiled the moonwalk is up for auction.

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The World Food Programme is seeking more than $30 million to maintain food assistance for Congolese refugees in Burundi, warning that supplies could run out as early as October 2026 without additional funding.

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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced Wednesday that France will release 10 million barrels of diesel from its strategic reserves to help ease pressure on the fuel market.

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The government also said that the deal was not coupled to an agreement on US access to the country’s mineral resources.

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Thirty people were killed and at least 18 were injured by Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine that included an attack on a public bus, authorities said Thursday, as an intensive pre-winter wave of attacks continued and power outages worsened in the capital Kyiv.

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The US will provide $1.5bn (£1.1bn) under the deal that was negotiated after Trump cut USAID funding.