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Tanzania to educate border communities on its boundary reinforcement exercise

NGARA: THE Tanzanian government has called for the development of an effective plan to educate border communities on the importance…

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Dr Zewdu: Africa’s health future depends on local leadership, innovative financing

AFRICA: NEWLY appointed Chief Executive Officer of the END Fund, a collaborative philanthropic organization, Dr Solomon Zewdu, has stated that…

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Tanzania takes AU council chair

Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA: TANZANIA has taken the helm as chair of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC). This…

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Burundi votes in election with opposition sidelined

BURUNDI: Voters in Burundi went to the polls to vote for a new parliament on Thursday, with the outcome almost predetermined…

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Five killed in attack on UN aid convoy in Sudan

SUDAN: Five members of a United Nations convoy carrying aid to the war-torn Sudanese city of el-Fasher have been killed…

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South African politician sacked over visit to fugitive pastor

SOUTH AFRICA: A top official in one of South Africa’s biggest political parties has been sacked after he visited a…

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Two suspected Uganda rebels killed in Kampala blast, officials say

KAMPALA: AN explosion killed two suspected rebels including a female suicide bomber near a Roman Catholic shrine in Uganda’s capital…

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How Ramaphosa might gain from US showdown when he met Trump

WASHINGTON: SOUTH Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa and his delegation went to Washington this week hoping for a boost and a…

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Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o gone at 87

KENYA: NGŨGĨ wa Thiong’o, who has died aged 87, was a titan of modern African literature – a storyteller who…

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Sudan reports 70 cholera deaths in Khartoum in two days

SUDAN: A CHOLERA outbreak in Sudan’s Khartoum has killed at least 70 people in two days, local health authorities said.…

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