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Israeli airstrikes hit central Gaza early Thursday, destroying a camp for displaced families near Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah as preparations for a wider offensive continued.

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[CAF] The group stage of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 has produced an exciting blend of goals, standout individual performances, and remarkable team statistics as the tournament enters the knockout phase in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

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[SAnews.gov.za] Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has dissolved the South African Tourism Board in terms of section16(3)(a) of the Tourism Act.

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[Daba Finance] TLDR

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[Scrolla] Beef prices have increased almost 29% in the past year, with stewing beef now costing R123.87 per kilogram compared to R94.80 a year ago. Water tariffs rose by 12.1% in July, the biggest jump since 2018, while electricity and fuel prices also increased.

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[Daily Maverick] The multi-award-winning and iconic ensemble's collaboration with Nduduzo Makhathini and Mbuso Khoza is yet another reminder of their timelessness.

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[Premium Times] Local sources said the victims were escorting farmers to their farms on Monday morning when the group was attacked.

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Tigray Public Diplomacy Forum announced that it has "created a conducive environment" for three senior military commanders, who were previously sanctioned by senior Tigray army leaders, to reach an agreement with the region's interim administration and resume cooperation.

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[GroundUp] South Africa is "fueling genocide", protesters claim

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[IFRC] In Kartoua, a remote village in Cameroon's Far North region, women are not just storing millet -- they are storing hope. Through a women-led cereal bank, they are turning vulnerability into strength, and solidarity into survival.

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Nairobi specifically wants to reprofile the $5bn loan that Beijing underwrote for the construction of the east African country's modern railway, the finance minister told Reuters

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[Shabelle] Rome -- At least 23 Somali nationals have been confirmed dead after two migrant boats capsized in the Mediterranean Sea near the Italian island of Lampedusa, Somali officials said Wednesday.

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[Shabelle] Nairobi -- The United States Embassy in Kenya has issued a fresh security alert, warning of potential terrorist attacks in Nairobi by Al-Shabaab and other extremist groups, and advising heightened caution among American citizens and foreign nationals.

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[allAfrica] "Africa must have a greater say in decisions that affect its future," the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at a conference in Japan focused on the continent's development. This has always been a point of advocacy for African leaders during major discussions that chart Africa's future, and this position has been supported by António Guterres.

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Officials say the flooding has affected almost 8,000 households in 339 neighbourhoods and villages.

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[Global Network of Women Peacebuilders] The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), in partnership with the National Transformational Leadership Institute (NTLI) at the University of Juba, successfully conducted a two-day peer-to-peer conversation series among women political leaders in South Sudan. This intensive dialogue brought together parliamentarians, leaders members of political parties, and academics to strengthen their capacity in peacebuilding and advance the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and Youth, Peace

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The Czech Republic marked the anniversary of the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia on Thursday with memorial events in Prague and across the country.

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Ukrainian officials on Thursday said Russia had fired 574 drones and 40 ballistic and cruise missiles into the country.

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Scientists have reclassified giraffes into four distinct species, up from one. Conservationists say this greater understanding of giraffe taxonomy will allow for targeted conservation efforts, specific to each species' needs, prioritizing those that are critically endangered.

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Spain is battling its worst wildfire season in decades, with more than 382,000 hectares destroyed, four deaths reported, and over 30,000 people forced to evacuate.