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Stakes high as far-right victory in first round raises concerns in French elections
• 7:21 PM
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A handful of French left-leaning lawmakers arriving at the National Assembly building in Paris on Monday shared their views on how to counter the surge in support for right-wing politics in the first round of snap parliamentary elections.
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WATCH: Amsterdam's Oosterpark hosts national slavery remembrance
• 6:25 PM
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The Netherlands commemorated the abolition of slavery with a national ceremony in Amsterdam's Oosterpark.
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WATCH: Deadly russian strike in Kharkiv
• 4:56 PM
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A Russian strike on Kharkiv's Slobid district killed one person and injured nine, including an eight-month-old baby, on June 30.
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Kenya: Ruto says borrowing only way to plug deficit
Business • 4:38 PM
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Kenyan President William Ruto has said that the country will resort to more borrowing to plug a budget deficit after the rejection of the finance bill that would have increased tax revenue. He said the country will seek one trillion Shillings ($7.6 billio
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa unveils new cabinet
• 3:52 PM
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has included seven different parties in his Cabinet in an unprecedented power-sharing agreement in the continent's most industrialized country after the African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority in a
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Israel releases 55 Palestinians it had detained from Gaza
• 3:23 PM
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The release of Mohammed Abu Selmia without charge or trial raised further questions about Israel's allegations regarding Shifa Hospital, which its forces have raided on two occasions since the start of its nearly nine-month war with Hamas.
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Which parties form South Africa's national unity coalition?
• 3:08 PM
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has included seven different parties in his Cabinet in an unprecedented power-sharing agreement in the continent's most industrialized country after the African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority in a
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'Les Basketteuses de Bamako': When basketball, art meet
Culture • 2:36 PM
2 min
'Les Basketteuses de Bamako', a group of six Malian artists and basketball players took to the stage in Lomé, the capital of Togo. Their daring and creative show combines juggling of the ball, drumming, music and dance
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WATCH: Inmates to soldiers, Ukraine's mobilization of prisoners
• 1:41 PM
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Ukraine is expanding its draft to address battlefield shortages over two years into Russia’s invasion.
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"...I had the impression I was playing in 3D” - Kylian Mbappé at Euro 2024
• 1:24 PM
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Kylian Mbappé felt like he was in a virtual reality game when playing in a mask to protect his broken nose at the European Championship.
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Tyla bags two awards at the BET 2024
• 11:49 AM
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Tyla a South African amapiano superstar won two Black Entertainment Television BET awards starting with best international act.
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WATCH: It's not my pet, it's my family
• 11:37 AM
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Hundreds of demonstrators in Mexico City advocated for animal rights, emphasizing that pets are family.
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Sudan: paramilitaries loot the village of Jebal Moya
• 11:30 AM
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Fighters from Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group looted homes and shops and took over the main hospital in a central city, forcing tens of thousands to flee, residents said Sunday, as a new front opened in a 14-month war that has pushed the African cou
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Cairo hosts Egypt-EU investment conference
Business • 10:58 AM
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The meeting attended by President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and EU commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen culminated in the signing of deals worth billions of dollars. It comes on the back of a $7.9 billion funding package agreed in March to support the north
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2 Algerian journalists arrested for publishing video showing women protesting
• 10:20 AM
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Ghirous is the editor-in-chief of Algerie Scoop, accredited by the government in 2021, and Omar is the website's director.
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Mauritania's President Ghazouani on track for re-election, provisional results show
• 9:27 AM
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According to the provisional result released on Sunday, Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is on track to secure a second mandate after positioning the country as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence.
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Cyril Ramaphosa names 'Unprecedented' Government of National Unity cabinet
• 5:25 AM
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Late on Sunday night, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa named a new Cabinet after his African National Congress, the former main opposition party, and nine other parties agreed on the makeup of a coalition government following weeks of haggling
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Nigerians still grapple with unrelenting power shortages
• 12:27 AM
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About half of Nigeria’s more than 200 million people are hooked up to a national electricity grid that can't provide sufficient daily electricity to most of those connected.
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Sunday, june 30, 2024
Kenya: The pain of the bereaved, calls for fresh protests
• 2:51 PM
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Emotions run high in Kenya. After days of bloody protests against proposed tax hikes and the removal of the bill, Kenyans were still shaken to the core.
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Nigeria: Suspected female suicide bombers kill at least 18- Authorities
• 1:22 PM
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The first suicide bomber detonated an explosive device during a marriage celebration at about 3 p.m., Barkindo Saidu, director-general of Borno State Emergency Management Agency, told reporters.
