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'No backing down': S.African anti-migrant protesters vow to keep marching
South African anti-migrant protesters rallied in Durban vow to keep up their months-long fight to get undocumented migrants to leave the country
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Passengers of diverted flydubai flight land in Israel
Passengers on a FlyDubai flight that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a violent cockpit incident, arrived in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, describing the ordeal as â very terrifyingâ
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Tunisia president softens 'fake news' decree after criticism by rights groups
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Wednesday softened a cybercrime decree that was widely criticised by rights groups, by scrapping a five-year prison sentence for the dissemination of "fake news"
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Pix of the Day, 30 September, 2026 - Across the world
Burkina Faso has inaugurated its first gold refinery as its military-led government seeks to strengthen economic sovereignty after breaking ties with its traditional Western partners.
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Three European lawmakers say humanitarian situation in Ceuta is 'grim'
Speaking following a fact-finding mission, they also accused the Spanish armed forces of 'torture' and 'inhumane treatment'.
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IATA says African air cargo capacity rose by 14 per cent in August
The world airline body said this significantly outpaced the 3 per cent growth in cargo demand across the region.
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FlyDubai says investigating mid-air pilot fight as Israel alleges terror plot
A pilot on a flight from the United Arab Emirates stabbed another pilot and then apparently tried to crash the aircraft carrying dozens of Israelis on Wednesday, Israel's prime minister claimed
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@africanews 8 hours ago
Hundreds of South Africans protest against undocumented immigrants in Durban
Anti-migrant group March and March staged demonstrations against illegal immigration across several South African provinces on Wednesday. The movement had set the date of September 30 as a deadline for undocumented immigrants to leave the country.
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Pope Leo XIV calls for dialogue in Ethiopia amid renewed fighting in Tigray
In his address in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV called on all parties involved in the latest episode of violence in northern Ethiopia to engage in dialogue.
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Rescuers pull migrants from deadly shipwreck off Tunisian Coast
At least two people, one of them a child, died and six went missing after a dramatic shipwreck off the Tunisian coast, near the Gulf of Gabes, according to the European non-profit humanitarian organisation Sea-Watch on Tuesday
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São Tomé and PrÃncipe's main opposition party wins most seats in polls
The Liberation Movement of São Tomé and PrÃncipe failed however to win an outright majority, setting the stage for talks on a coalition government.
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@africanews 10 hours ago
Dangote's $16bn Kenya refinery 'new chapter' for Africa
Africa's richest man was set to break ground on a new $16-billion mega-refinery in Kenya on Wednesday, saying it marked a "new chapter in Africa's industrial journey"
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UN experts say food waste is driving up global greenhouse gas emissions
The UN Environment Programme says food loss and waste generate an estimated 8 to 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Nigerian dancer eyes world record after seven-day marathon
Benjamin Daniel, known as Ben Dancer, danced non-stop for 176 hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds between September 22 and 29, in an attempt to break the world record for the longest individual dance marathon.
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