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DRC: Local authorities, church impose certain Ebola restriction measures
Solange Hahati, a bride, said that they had invited 300 people to her wedding, but when they arrived at the church, the church authorities allowed only 50 people to enter.
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@africanews 49 minutes ago
Ousmane Sonko warns opponents after being elected PASTEF party chief
Sonko alluded to his split with Faye in a speech broadcast by the Pastef party.
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@africanews 56 minutes ago
Iranians express dismay and hope towards the national team ahead of World Cup
In a Tehran neighbourhood dotted with shops selling football jerseys and sporting goods, 10-year-old Helma was already feeling World Cup fever.
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@africanews 3 hours ago
Ousmane Sonko consolidates support from the PASTEF party
Sonko alluded to his split with Faye in a speech broadcast by the Pastef party.
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Nigeria: Rescued orphaned elephant highlights conservation fight
As dawn breaks over Nigeria's Okomu National Park, an exhausted wildlife caretaker prepares milk formula for Agbaibor, a months-old orphaned forest elephant rescued after wandering out of the rainforest alone. "The baby elephant has to take two litres of this per meal," said Joshua Aribasoye, one of
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@africanews 6 hours ago
Pope visits Madrid welfare center, meets homeless and highlights against prejudice
Pope Leo XIV visited a welfare center run by the Caritas charity in a deprived area of Madrid on Saturday.
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@africanews 8 hours ago
Tunisians protest against undocumented sub-Saharan African migrants
Protesters gathered on Saturday at midday outside the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the Lac district of Tunis, demanding the deportation of undocumented sub-Saharan African migrants and calling on the organization to leave Tunisia.
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@africanews 9 hours ago
Ousted Senegal PM Ousmane Sonko re-elected party chief amid crisis
The speaker of Senegal's parliament, Ousmane Sonko, a powerful mentor-turned-rival to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, won re-election Saturday as head of their party amid a political crisis sparked by their falling-out.
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@africanews Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:24:45
Displaced migrants leave South Africa after xenophobic attacks
Displaced migrants following xenophobic violence in South Africaâ s Western Cape province left the region by bus on Thursday.
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@africanews Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:41:27
Libya presses on rebuilding flood-ravaged Derna but trauma persists
Nearly three years after a catastrophic storm tore through eastern Libya's port city of Derna killing almost 4,000 people the city is getting back on its feet, but the trauma persists.
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@africanews Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:42:17
Traders disrupted as Uganda closes border due to Ebola outbreak in Congo
Traders are facing significant losses after Uganda closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to Ebola fears.
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@africanews Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:46:49
Pope Leo XIV praises Spain for its stance on Gaza, Iran, and Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV has praised Spain for its stance on Gaza, Iran, and Ukraine, and for welcoming migrants, at the start of a weeklong state visit that marks the first papal trip to the country in fifteen years.
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@africanews Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:23:02
Fitch lifts South Africa rating in first upgrade in two decades
Fitch Ratings raised South Africa's credit rating on Friday, citing stronger fiscal discipline and lower-than-expected debt, marking its first upgrade of the country in more than two decades.
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@africanews Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:45:56
Al-Qaeda-linked armed group JNIM releases propaganda video of Mali attack
The Al-Qaeda-linked armed group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has released a propaganda video of the attack on 25 April 2026 against the Malian army camp and the airport in Sevaré, near Mopti, in central Mali.
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@africanews Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:34:12
Clinic in DR Congo's Ebola epicenter 'overwhelmed' with patients
A hospital in the Ebola-hit region of Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo is overwhelmed by the huge number of patients.
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@africanews Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:28:38
Anti-migrant violence leaves even South Africans living in fear
The coastal town of Mossel Bay along South Africaâ s Western Cape was the site of last weekâ s anti-migrant rampage. Nineteen-year-old South African Nhlamulo Sambo died amid that violence. His family say he was attacked because he was Tsonga and blame his death on what they call a â tribal war."
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