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UNESCO finds ISIS-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls
Culture • 9:57 AM
2 min
Iraqi authorities have requested UNESCO to halt all reconstruction operations at al-Nouri mosque and evacuate the entire complex until the devices are disarmed.
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France: High-stakes election begins with anti-immigration party projected to dominate polls
• 8:14 AM
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49.5 million registered voters will choose 577 parliamentarians. This crucial snap election could put France’s government in the hands of nationalist, far-right parties for the first time since the military administration, during the Nazi era.
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Vote counting underway in Mauritania
• 6:41 AM
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Saturday’s vote unfolded peacefully, according to observers. The turnout was 40% out of 2 million eligible voters, and partial results were expected on Sunday.
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Saturday, june 29, 2024
Iran to hold runoff election as no candidate secures 50% of votes
• 3:05 PM
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There’s been only one runoff presidential election in Iran’s history: in 2005, when hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad bested former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
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Mauritania votes to elect new president
• 1:29 PM
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7 candidates are vying for the top office including incumbent president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. Youth unemployment, the terrorist threat in neighbouring countries which drives displacement towards Mauritania and the cost of living are some of the voters’
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6.3 million people in need of humanitarian support and protection in Burkina Faso
• 10:26 AM
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Armed terrorist groups have severed humanitarian access in many localities across the country. Moreover, the Sahel region grapples with drought-related issues.
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Panama Papers scandal: 28 defendants acquitted
Business • 8:58 AM
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The Panama papers scandal exposed a network of tax havens involving people like Lionel Messi and Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote to name but a few.
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Eritrean Biniam Girmay looking forward to a good result at 2024 Tour de France
• 7:22 AM
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The first African rider to win a World Tour classic attended at a pre-Tour media event for his team in Florence on Friday (Jun.28). The tour kicks off on June 29th. and ends on July 21st.
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Friday, june 28, 2024
WATCH: Iranian exiles in London protest as elections take place
• 6:23 PM
1 min
Iranians in London gathered Friday in front of the Iranian consulate and embassy as the country held elections to choose a successor to the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May.
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WATCH: Heavy rains cause deadly collapse at Indira Gandhi Airport
• 6:11 PM
1 min
A portion of a canopy at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport's Terminal 1 collapsed early Friday due to heavy pre-monsoon rains, killing one person and injuring six others.
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Moroccan troupe mixes traditional acrobatics with dance to captivate crowds
• 4:01 PM
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The troupe has been touring Moroccan cities and has recently performed in a show titled "Fiq," Arabic for awake, at the Mohammed V in Rabat.
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Nairobi mosque holds funeral of a teen shot during anti-tax protest
• 3:26 PM
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A Nairobi mosque held the funeral of 19-year-old Ibrahim Kamau on Friday after he was shot during a protest on Tuesday against the government's since-withdrawn proposed tax bill.
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Pics of the day: June 28, 2024
• 2:38 PM
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Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
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WATCH: Brazil faces backlash over proposed abortion law
• 2:26 PM
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Women’s rights defenders protested in São Paulo, urging the National Congress to discard a bill equating abortions after 22 weeks with homicide, punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
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Cameroon reintroduces measures to curb COVID-19 resurgence
• 11:44 AM
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The Cameroonian government announced on Wednesday the adoption of measures to caution the country from the resurgence of Covid-19 cases, observed in some European, Middle Eastern, and African countries.
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Mauritania's leading opposition figure and anti-slavery activist denounces youth unemployment
• 10:55 AM
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Abeid says he is against the agreement Mauritania holds with the European Union to crack down on migration to Europe, calling it an agreement “that will serve neither the European Union, nor Mauritania.
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The Herds will see over a hundred cardboard animal puppets travel across Africa and Europe
• 10:51 AM
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The Herds are set to head off from the Congo Basin in April 2025 and are expected to travel across Africa and Europe until August of the same year.
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Zimbabwe police quash opposition courthouse protest over prolonged detention of activists
• 9:36 AM
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Zimbabwe police on Thursday used batons to break up a courthouse protest by opposition supporters, angered by the continued detention of dozens of activists arrested in mid-June, after they allegedly gathered without official police clearance.
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South African researchers test use of nuclear technology to curb rhino poaching
• 9:14 AM
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Researchers in South Africa have injected radioactive material into the horns of 20 rhinos as part of a research project aimed at reducing poaching.
