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Kenya: Chess continues to grow in popularity among prisoners
In Kenya, prisoners have been playing chess for fun and to help with rehabilitation. Among them is 28 year old Brian Gatonye, who says the game has helped him to become less impulsive.
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Tigray drone strikes continue as life resumes in Mekelle
Government-allied forces say they are using drones against Tigray fighters, while markets and local transport are slowly returning to the streets of the regional capital.
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Media reports allege FIFA knew Congo's Mpasi was ineligible for World Cup
Ahead of the World Cup, FIFA knew that Congoâ s goalkeeper was ineligible, but they allowed him to continue at the tournament. This is what media reports released by the New York Times and Le Monde on Tuesday suggest.
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Annual sightings of southern right whales bring joy to South African town
In South Africa's coastal town of Hermanus, a marine spectacle takes place every year between the months of June and November, when hundreds of southern right whales migrate from Antarctica to the South African coast.
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Malian army and Russian fighters retake key city of Kidal, abandoned by rebels
The Malian army says it has entered the strategic northern city of Kidal, which was captured in April by Tuareg separatists who announced their withdrawal earlier Tuesday as the military advanced.
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Central Africa faces rising threat from counterfeit and trafficked medicines
Countries in central Africa face a major public health threat from trafficking in medicines, fuelled by a gap between healthcare needs and access to safe, affordable medicine, the UN warned on Tuesday.
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Egypt: Interior Ministry denies torture claims of detained journalists
Egypt on Tuesday rejected accusations that detained journalists from an independent fact-checking platform were tortured or mistreated, referring to the allegations as "baseless".
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Renewed violence in Ethiopia's Tigray leaves dozens of children wounded
Children are among the dozens of civilians killed or injured in Tigray since fighting broke out between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigrayan rebels in September.
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Pix of the Day, 6 October, 2026 - Across the world
Pix of the Day, 6 October, 2026 - Across the world
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Moroccoâ s Sale Festival celebrates women filmmakers
The event, which first began recognising Moroccan women in the film industry 22 years ago, continues to examine the opportunities, funding and roles available to women filmmakers.
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World needs 50 million additional teachers by 2030, UNESCO says
The world is projected to need 50 million additional teachers by 2030 according to new data released by UNESCO on World Teachers' Day.
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Nigeria air force lowers plane crash toll to 25, civilians among victims
The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday said 25 people died in the crash of one of its planes a day earlier, lowering a previous death toll. No survivors were found. Civilian family members travelling aboard the plane were among the victims.
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Tigray violence drives risk of Ethiopia-Eritrea war, analyst says
Renewed fighting between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigrayan rebels increases risks of an escalation into a wider regional conflict, according to International Crisis Group analyst Magnus Taylor.
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Russian womanâ s death sparks pneumonic plague fears
A woman reportedly died after contracting pneumonia of an â unknownâ cause in Russia, but some experts say there is no immediate cause for alarm over the potential spread of the bacteria.
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EU suspends imports of meat from Namibia over FMD fears
Namibian livestock farmers have temporarily lost access to their largest market over fears of foot-and-mouth disease.
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Kenya confirms first Ebola death as 28 contacts traced
Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo died after returning to the country.
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