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[New Times] The World Health Organisation (WHO) is readying medical support to Rwanda to help the country halt the outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD), a haemorrhagic fever which, as of September 28, had claimed the lives of six people, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.

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[Capital FM] The National Police Service (NPS) has raised concerns over the growing mental health challenges facing police officers serving in different parts of the country.

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Even though Israel has listed the elimination of Hamas, the release of all abductees and the safe return of residents who live on the border with Lebanon as war objectives, some question if all can be achieved simultaneously.

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Authorities introduce new guidelines as the death toll from the highly contagious virus reaches eight.

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[New Times] A law of June 26, 2024, on mining and quarry operations is in effect after its promulgation in the official gazette on July 24. It introduced changes including tougher penalties which are intended for offense or fault deterrence, according to the government.

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[Daily Maverick] Specialist police units have been sent to Lusikisiki after attackers killed 17 people in two houses late on Friday night, Police Minister Senzo Mchunu said on Saturday. The 18th victim, who was taken to hospital in a critical condition, died on Sunday afternoon.

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[SAnews.gov.za] There will be further relief at the pumps starting from Wednesday, 2 October, when the prices of all grades of petrol and diesel are set to decrease.

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The company that makes the porridge says it is investigating whether its product is linked to the deaths.

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[Vanguard] THE Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has vowed to mobilise and join forces with Nigerians against the practices of unitarianism in Nigerian politics.

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The convenor of the 'StopGalamseyNow' protest, Oliver Mawuse Barker Vormawor, alongside 11 other protesters, has been remanded into custody until October 8. Defence lawyers argue that the protesters have suffered inhumane treatment, including denial of food, water,during their initial detention.

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[Vanguard] Lagos -- Despite appeals by some stakeholders and the Federal Government calling for calm, organisers of the October 1 protests against hardship in the country have insisted on going ahead with tomorrow's action.

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[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- The coordinator of Radio Maria/Goma, Edmond Bahati Monja, has been murdered. The murder occurred on the evening of September 27. The Catholic radio journalist was shot dead by armed men near his home in the Ndosho district on the outskirts of Goma. The city is the capital of North Kivu, the eastern province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is shaken by the advance of the M23 armed movement.

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After being at the helm of the group for over three decades, finding a successor to Nasrallah as leader of Hezbollah will be a difficult task. But replace him they will

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[HRW] Nairobi -- Suspend Ordinance Until International Human Rights Standards Are Met

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[New Zimbabwe] THE relationship between Chinese-owned extractive companies and communities in Zimbabwe has become increasingly unfriendly, adversarial and fraught with mistrust and deep suspicion.

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[SNA] Port-Sudan -- The General Command of the Armed Forces issued a statement on Monday, published on the Facebook page of its official spokesman, condemning and denying the allegations made by the United Arab (UAE) on the Armed Forces bombing to the residence of its ambassador in Khartoum.

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[Liberian Observer] One year seven months after she was murdered, the remains of Charloe Musu, niece of former Chief Justice Gloria Musu-Scott, was on Saturday, September 28, 2024 buried, following a funeral service attended by hundreds of family members, relatives, friends, colleagues, and loved ones.

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[Afrobarometer] Most citizens are dissatisfied with provision of pandemic-related relief to vulnerable households.

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[Liberian Observer] Leveraging School-Based Agricultural Education could be a panacea to Liberia's entrenched food insecurity problem in the long term, a new study has revealed.

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[allAfrica] Nairobi, Kenya -- In the past decade, Francis Ngiri has taken pride in conserving seeds - a responsibility he holds dear.

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[IPS] United Nations -- Today's digital age is centered around TikTok, the short-form social media platform that hosts around 1 billion global users. Sensationalized or reductive videos often get the most engagement with young audiences, leading to the spread of misinformation on a global level.