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New wave of evacuations in Gaza amid intensified bombing
• 8:10 AM
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First responders from Gaza’s Civil Defense, part of the Hamas-run government, reported that airstrikes hit five homes, resulting in at least three deaths and six injuries. Rescuers continue to dig through the rubble in search of survivors.
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Protests in Kenya: 2 more deaths amid clashes
• 8:07 AM
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In response to the chaos triggered by his government's bill, which included a tax hike, a protest movement led by Kenyan youth rapidly emerged. What started as simple online condemnations of the new taxes quickly escalated into mass rallies demanding poli
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South Africa’s Parliament to open on July 18 – President
• 12:25 AM
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday that Parliament will open for its next term on July 18 as he remains locked in negotiations with other parties to form a Cabinet well before then amid rifts in the new governing coalition.
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Experts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in war-torn Sudan
• 12:01 AM
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Experts warn that 755,000 people at risk of famine in the coming months in war-torn Sudan
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Thursday, june 27, 2024
African athletics championships in Cameroon marred by shortcomings
• 8:32 PM
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Athletes complained about the quality of some of the facilities at the competition which took place in the almost empty Japoma Stadium in Douala.
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AI initiative to revolutionise extreme weather forecasting systems
• 7:05 PM
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As climate change worsens, a group of scientists and meteorological agencies are working on an initiative that will revolutionise forecasting and early warning systems in east Africa.
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WATCH: Myanmar monk's funeral sparks public outcry against military
• 5:23 PM
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The funeral of Bhaddanta Munindarbhivamsa, a senior monk fatally shot by Myanmar soldiers, drew hundreds, highlighting tensions with Myanmar's military and Buddhist clergy.
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WATCH: Heavy rain causes deadly train derailment in northern Russia
• 5:14 PM
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A passenger train derailment in northern Russia killed at least two people and left one person missing, according to Russian Railways on Thursday.
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Cameroonian footballer Landry Nguemo dies in a tragic road accident
• 4:07 PM
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Cameroonian footballer Landry Nguemo tragically died on Thursday at the age of 38 in a road accident near Yaoundé. Nguemo, who scored three goals in 42 appearances for the Indomitable Lions, retired from football in 2020.
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Oscar-nominated US actress, Taraji P Henson, to host BET Awards
• 3:56 PM
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The 2024 Black Entertainment Television network (BET) awards are taking place this coming Sunday in Los Angeles.
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WATCH: Key moments in Bolivia's coup attempt captured on video
• 3:48 PM
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In a dramatic sequence of events in Bolivia, videos have emerged that chronicle the failed coup attempt and the strong support for President Luis Arce.
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UN report shows 2023 was worst year for children in armed conflict
• 3:35 PM
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Virginia Gamba, the U.N.'s special representative for children told the Security Council that the U.N. has verified 32,990 grave violations against 22,557 children in 2023
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WATCH: Protests persist in Nairobi despite president's concessions
• 2:42 PM
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Tear gas filled Nairobi's streets on Thursday amid a heavy security presence ahead of protests against a controversial finance bill.
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Experts warn: 755,000 facing famine in war-torn Sudan
• 2:20 PM
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The conflict has created a hunger catastrophe at a scale not seen since the Darfur conflict in the early 2000s, senior United Nations officials said.
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Russian, Congolese leaders hold talks in Moscow
• 2:09 PM
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President Denis Sassou Nguesso's trip is expected to culminate in the signing of agreements on energy, trade and security cooperation
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West African defense chiefs propose a $2.6 billion security plan
• 2:03 PM
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The plan was also aimed at preventing further coups following a string of military takeovers that have destabilized the region, Nigeria’s Defense Minister Mohammed Badaru said.
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Police clash with protesters in Kenya as military patrols the streets
• 2:03 PM
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Kenyan police on Thursday clashed with protesters in Nairobi before planned protests against a contentious finance bill, despite the president's decision not to sign it after the plans sparked deadly chaos in the capital and saw protesters storming and bu
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WATCH: Doctors strike for fair pay ahead of UK election
• 1:53 PM
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Doctors in England held their 11th strike on Thursday over pay and working conditions, disrupting hospital services ahead of the U.K. general election.
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Authorities in Congo approve new vaccines to combat mpox surge
• 1:08 PM
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The World Health Organization (WHO) and scientists recently highlighted a new, more dangerous strain spreading in Congo's South Kivu province. In response, regulatory authorities have granted emergency use authorization for two vaccines
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Opposition activists arrested in a crackdown in Mali were moved to prisons
• 11:46 AM
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Mali, a landlocked nation in the semiarid region of Sahel, has been embroiled in political instability that swept across West and Central Africa over the last decade.
