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Uganda bans campaign rallies ahead of elections
Uganda’s Electoral Commission has banned mass campaign rallies and encouraged aspiring candidates to campaign through the media. The commission said…
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Kenya probes ‘disappearance’ of Jack Ma’s donation
Kenya’s health ministry is investigating the alleged disappearance of coronavirus medical equipment and testing kits donated by Chinese billionaire…
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High respiratory deaths in South Sudan camp – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is an increase in respiratory-related deaths amongst displaced people living in Bentiu…
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Kenya president’s staff test positive for coronavirus
Four staff members working in the office of Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta have tested positive for coronavirus, a statement from…
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Suspect arrested after woman stabbed to death
A man has been arrested for allegedly killing a 42-year-old Pretoria woman on Sunday in what is believed to be…
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Eskom security guards shot dead
Two security guards were shot dead in Philippi East, Cape Town, on Monday afternoon while escorting Eskom technicians out of…
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Nigerian troops kill Boko Haram commander
A Boko Haram commander, Abu Imrana has been killed in an exchange of gunfights with Nigerian soldiers in Borno state.…
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Woman killed as car collides with fuel truck, man dies after walking into flames
Two people died, one on impact, after a car collided with an empty fuel truck on Houwhoek Pass, near Grabouw,…
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Woman’s hand amputated after attack by ex-husband
A woman in Kenya’s eastern town on Makueni has been hospitalised after being attacked by her ex-husband with a machete,…
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South African president’s shame over surge in murders of women
South Africa’s president says it has been a “dark and shameful week” for his country following a surge in violence…
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