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Kenyan rastafarians hope court will rule they can smoke cannabis legally
The landmark ruling on the lawsuit filed by the Rastafari Society of Kenya in 2021 is due to be pronounced on 15 July.
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Health workers in DR Congo's Ebola outbreak go on strike over pay issues
The healthcare workers at the epicentre of Congoâ s Ebola outbreak are walking off their jobs to protest delays in their payments.
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Heavy rainfall triggers widespread flooding in Nigeria
Heavy rainfall has caused intense flooding in several parts of Nigeria over the first days of July, during the peak of the countryâ s rainy season.
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Nigeria orders probe into fake agency that nearly got $944,000 in state funds
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into how a fake government agency operated openly in the heart of his administration and was almost handed nearly a million dollars in public funds.
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Trump lashes out at NATO allies for not supporting the US war in Iran
At the alliance summit, he also renewed claims on Greenland and demanded Washington cut trade ties with Spain.
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Thousands of mourners take part in Khamenei's funeral procession in Iraq
The late Iranian leader's six-day long funeral procession is taking place in the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala on Wednesday, before heading back on Iran.
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Bus collision with truck leaves 14 dead in remote area of Uganda
At least 14 people have died and 28 others were injured after a bus collided with a truck in a remote area of northern Uganda, police said on Wednesday.
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Tanzania purchases 28 tons of gold over past 18 months
Tanzania is rapidly building one of Africa's biggest gold reserves, with its central bank buying nearly 28 tonnes of gold over the past 18 months, worth an estimated 3.7 billion dollars.
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Refugee teacher fights to keep education alive for children displaced by Sudan's war
Sudanese families who fled from the war, are living in poor conditions in the town of Tajoura in northwestern Libya are trying to make sure the children in the community don't miss out on their education.
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MINUSCA steps up security after attack on northern CAR base
The United Nations mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) is stepping up security at its base in the northeastern town of Am Dafock, following an attack there last month.
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Ebola treatment facilities in DRC race to adapt to growing patient needs
In response to the spread of the Ebola epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, patient care capacity has been significantly strengthened in Ituri province.
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Major shipping carriers resume some sailings through Suez Canal
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller Maersk said on Monday it will resume some sailings through the Suez Canal under the joint network with its German peer Hapag-Lloyd, instead of sending vessels around Africa's Cape of Good Hope.
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Police deployed in Dar es Salaam to supress pro-democracy protests
Police and soldiers flooded the streets of Dar es Salaam Tuesday as Tanzania moved to crush planned pro-democracy protests, leaving the city heavily secured with no demonstrators in sight.
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Haiti fans welcome returning members of World Cup team
Members of Haitiâ s national football team returned home on Tuesday after their historic appearance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Morocco's top cardinal steps back amid sexual assault allegations
The Archbishop of Rabat, Cristóbal López Romero, is stepping back from his duties after at least five women accused him of sexual assault, according to an investigation by the AFP news agency.
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South Africa arrests over 200 in illegal mining crackdown
South African security forces have arrested more than 200 people, most of them undocumented foreign nationals, in a major raid targeting illegal mining. The operation took place on Tuesday at a gold mine shaft west of Johannesburg.
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