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More than 14 months of war severely affects Sudan's health sector
• 10:27 AM
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More than 14 months of war has severely affected Sudan's health sector, leaving many hospitals and medical facilities closed, damaged or burnt.
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UN experts accuse Sudan’s warring parties of weaponizing starvation
• 9:45 AM
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Sudan plunged into chaos in April last year when simmering tensions between the country’s military and a notorious paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum and elsewhere in the country.
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Mali civil society lauds war crimes conviction of Islamist police chief
• 9:21 AM
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Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz commanded the so-called Islamic police during the occupation of Timbuktu by Islamist groups from 2012. It was during this time that armed groups enforced a strict code of Islamic law. Women and girls suffered in particular, facing
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Wednesday, june 26, 2024
Kenya president backs down on tax rises after deadly protests
Business • 2:49 PM
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Kenya president backs down on tax rises after deadly protests
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Niger considers routing oil through Chad after Benin dispute
Business • 11:40 AM
2 min
The Chinese-built pipeline which runs from Niger's Agadem oil fields to Benin's port of Seme began transporting crude in May. But Cotonou soon blocked it citing Niamey's refusal to open its border to trade
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Tuesday, june 25, 2024
Chinese Lunar probe returns with first far side moon samples
• 11:22 AM
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“I now declare that the Chang’e 6 Lunar Exploration Mission achieved complete success,"
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Cameroon: French court backs Douala port in Bolloré dispute
Business • 9:44 AM
1 min
The court overturned a previous decision by the Paris Chamber of Commerce, which had ordered the port of Cameroon's economic capital to pay €58.6 million to a Bolloré subsidiary that lost a bid for the concession
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Monday, june 24, 2024
Friday, june 21, 2024
Niger revokes French company's operating licence at major uranium mine
Business • 3:04 PM
2 min
The decision has highlighted tensions between the junta, which came to power in a coup in July last year, and France.
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Kenya: Demonstrators blockade streets in rally against finance bill
Business • 8:18 AM
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Thousands of mostly young protestors gathered near the parliament complex in Nairobi as lawmakers sat to approve the finance bill. It proposes a string of new taxes and levies which the goverment are necessary to pay off debt and fund social services
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Nextflix documentary tells all about the first Black Barbie
Culture • 12:45 AM
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1-hour-34-mminute “Black Barbie: A Documentary" covers the history of Black dolls and their impact on civil rights as well as Black entrepreneurship.
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Thursday, june 20, 2024
"African Symphony": when classical music meets legendary African hits
Culture • 5:30 PM
3 min
Beninese star Angelique Kidjo took up the challenge to celebrate African legends like Miriam Makeba, Fela Kuti and stars from the younger generation that includes Burna Boy, Rema, Nomcebo Zikode and Nomcebo Zikode with a classical orchestral twist.
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Kenya: More protests over controversial tax bill
Business • 2:44 PM
2 min
Demonstrators took to the streets of Nairobi and other cities across the country on Thursday saying the proposed tax hikes will raise the cost of living.
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Gaza war: In gesture of solidarity, artists present exhibition in Chile
Culture • 11:58 AM
7 min
The National Archives of Chile opened Wednesday (Jun. 19) an exhibition titled "From all the rivers to all the seas of the world". It echoes a famous Palestinian rallying cry.
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Will Senegal leverage oil to transform its economy? [Business Africa]
Business • 7:48 AM
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Senegal enters the oil era with Woodside Energy. Traveling in Africa remains challenging due to poor air connectivity. In Zimbabwe, despite El Niño-induced drought, horticulture is growing and creating opportunities for farmers.
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Wednesday, june 19, 2024
Monday, june 17, 2024
Remittances: A growing lifeline for the unbanked
Business • 4:30 PM
2 min
The digitalization of sending remittances in the last decade has led to huge improvements in access for millions of the world's poorest rural people, yet the costs of sending those remittances in some countries like Kenya are still prohibitive.
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Morgan Freeman honored at Monte-Carlo Television Festival
Culture • 2:54 PM
1 min
The 87-year-old who was given the Crystal Nymph award at the opening ceremony on June 14.
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Saturday, june 15, 2024
Friday, june 14, 2024
Historic Ugandan artifacts return home for three years
Culture • 2:48 PM
2 min
Ugandan officials, seeking such restitution, first traveled to Cambridge in 2022 as more African governments started to demand accountability over items of aesthetic or cultural value that were looted before and during the colonial era.
