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South Africa: Illegal mining putting Johannesburg infrastructure at risk
South Africa's economic hub Johannesburg was born from a gold rush in the 19th century. Today, the illegal mining of gold and other minerals is threatening its infrastructure - damaging the city's transport and power networks, as well as homes and buildings.
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Spanish PM defends handling of Ceuta crisis, refuses to pin Morocco
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday rejected, again, suggestions that Moroccan authorities helped orchestrate the deadly mass crossing of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, as pressure grows over his handling of the crisis
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South Africa: Sharpeville massacre victims launch legal action
Lawyers for survivors and relatives of those killed in the Sharpeville massacre are launching legal action against the South African government, hoping to overturn a law that has prevented compensation claims.
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Tunisia: Court starts final hearing in mass trial of opposition figures
A Tunisian court started hearing on Thursday the final appeal of scores of opposition figures accused of plotting against the state.
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Botswanaâ s rare slaty egret signals the health of the Okavango
Conservationists say climate change and water management across national borders make regional cooperation essential, with AEWA supporting a coordinated conservation plan for the bird.
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Kenya: Nurses protest in Nairobi over work conditions
Wearing white and carrying placards, dozens of nurses took to the streets of Nairobi, protesting over what they say is the government's failure to address long-standing labor grievances.
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Sao Tomé: Open-air Tchiloli theatre continues to thrive
Brought to the archipelago nation more than 500 years ago by Portuguese colonialists, the tradition of open-air Tchiloli theatre continues to prove popular with residents and tourists to this day.
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Somalia: Fighting breaks out on outskirts of Baidoa
Fighting broke out in Baidoa early Thursday between Somali government forces and militia loyal to former South West State predisent Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen.
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Senegal mother turns grief into a fight for missing migrants
Boye founded the Collective of Victims of Irregular Migration in Senegal in 2020. The group now supports more than a hundred women, while working with organisations including the Red Cross to trace missing migrants
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Cairo hails visit by China's Xi Jinping as boost to global stability
Several Egyptian officials have hailed Chinese President Xi Jinping's latest state visit to their country as a boost to bilateral relations and a tour that could add stability to a world with rising regional and international tensions.
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Kenya relocates crocodiles as rising waters bring them into conflict with humans
Kenya's wildlife officers are trapping crocodiles on the shores of Lake Baringo in a bid to curb growing human-wildlife conflict as rising waters push the reptiles towards homes.
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Uber exits Nigeria and Uganda as competition and costs rise
Uber is leaving Nigeria and Uganda, ending its ride-hailing services in the two African markets with immediate effect.
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Africa food systems forum: Putting capital where It matters {Business Africa}
How can Africa bridge the gap between ambitious commitments and the capital needed to scale businesses? and After 15 years off the tracks, Kinshasaâ s commuter train returns, offering relief in one of Africaâ s most congested cities.
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Uganda names oil â Pearl Sweetâ as production nears
Ugandaâ s crude will be transported through the 1,443-kilometre East African Crude Oil Pipeline to Tanzania.
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Spain: Moroccan migrants in Ceuta call for right to apply for asylum
A Moroccan migrant on Wednesday argued he and other migrants had the right to apply for asylum, after crossing the border to the Spanish city of Ceuta, as the enclave marked its September 2 annual official holiday.
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In Ghana, larger-than-life coffins tell the stories of the dead
In Ghana, particularly among Ga communities around the capital, "figurative" or "fantasy" coffins, as they're known, offer fantastical, yet intimate, send-offs. Fishermen are buried in massive, human-sized fish or canoes, farmers in cocoa pods, drivers in cars and religious figures in Bibles
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