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France: Accused people smugglers go on trial over deadly Channel accident
Fourteen people are to go on trial in France on Tuesday over the loss of 31 people including a seven-year-old child in 2021, in the deadliest small-boat crossing accident recorded in the Channel.
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Uncertainty for Burundians in Kenya after president orders foreign-owned businesses closed
Burundians in Nairobi flocked to their embassy on Monday to get travel documents, days after Kenyan president William Ruto ordered the closure of small businesses run by foreigners.
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DRC: The Pygmies of Beni survive far from their ancestral lands [Africanews Today]
DRC: The Pygmies of Beni survive far from their ancestral lands [Africanews Today]
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WHO coordinates expansion of Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo as death toll climbs
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed more than 3,000 lives, according to latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO). To support the fight against Ebola, WHO is coordinating and funding the expansion of the Lita treatment centre in Ituri province.
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Tehran finalizing deal with Oman for temporary, safe route through Strait of Hormuz
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is nearing a standstill amid the Iran war. Now, Tehran says itâ s finalizing a deal with Oman for a temporary, safe route through the strategic waterway.
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Arab League urges restraint as regional tensions escalate
The Arab League gathers in Cairo as tensions escalate across the region. Maritime security in the Gulf is under growing strain after renewed Iran-U.S. exchanges, including attacks near the Strait of Hormuz.
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Dangote refinery prepares major IPO to fund expansion
For Dangote, the stock market debut is not only about raising capital â it is also aimed at bringing more investors into one of Africaâ s most ambitious industrial projects.
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African languages find new life among a younger generation
With online learning, entertainment and new technology creating fresh opportunities, advocates hope the resurgence can give Africaâ s languages a stronger place in the modern world.
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Sierra Leone ex-president Koroma returns after treason case dropped
Former Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma returned to his home country Sunday, where authorities welcomed him after treason charges against him over an alleged coup attempt were dropped
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Sudanâ s economic crisis deepens as prices soar and wages collapse
Sudanâ s deepening economic crisis is putting basic necessities increasingly out of reach for families, as the countryâ s currency continues to lose value and prices surge across markets.
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Zanzibar's Freddie Mercury Museum showcases life of legendary Queen frontman
The Freddie Mercury Museum in Zanzibar showcases the life and times of the music icon in the very house where he was born Farrokh Bulsara, 80 years ago, and where he spent his childhood
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Husband of Tanzania's president dies while undergoing treatment
The husband of Tanzaniaâ s President Samia Suluhu Hassan died Monday while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Zanzibar, the countryâ s vice president said.
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DRC: Displaced Pygmy community struggles far from the forest
In Beni, eastern DRC, families from the Indigenous Pygmee community are living in extreme hardship after fleeing violence attributed to the ADF. Since May 2026, they have found refuge in Boikene, far from their forests and traditional means of subsistence.
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Carbon credit financing offers boost to clean cooking initiatives
Carbon credit financing is making clean cooking affordable and accessible to households across Africa, boosting efforts to reduce pollution.
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Kinshasa wedding fire kills 12 in Democratic Republic of Congo
Twelve people have died after a fire ripped through a wedding party in the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said on Sunday.
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May el-Toukhy's â Woman Unknownâ premieres in Venice
The period film is the sole female-directed entry in this yearâ s Venice competition, down from six of 21 films last year. Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera called the figure a â historic low in recent yearsâ
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