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Nigeria secures $2.25B World Bank loan to back reforms despite hardship
Business • 2:40 PM
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the bulk of the $1.5 billion loan will help protect millions who have faced growing poverty since a year ago when President Bola Tinubu came to power and took drastic steps to fix the country's ailing economy.
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G7: Leaders hold session on investments in Africa
Business • 10:06 AM
1 min
The infrastructure investments are meant to serve as an alternative to China’s development efforts, which the U.S. and its allies seek to contain.
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Partners of G7 leaders visit several attractions in Italy
Business • 9:11 AM
2 min
While G7 summit leaders discussing global conflicts and the situation in Africa their spouses visiting various cultural destinations in the vicinity of the Borgo Egnatia venue, in Fasano .
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Climate protesters prepare in Italy as leaders gather for G7 summit
Business • 6:34 AM
2 min
Dozens of international demonstrators gathered in Puglia on Thursday to prepare for this Saturday's protest against the G7 summit that is taking place in Borgo Egnazia.
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Thursday, june 13, 2024
The Recording Academy "Grammys" extends reach to Africa
Culture • 1:47 PM
1 min
"This is exciting because music is one of humanity’s greatest natural resources,"
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UN humanitarian affairs chief wants G7 action on conflict-fueled hunger
Business • 1:42 PM
1 min
In Gaza, UNICEF is warning that nearly 3000 children in south of the Israeli-blockaded strip have been cut off from treatment for moderate and severe acute malnutrition, putting them at risk of death
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Cambridge returns 39 artifacts to Uganda on loan
Culture • 1:23 PM
3 min
The items remain the property of the collection of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge, which is loaning them to Uganda for an initial period of three years.
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Wednesday, june 12, 2024
Babyface, Usher honored at the Apollo’s 2024 Spring Benefit
Culture • 1:16 PM
2 min
Music industry icons attended the Spring Benefit.
The celebration marked the 90th Anniversary of the legendary Harlem institution.
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Gaza circus performers put smile on faces of Palestinian children
Culture • 10:50 AM
3 min
Members of a circus performing group have been looking to bring a temporary smile to the faces of displaced children in the conflict-ridden Gaza Strip, helping them to briefly escape the horrors of war as they visit shelters to offer some light relief.
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Nigeria’s president says economic reforms will continue despite hardships
Business • 10:42 AM
1 min
Bola Tinubu said the economy had been in desperate need of reform for decades.
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Production starts at Senegal's first offshore oil project
Business • 9:05 AM
2 min
Production has started at Senegal's first offshore oil project, the Australian group Woodside Energy said Tuesday, as the country's new government eyes higher profits from natural resources.
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Tuesday, june 11, 2024
USA: A new attraction featuring Tiana, Disney's first Black princess, to open
Culture • 1:45 PM
2 min
'The Princess and the Frog' is a retelling of the classic story The Frog Prince. In the 1-hour-37 minute-film finds the lives of arrogant Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana crossing paths.
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Lavrov holds bilateral talks with BRICS counterparts
Business • 8:02 AM
1 min
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held bilateral talks with his counterparts from Brazil, South Africa, Iran, Laos, Thailand and Ethiopia on Monday on the sidelines of the BRICS foreign ministers’ summit in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
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Paris Peace Forum advocates for fair transitions
Business • 5:17 AM
3 min
This year's theme is fair transitions as countries face the dilemma of reconciling environmental preservation with reducing the energy gap.
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Monday, june 10, 2024
Egypt stabilizes interest rate for the first time in 2024
Business • 3:35 PM
1 min
This stabilization comes on the heels of the government's decision to liberalize the exchange rate of the Egyptian pound on May 23.
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Central African Republic suspends activities of Chinese mining company
Business • 2:28 PM
2 min
The government of the Central African Republic has suspended the activities of a Chinese mining company in the country, accusing it of cooperating with armed militias, according to a government decree.
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Sister artists celebrate Aboriginal culture and vibrancy of northern Australia
Culture • 1:55 PM
1 min
The Ngalakgan People have lived in Urapunga (northern Australia) for millennia. Artists Rhonda and Margaret Duncan come from a long lineage of masters in traditional weaving, painting, and carving.
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Want to turn off Meta AI? This is what to do
• 11:22 AM
6 min
The chatbot can recommend local restaurants, offer more information on something you see in a Facebook post, search for airline flights or generate images in the blink of an eye.
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